Three Wise Men (alternative names: Three Wize Men, 3 Wise Men, 3 Wize Men, Wise Men) were an early UK hip hop group, who released an album and several singles between 1986. and 1988 on the Rhythm King label, an offshoot of Mute Records.
Links to Peel[]
Peel played tracks from there group on his shows between 1986 and 1988. He also had them do a session for his show in 1986, where their session track, 'Hard Bop', features the lyrics of "Toil, toil, toil and trouble/This is John Peel, and it's time to rumble."
Sessions[]
1. Recorded: 1986-11-18. First Broadcast: 10 December 1986. Repeated: 24 December 1986, 14 January 1987
- Cruising For A Bruising / Urban Hell / Refresh Yourself / Hard Bop
Other Shows Played[]
- 11 November 1986: Urban Hell (BBC Mix) (7") Rhythm King
- 19 November 1986: Urban Hell (single) Rhythm King
- November 1986 (Radio Bremen): Urban Hell (12") Rhythm King
- 1987
- 01 April 1987: Refresh Yourself (12") Rhythm King
- 07 April 1987: Refresh Yourself (Metal Mix) (12") Rhythm King
- 28 April 1987: Refresh Yourself (12") Rhythm King
- 06 May 1987: Dub Pressure (12" - Refresh Yourself) Rhythm King
- 13 August 1987 (Radio Bremen) (programme seems to be from the spring of 1987 rather than August): Refresh Yourself (12") Rhythm King
- 1988
- 09 March 1988: Cruising For A Bruising (12") Rhythm King
- 05 April 1988: Cruising For A Bruising (7") Rhythm King
- 10 May 1988: Return Of The Drunken Master (LP - G.B. Boyz) Rhythm King