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BLACK FRIDAY 2026 RELEASE - FRIDAY 27/11/2026
7” - Limited to 1000 Copies - This is a Black Friday 2026 title. All Black Friday releases will be available to purchase in store from 10am on Friday 27th November and available to purchase online from 8am on Saturday 28th November.
Strictly One Per Customer / No Pre Orders
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Strut presents two classic tracks from the inimitable Lafayette Afro-Rock Band, finally available together on 7” vinyl: the endlessly sampled Darkest Light, backed with the quintessential Hihache. The opening bars of Darkest Light are instantly recognisable to funk and hip-hop heads. Originally released on the Lafayette Afro-Rock Band’s Malik album, the track went on to become a defining hip hop motif, sampled by Jay-Z, Public Enemy, Wreckx-N-Effect and many more.
On the flip, Hihache emerged as a firm favourite as hip-hop culture exploded in the 1980s. Taken from the group’s iconic Soul Makossa album, its larger-than-life drum break became a foundational sample, most famously appearing in Biz Markie’s Nobody Beats The Biz, among countless others. Two essential cuts from a hugely influential group, now pressed in a strictly limited run of just 1000 copies on black 7” vinyl for Record Store Day Black Friday 2026.
TRACKLIST:
A. Darkest Light
B. Hihache