Rapper's Delight
The Sugarhill Gang
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
2 Aug 1979 - 16 Sep 1979
Materials
Vinyl record with paper sleeve
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672659
Summary
A vinyl record, the twelve inch single version of Rapper’s Delight by The Sugarhill Gang. The record comes in a protective paper sleeve.
Provenance
Vinyl record recorded by The Sugarhill Gang on 2nd August 1979. Released on the Sugarhill Records label on 16th September 1979. Purchased by the National Trust Museum of Childhood via Discogs on 6th August 2020 as part of the Collecting Cultures Exploring Childhoods project.
Makers and roles
The Sugarhill Gang, band Sugar Hill Records, record label