Gang Starr – Daily Operation
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Cooltempo – CTLP27 |
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Vinyl
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UK & Europe |
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Genre: |
Hip Hop |
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Tracklist
| A1 | Daily Operation (Intro) | 0:27 | |
| A2 | The Place Where We Dwell | 2:27 | |
| A3 | Flip The Script | 4:02 | |
| A4 | Ex Girl To Next Girl | 4:40 | |
| A5 | Soliloquy Of Chaos | 3:13 | |
| A6 | I'm The Man | 4:05 | |
| A7 | 92 Interlude | 0:28 | |
| A8 | Take It Personal | 3:07 | |
| A9 | 2 Deep | 3:38 | |
| B1 | 24-7 / 365 | 0:24 | |
| B2 | No Shame In My Game | 3:55 | |
| B3 | Conspiracy | 2:48 | |
| B4 | The Illest Brother | 4:44 | |
| B5 | Hardcore Composer | 3:16 | |
| B6 | B.Y.S. | 3:06 | |
| B7 | Much Too Much (Mack A Mil) | 3:31 | |
| B8 | Take Two And | 3:15 | |
| B9 | Stay Tuned | 2:31 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Chrysalis
- Copyright © – Chrysalis
- Distributed By – EMI
- Pressed By – EMI Records
Credits
- Engineer – Lisle Leete
- Engineer [Mix] – Eddie Sancho
- Lyrics By – "The Guru"*
- Mastered By – Howie Weinberg
- Producer [Beats], Scratches – DJ Premier
- Producer, Mixed By – "The Guru"*
Notes
Manufactured in
Catalog # on vinyl labels: 32 1910 1
Catalog # on spine: CTLP27, 3219101
There is a repress from the late 90's that is largely identical to this pressing. Major differences are that the repress has no printed inner sleeve, the cover has less contrast resulting in a sharper image and the machine stamped matrices have the last digit hand etched on top of the last "1" of the matrix. The Gang Starr logo also has a grey background on the repress whereas on the original it's black.
Catalog # on vinyl labels: 32 1910 1
Catalog # on spine: CTLP27, 3219101
There is a repress from the late 90's that is largely identical to this pressing. Major differences are that the repress has no printed inner sleeve, the cover has less contrast resulting in a sharper image and the machine stamped matrices have the last digit hand etched on top of the last "1" of the matrix. The Gang Starr logo also has a grey background on the repress whereas on the original it's black.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 0 094632 191014
- Matrix / Runout (Side A): D 3219101 A-01-01-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B): D 3219101 B-01-01-1
- Rights Society: BIEM/GEMA
Other Versions (5 of 48)
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Daily Operation (LP, Album, Repress) | Cooltempo | 3219101, CTLP27 | UK & Europe | 1992 | ||
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Daily Operation (CD, Album, Club Edition) | Chrysalis | F2 21910 | US | 1992 | ||
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Daily Operation (LP, Album, Stereo) | Chrysalis | F1-21910 | US | 1992 | ||
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Daily Operation (CD, Album) | Cooltempo | ccd1910, 3219102 | UK & Europe | 1992 | ||
| Daily Operation (Cassette, Album) | Cooltempo | ZCTLP 27 | Europe | 1992 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Firstly, this is a decent pressing for a 90's hip-hop album; I'd say its a fair bit better than average. Secondly, the music is just stunning. I always preferred 'Step In The Arena' but listening to this again today I'd say this one is slightly better with more jazzy samples etc. Guru is great here as he is able to match social commentary and boastful lyrics with ease and flair. He was always one of my fav rappers with a few other underrated ones (well at the time anyway) e.g. Ice-T, Q-Tip, MC Eiht. Not sure about 'Conspiracy' but I'll let that one slide! 5/5 for the album 4/5 for the pressing (ing for the fact it is a 90's pressing).
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Had this copy since it dropped, bought at Rock and Soul in NYC when the sold import wax. My album IDs match the matrix runoff but the inner sleeve is the plain white type -
Daily Operation definitely ranks among one of Gang Starr’s best projects. DJ Premier’s beats partnered with the smooth and jazzy vocals from Guru creates a hip-hop classic.
On several tracks such as “Soliloquy of Chaos” and “Conspiracy” Guru was making social commentaries on the racism and black-on-black violence that African Americans experienced and still do experience today.
This project also features one of the first tracks from the “Gang Starr Foundation” – I’m The Man featuring Lil’ Dap and Jeru The Damaja. Standout tracks; Ex Girl To Next Girl, Soliloquy of Chaos, I’m The Man, Take It Personal and B.Y.S.
This pressing really suffers from being on one LP – it definitely deserves x2 LPs. Because of that, the album is definitely quieter than others and as a whole lacks that ‘punch’ and ‘bite’ from a high-quality sounding vinyl. The sound quality is fine, but it disappointingly quiet. However; a redeeming factor to this release is the printed inner sleeve which contains all the song lyrics on it – it’s a nice touch.
4/5 for the album, 2.5/5 for the pressing.
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