After the DIPLOMATS cut their first funk record and last DIPLOMATS recording, "SHE'S THE ONE" (released on ten12's Soul Line imprint - SLN 001), the band morphed into SKULL SNAPS, the legendary crown jewel of funky New York in the early-to mid-1970s and a defining force in Hip Hop beats that still lingers today.

In 1973, the SKULL SNAPS (Sam Culley, Erv Waters, and George Bragg) cut a legendary album containing "It's a New Day" --one of the most sampled joints in history, close behind the likes of James Brown's Funky Drummer" and The Honey Drippers' "Impeach the President."

Backsnap mp3
Production sketch by the Audible Doctor
From the It's A New Day Redux Project

Soul Bus mp3
Steinski
From the It's A New Day Redux Project

El Snap Cubano mp3
Discolobos
From the It's A New Day Redux Project

New DayRedux mp3
Underdog
From the It's A New Day Redux Project

Snapped mp3
Skull Snaps meet the Audible Doctor
From the Snapped 12-inch
T12 12 0002

She's The One mp3
The Diplomats
Unmastered clip from original acetates
Featured on ten12's Soul Line 7-inch
SLN 45 001

ten12's SKULL SNAPS PODCAST available here:
Part I and Part II