Public EnemyIt Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Label:

CBS – 462415 1

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo

Country:

Australia

Released:

Genre:

Hip Hop

Style:

Conscious

Tracklist

Silver Side
A1 Countdown To Armageddon 1:41
A2 Bring The Noise
EngineerJeff Jones
Engineer [Sabella Studios]Jim Sabella
3:47
A3 Don't Believe The Hype 5:20
A4 Cold Lampin' With Flavor
Written-ByW. Drayton*
4:13
A5 Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic
Written-ByN. Rogers*
4:30
A6 Mind Terrorist 1:18
A7 Louder Than A Bomb 3:37
A8 Caught, Can We Get A Witness?
Engineer [Sabella Studios]Jim Sabella
5:03
Black Side
B1 Show 'Em Whatcha Got 1:57
B2 She Watch Channel Zero?!
Written-ByR. Griffin*
3:50
B3 Night Of The Living Baseheads
Scratches [Rhythm Scratch]Johnny Juice Rosado
3:16
B4 Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos 6:25
B5 Security Of The First World 1:22
B6 Rebel Without A Pause
Engineer [Chung King]Chuck Valle
Written-By, Music ByN. Rogers*
5:05
B7 Prophets Of Rage 3:15
B8 Party For Your Right To Fight 3:27

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Def Jam Recordings Inc.
  • Copyright ©Def Jam Recordings Inc.
  • Published ByFestival (17)
  • Made ByDef Jam Recordings Inc.
  • Recorded AtGreene St. Recording
  • Recorded AtChung King Studios
  • Recorded AtSabella Recording Studios
  • Recorded AtSpectrum City Studios

Credits

  • Arranged By [Derangements]Eric Sadler
  • EngineerThe Chairmen Of The Boards
  • Engineer [Greene St. Recording Studios]Nick Sansano
  • Executive-ProducerRick Rubin
  • Lyrics By, Music ByH. Shocklee* (tracks: A2, B6)
  • Mixed By [Chung King]Steve Ett (tracks: A2, B6)
  • Mixed By [Greene St. Recording]Rod Hui
  • Music ByE. Sadler* (tracks: A2, B6)
  • PerformerThe Security Of The First World
  • Performer, Voice [Occasional Voice]Professor Griff
  • Performer, Voice [The Bass]Chuck D
  • Performer, Voice [The Treble]Flavor Flav
  • Photography By [Album Photography And Video]Glen E. Friedman
  • Producer [Assistant Producer], Programmed By [Programming]Eric (Vietnam) Sadler*
  • Producer, Arranged By [Derangements], Programmed By [Programming], Supervised By [Created, Guided, Directed By], Sequenced ByHank Shocklee
  • Producer, Arranged By [Derangements], Supervised By [Created, Guided, Directed By], Sequenced ByCarl Ryder
  • Scratches [Lead And Rhythm Scratching]Norman (Terminator X) Rogers*
  • Supervised By [Production Supervisor]Bill Stephney
  • Voice [Occasional Voices]The Black To The Future Sample Stars*
  • Written-ByH. Shocklee* (tracks: A1 to A4, A6 to B8)

Notes

Released in an outer sleeve with some credits on the rear; and an inner sleeve with full credits, thanks and tracklisting on one side, and lyrics on the other.

Outer sleeve:
[CBS logo] and CBS are trade marks of CBS Inc., U.S.A./© 1988 Def Jam Recordings Inc./℗ 1988 Def Jam Recordings Inc./Sound recording made by Def Jam Recordings Inc. - first published ℗ in U.S.A. 1987, 1988.

Inner sleeve:
Recorded at: Greene Street Recording, NYC, Chung King House of Metal, NYC, Sabella Recording, Roslyn, LI, NY, Spectrum City Studios, Hempstead, LI, NY.

Labels:
℗ 1987, 1988 Def Jam Recordings Inc.
Made in Australia by a ed of the trade marks [CBS logo] and "CBS" are trade marks of CBS Inc., U.S.A.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text on rear outer sleeve): 9 399746 241510
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A label): MX250919
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B label): MX250920
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout groove hand-etched): MX 250919-B 462415-1-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout groove hand-etched): MX 250920 462415-1-2

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (CD, Album) CBS DEF 462415 2, 01-462415-10 Europe 1988
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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (LP, Album, Stereo, Carrollton Pressing) Def Jam Recordings BFW 44303 US 1988
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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (LP, Album, Stereo) CBS DEF 462415 1 Europe 1988
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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (Cassette, Album) CBS 462415 4 UK 1988
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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (Cassette, Album, Opaque White Shell, Checkered) Def Jam Recordings FCT 44303, CT 44303 US 1988

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