''33-45-78'' is the 1989 debut album by the

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. It was recorded on a shoestring budget with DJ Cesare as

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and

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. ''Billboard'' declared that 33-45-78 proved the band "capable of wildly imaginative sampling". Songstuff reviewers called the album "a labour of love that involved hand-making drum loops in the most rudimentary of studios" and while admitting that the sound was raw, noted that its originality was enough that it drew attention from the

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who would later feature on the band's more polished second album, ''Supernatural''.Stereo MCs 2007 Interview
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Track listing

#"On 33" (5:12) #"Use It" (4:09) #"Gee Street" (4:24) #"Neighbourhood" (4:22) #"Toe to Toe" (4:46) #"What Is Soul?" (4:48) #"Part 2" (4:29) #"Bring It On" (4:39) #"Out of Touch" (4:16) #"Sunday 19th March" (4:16) #"This Ain't a Love Song" (4:44) #"Ancient Concept" (1:33) #"On the Mike" (4:54) #"Move" (3:54) #"Back to the Future" (6:04)

References

{{Authority control 1989 debut albums Stereo MCs albums Gee Street Records albums