Boogie Down ProductionsBy All Means Necessary

Label:

RCA – 1097-2-J

Format:

CD , Album, Reissue

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Hip Hop

Style:

Tracklist

1 My Philosophy
EngineerIvan 'Doc' Rodriguez
5:36
2 Ya Slippin'
EngineerIvan 'Doc' Rodriguez
4:32
3 Stop The Violence
EngineerIvan 'Doc' Rodriguez
4:39
4 Illegal Business
EngineerFrantz
5:17
5 Nervous
EngineerIvan 'Doc' Rodriguez
4:10
6 I'm Still #1
EngineerIvan 'Doc' Rodriguez
5:09
7 Part Time Suckers
EngineerIvan 'Doc' Rodriguez
5:28
8 Jimmy
EngineerIvan 'Doc' Rodriguez
FeaturingDJ Red Alert*
4:11
9 T'Cha - T'Cha
EngineerIvan 'Doc' Rodriguez
4:30
10 Necessary
EngineerIvan 'Doc' Rodriguez
2:57

Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyBMG
  • Produced ForBoogie Down Productions
  • Recorded AtPower Play Studios
  • Pressed ByAllied DT – 2231

Credits

  • Photography ByDoug Rowell
  • Written-By, Producer, Directed ByKRS-One

Notes

Written, Produced, Directed and Mixed by KRS-One for Boogie Down Productions
except B3 mixed by Red Alert
and B4 mixed by D-Nice and Manager Moe

Overseen by D.J. Scott LaRock

Grooming: Kofi Tuda for Tumutull
Wardrobe Consultant: Ms. Melodie

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 0 1241-41097-2
  • Barcode (Scanned): 012414109729
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): 2231-2-1 ALLIED DT *1097-2-J*
  • Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 7711
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): 2231-2-1 ALLIED DT *1097-2-J*
  • Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI L452
  • Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 7710
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): 3383-1-2 ALLIED DT *1097-2-J*
  • Mastering SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI L451

Other Versions (5 of 46)

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

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  • The_Village_Idiot's avatar
    Audio is extremely compressed on this version. Very low volume. Comparable to 64kbps mp3's. Always been disappointed in my copy.

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