Boogie Down Productions – By All Means Necessary

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Label:	Jive – 1097-1-J
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album , Electrosound Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1988
Genre:	Hip Hop
Style:	Conscious

Tracklist

A1	My Philosophy	5:36
A2	Ya Slippin'	4:32
A3	Stop The Violence	4:39
A4	Illegal Business	5:17
A5	Nervous	4:10
B1	I'm Still #1	5:09
B2	Part Time Suckers	5:28
B3	Jimmy Mixed By – Red Alert	4:11
B4	T'Cha - T'Cha Mixed By – Kool Moe Dee	4:30
B5	Necessary	2:57

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Zomba Recording Corporation
Engineered At – Power Play Studios
Made By – Zomba Recording Corporation
Marketed By – RCA Records
Distributed By – RCA Records
Manufactured By – RCA Records
Pressed By – Electrosound Group Midwest, Inc.

Credits

Engineer – Ivan "Doc" Rodriguez* (tracks: A1-A3, A5, B1-B5)
Other [Grooming] – Kofi Tuda
Other [Wardrobe Consultant] – Ms. Melodie
Photography By – Doug Rowell
Supervised By [Overseen By] – DJ Scott LaRock*
Written-By, Producer, Directed By, Mixed By – KRS-One

Notes

Songwriting for the individual tracks are credited to L. Parker.

This version is the ElectroSound Group Midwest (EMW) pressing and can be identified from the orientation of the text on the labels and by the cursive 'EMW' etched into the runout grooves.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 0 1241-41097-1
Matrix / Runout (Label - Side A): 1097-1-J-A
Matrix / Runout (Label - Side B): 1097-1-J-B
Matrix / Runout (Deadwax - Side A): 1097-1-JA EMW
Matrix / Runout (Deadwax - Side B): 1097-1-J-B EMW

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	By All Means Necessary (LP, Album)	Jive	HIP 63	UK	1988
Recently Edited	By All Means Necessary (Cassette, Album)	Jive	HIP C63	UK	1988
	By All Means Necessary (LP, Album)	Jive	140.8048	Brazil	1988
Recently Edited	By All Means Necessary (LP, Album, Hauppauge Pressing)	Jive	1097-1-J	US	1988
Recently Edited	By All Means Necessary (LP, Album, Stereo)	Jive	6.26827		1988