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KRS‐One

Sound of da Police

1993 · via KRS-One

KRS‐One’s 1993 recording of “Sound of da Police” is the earliest release on file. KRS‐One shares the writing credit with Eric Burdon, Bryan “Chas” Chandler, Alan Lomax and Showbiz. Also recorded by WBBL (released 2026).

KRS‐One – Sound of da Police
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KRS‐One put this one on record first, yet the credit lists Showbiz, Alan Lomax, Bryan “Chas” Chandler and Eric Burdon next to his name. Read the label before you drop the needle, then try to hear where each of them lives in it.

Read the credits before you drop the needle: KRS‐One shares this one with Eric Burdon, Chas Chandler, Alan Lomax and Showbiz, which is a crowded room for one song. WBBL took it on in their own recording, so you get to hear whether it survives leaving the Bronx in KRS‐One's hands.

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Credited writers: Eric Burdon, Bryan “Chas” Chandler, KRS‐One, Alan Lomax and Showbiz.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1993.

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KRS‐One recorded "Sound of da Police" first, but he shares its writing credit with four others. Which of these names is on that credit?Eric Burdon
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KRS‐One's "Sound of da Police" shares its writing credit with Eric Burdon, Chas Chandler and Alan Lomax. Which act later recorded its own version?WBBL
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