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SUGAR HILL RECORDS

White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)

by Grandmaster & Melle Mel

12" Single (33rpm)   "Rare"

 Original 1983 Release - SH-465

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This special release 12” Extended Single (33 rpm) by Melle Mel contained the following tracks:

SIDE A: White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) - (7:38) plus 2:16 Bonus.

SIDE B: Melle Mel's Groove (Sylvio Robinson) - (5:56).

"White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)" is a song by Melle Mel, released as a 12" in 1983 on Sugar Hill Records. The song, which warns against the dangers of cocaine, addiction, and drug smuggling, is one of Melle Mel's signature tracks. The bassline is taken from a performance of the Sugar Hill house band (featuring bassist Doug Wimbish) covering "Cavern", a single by New York City band Liquid Liquid. When originally released on Sugar Hill Records, the record was credited to Grandmaster & Melle Mel (some international issues carried the credit Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel). This was done to mislead the general public into believing that Grandmaster Flash participated on the record, when in fact he played no part and had already left the Sugar Hill Records label the previous year. "White Lines" peaked at No. 47 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart in 1983. The song fared better in the United Kingdom, reaching number 7 on the UK Singles Chart in July 1984, spending 17 consecutive weeks in the top 40. 

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