Mobb Deep – The Infamous

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Label:

 BMG – 07863 66480-1

Format:
2 x Vinyl , LP, Album

Country:

 US

Released:

Genre:

 Hip Hop

Style:

 Hardcore Hip-Hop

Tracklist

A1 The Start Of Your Ending (41st Side)
Mixed By – Tony Smalios
Producer [Produced By] – Mobb Deep
Recorded By – Louis Alfred III
Written-By – K. Muchita*
4:24
A2 [The Infamous Prelude] 2:12
A3 Survival Of The Fittest
Producer [Produced By] – Mobb Deep
Recorded By – Tony Smalios
Written-By – K. Muchita*
3:43
A4 Eye For A Eye (Your Beef Is Mines)
Featuring – Raekwon The Chef*
Mixed By – Tony Smalios
Producer [Produced By] – Mobb Deep
Recorded By – Tim Latham
Written-By – N. Jones*
4:54
B5 [Just Step Prelude]
Written-By – T. Perry*
1:06
B6 Give Up The Goods (Just Step)
Featuring – Big Noyd
Mixed By – Tony Smalios
Performer [Sample From "That's Alright With Me" By] – Esther Phillips
Producer [Produced By] – The Abstract
Recorded By – Tim Latham
Written-By – T. Perry*
4:02
B7 Temperature's Rising
Co-producer [Co-Produced By] – Mobb Deep
Featuring – Crystal Johnson
Mixed By – Tony Smalios
Performer [Excerpts From "Where There Is Love" By] – Patrice Rushen
Producer [Produced By] – The Abstract
Recorded By – Louis Alfred III
Written-By – P. Rushen*
5:00
B8 Up North Trip
Mixed By – Tony Smalios
Producer [Produced By] – Mobb Deep
Recorded By – Louis Alfred III
Written-By – K. Muchita*
4:58
C9 Trife Life
Mixed By – Tony Smalios
Performer [Excerpts From "You Are My Starship" Performed By] – Norman Connors
Producer [Produced By] – Mobb Deep
Recorded By – Dino Zerros*
Written-By – M. Henderson*
5:19
C10 Q.U. - Hectic
Producer [Produced By] – Mobb Deep
Programmed By [Additional Programming By] – Tony Smalios
Recorded By, Mixed By – Tony Smalios
Written-By – K. Muchita*
4:55
C11 Right Back At You
Co-producer [Co-Produced By] – Schott Free
Featuring – Raekwon The Chef*
Mixed By – Tony Smalios
Performer [Excerpts From "Benjamin" By] – Les McAnn*
Producer [Produced By] – Mobb Deep
Recorded By – Louis Alfred III
Written-By – T. Perry*
4:52
D12 [The Grave Prelude] 0:30
D13 Cradle To The Grave
Mixed By – Tony Smalios
Producer [Produced By] – Mobb Deep
Recorded By – Louis Alfred III
Written-By – K. Muchita*
5:16
D14 Drink Away The Pain (Situations)
Co-producer [Co-Produced By] – Mobb Deep
Featuring – Q-Tip
Mixed By – Tim Latham
Performer [Excerpts From "I I Made You Cry" Performed By] – The Headhunters
Producer [Produced By] – The Abstract
Recorded By – Tim Latham
Written-By – P. Potyen*
4:44
D15 Shook Ones Pt. II
Mixed By – Mobb Deep
Producer [Produced By] – Mobb Deep
Recorded By – Louis Alfred III
Written-By – K. Muchita*
5:24
D16 Party Over
Co-producer [Co-Produced By] – Matt Life
Featuring – Big Noyd
Mixed By – Tony Smalios
Producer [Produced By] – Mobb Deep
Recorded By – Louis Alfred III
Written-By – T. Perry*
5:40

Companies, etc.

  • Record Company – BMG Music Group
  • Record Company – General Electric
  • Produced For – Fal Prod.
  • Produced For – Life Long Prod.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗ – BMG Music
  • Copyright © – BMG Music
  • Mastered At – Absolute Audio
  • Lacquer Cut At – Absolute Audio
  • Recorded At – Battery Studios, New York
  • Recorded At – Unique Recording
  • Recorded At – Platinum Island Studios
  • Recorded At – Firehouse Studio, NYC
  • Mixed At – Unique Recording
  • Mixed At – Platinum Island Studios
  • Published By – Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc.
  • Published By – Albert Johnson Music
  • Published By – BMG Songs, Inc.
  • Published By – Juvenile Hell Publishing
  • Published By – Zomba Music Publishing
  • Published By – Jazz Merchant Music
  • Published By – Pierphil Music
  • Published By – Baby Fingers Music
  • Published By – Sylvia's Music Resources
  • Published By – Electrocord Music
  • Published By – Ramecca Publishing
  • Published By – Cigum Music
  • Published By – Irving Music
  • Manufactured By – BMG Music
  • Distributed By – BMG Music
  • Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
  • Designed At – C²

Credits

  • A&R [A&R Direction] – Stretch Armstrong
  • Art Direction – Merge One
  • Executive-Producer – Schott Free
  • Lacquer Cut By – LZ*
  • Management – Tami Cobbs
  • Mastered By – Leon Zervos
  • Photography By – Chi Modu

Notes

Tracks are listed sequentially on back cover.

"Dino Zervos" is miscredited as "Dino Zerros" on track C9.

"Merge One" is credited as "Merge One/C²" and "Chi Modu" is credited as "Chi Modu/C²" on back cover.

On back cover:
1. The Start Of Your Ending (41st Side)
Recorded [...] at Battery Studios, NYC.
Mixed [...] at Unique Recording Studios, NYC
Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc./Albert Johnson, istered by Careers-BMG Music Publishing Inc. (BMI)/
BMG Songs, Inc./Juvenile Hell Publishing, istered by BMG Songs, Inc. (ASCAP)

2. [...]

3. Survival Of The Fittest
Recorded [...] at Battery Studios , NYC
Mixed [...] at Unique Recording Studios, NYC
Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc./Albert Johnson, istered by Careers-BMG Music Publishing Inc. (BMI)/
BMG Songs, Inc./Juvenile Hell Publishing, istered by BMG Songs, Inc. (ASCAP)

4. Eye For A Eye (Your Beef Is Mines)
Recorded [...] at Platinum Island Studios, NYC
Mixed [...] at Unique Recording Studios, NYC
Careers-BMG Music Publishing Inc./Albert Johnson/Ramecca Music, istered by Careers-BMG Music Publishing Inc. (BMI)/
BMG Songs, Inc./Juvenile Hell Publishing, istered by BMG Songs, Inc./Zomba Music Publishing (ASCAP)

5. [Just Step Prelude]
Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc./Albert Johnson, istered by Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc. (BMI)

6. Give Up The Goods (Just Step)
Recorded [...] at Platinum Island Studios, NYC
Mixed [...] at Platinum Island Studios, NYC
Careers-BMG Music Publishing Inc./Albert Johnson, istered by Careers-BMG Music Publishing Inc. (BMI)/
BMG Songs Inc./Juvenile Hell Publishing, istered by BMG Songs, Inc. (ASCAP)/Jazz Merchant Music, istered by Zomba Music Publishing/Pierphil Music (BMI

7. Temperature's Rising
Recorded [...] at Platinum Island Studios, NYC
Mixed [...] at Unique Recording Studios, NYC
Careers-BMG Music Publishing Inc./Albert Johnson, istered by Careers-BMG Music Publishing Inc. (BMI)/
BMG Songs Inc./Juvenile Hell Publishing, istered by BMG Songs, Inc./Jazz Merchant Music, istered by Zomba Music Publishing/Baby Fingers Music/C/O Sylvia's Music Resources (ASCAP)

8. Up North Trip
Recorded [...] at Battery Studios, NYC
Mixed [...] at Platinum Island Studios, NYC
Careers-BMG Music Publishing Inc./Albert Johnson, istered by Careers-BMG Music Publishing Inc. (BMI)/
BMG Songs, Inc./Juvenile Hell Publishing, istered by BMG Songs, Inc. (ASCAP)

9. Trife Life
Recorded [...] at Firehouse Studios, NYC
Mixed [...] at Unique Recording Studios, NYC
Careers-BMG Music Publishing Inc./Albert Johnson, istered by Careers-BMG Music Publishing Inc. (BMI)/
BMG Songs, Inc./Juvenile Hell Publishing, istered by BMG Songs, Inc./Electrocord Music (ASCAP)

10. Q.U.-Hectic
Recorded and mixed [...] at Unique Recording Studios, NYC
Careers-BMG Music Publishing Inc./Albert Johnson, istered by Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc. (BMI)/
BMG Songs, Inc./Juvenile Hell Publishing, istered by BMG Songs, Inc. (ASCAP)

11. Right Back At You
Co-produced [...] for FAL Prod.
Recorded [...] at Battery Studios, NYC
Mixed [...] at Unique Recording Studios, NYC
Careers-BMG Music Publishing Inc./Albert Johnson/Ramecca Music, istered by Careers-BMG Music Publishing Inc. (BMI)/
BMG Songs, Inc./Juvenile Hell Publishing, istered by BMG Songs, Inc. (ASCAP)

12. [...]

13. Cradle To The Grave
Recorded [...] at Battery Studios, NYC
Mixed [...] at Unique Recording Studios, NYC
Careers-BMG Music Publishing Inc./Albert Johnson, istered by Careers-BMG Music Publishing Inc. (BMI)/
BMG Songs, Inc./Juvenile Hell Publishing, istered by BMG Songs, Inc. (ASCAP)

14. Drink Away The Pain (Situations)
Recorded [...] at Platinum Island Studios, NYC
Mixed [...] at Platinum Island Studios, NYC
Careers-BMG Music Publishing Inc./Albert Johnson, istered by Careers-BMG Music Publishing Inc. (BMI)/
BMG Songs, Inc./Juvenile Hell Publishing, istered by BMG Songs, Inc. (ASCAP)/Jazz Merchant Music, istered by Zomba Music Publishing/CIGUM Music (BMI)

15. Shook Ones Pt. II
Recorded [...] at Battery Studios, NYC
Mixed [...] at Unique Recording Studios, NYC
Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc./Albert Johnson, istered by Careers-BMG Music Publishing Inc. (BMI)/
BMG Songs, Inc./Juvenile Hell Publishing, istered by BMG Songs, Inc. (ASCAP)

16. Party Over
Co-produced [...] for Life Long Prod.
Recorded [...] at Battery Studios, NYC
Mixed [...] at Unique Recording Studios, NYC
Careers-BMG Music Publishing Inc./Albert Johnson, istered by Careers-BMG Music Publishing Inc. (BMI)/
BMG Songs, Inc./Juvenile Hell Publishing, istered by BMG Songs, Inc. (ASCAP)

Mastered [...] at Absolute Audio, NYC

B6 "That's Alright With Me" [...] courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment
B7 "Temperature's Rising" contains excerpts from the [...] recording "Where There Is Love" courtesy of Warner Special Products.
C9 "Trife Life" contains excerpts from "You Are My Starship" [...] courtesy of Essex Entertainment
C11 "Right Back At You" contains excerpts from the [...] recording "Benjamin" (LesMcAnn) courtesy of Irving Music (BMI)
D14 "Drink Away The Pain" contains excerpts from "I I Made You Cry" [...] courtesy of Arista Records. Used by permission.

Nas appears courtesy of Jive Records

Loud Records gives special thanks to Courtenay "Soup" Henderson, Laurie Marks

Manufactored and distributed by BMG Music, New York, NY. Printed in the USA.

RCA TMK (S) ®ed Marca(s) Registrada(s) General Electric, USA. BMG Logo ® BMG Music © 1995 BMG Music.

Sample credits not listed in liner notes:
A3 contains excerpts from "Skylark" by Barry Harris Trio
D4 contains excerpts from "Jessica" by Herbie Hancock

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 0 7863-66480-1 9
  • Barcode (UPC Scanned): 078636648019
  • Barcode (EAN Scanned): 0078636648019
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side A): 07863-66480-1-A
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side B): 07863-66480-1-B
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side C): 07863-66480-1-C
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side D): 07863-66480-1-D
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched "[SRC logo] = stamped"): [SRC logo] 07863-66480-1-A 1S LZ ABSOLUTE AUDIO
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched "[SRC logo] = stamped"): [SRC logo] 07863-66480-1-B 2S
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, etched "[SRC logo] = stamped"): [SRC logo] 07863-66480-1-C 1S
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, etched "[SRC logo] = stamped"): [SRC logo] 07863-66480-1-D 2S
  • Rights Society: ASCAP
  • Rights Society: BMI

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The Infamous (CD, Album) RCA 07863 66480 2 Europe 1995
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The Infamous (Cassette, Album) Loud Records 07863-66480-4 US 1995
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Reviews

  • Linnyuk's avatar
    Linnyuk
    Sounds incredible. Big step up from the MOV release which sounds good in its own right.
    • Nosferatu6567's avatar
      Nosferatu6567
      Edited 2 years ago
      Peak Hip Hop. Rest in peace Prodigy.

      words words words
      • Austintex3's avatar
        Austintex3
        Looking for DISC 1 only from the OG US press, me if you've got one, cheers
        • ninjah_records's avatar
          ninjah_records
          If anyone wanna sell only the sleeve for record, please me!
          • mistermystro's avatar
            mistermystro
            If anyone has a sleeve going spare for this album, let me know!
            • djbabyroo's avatar
              djbabyroo
              Compare all reissues to this pressing, it is THE copy to own, sound is unparalleled and impeccable.
              • DeejayLBZ's avatar
                DeejayLBZ
                A lot of LP for a an expansive buying, how to make money with a 50 000 copies classic..
                • lenngren's avatar
                  lenngren
                  Edited one year ago
                  I still get goosebumps from playing “The Infamous”. A quarter of a century and counting has past but it stays pure perfection to me. Everyone involved from P and Hav, to Tip, Nas, Rae, Ghost and Noyd absolutely excels here! An album to live with, from the cradle to the grave.
                  • eel.wax's avatar
                    eel.wax
                    Anyone know how to differentiate the OG from this repress: https://discogs.librosgratis.biz/Mobb-Deep-The-Infamous/release/2171554

                    Matrix / labels appear identical. Granted, the OG has the picture cover, but wondering if the wax is the same?
                    • marcoprolo's avatar
                      marcoprolo
                      The 2015 release from MOV is awesome. Really well made, No gatefold , no BUT 2 fat 180 gram vinyls in great sounding shape!

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