GZA – Liquid Swords

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Label:	Geffen Records – GED-24813
Format:	CD , Album
Country:	Europe
Released:	1995
Genre:	Hip Hop
Style:	Conscious

Tracklist

1	Liquid Swords Performer ["Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" Performed By] – Willie Mitchell Performer [Elements From "Groovin" Performed By] – Willie Mitchell Written-By ["Mercy, Mercy, Mercy"] – Joseph Zawinul* Written-By [Elements From "Groovin"] – Cavaliere* Performer ["Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" Performed By] – Willie Mitchell Performer [Elements From "Groovin" Performed By] – Willie Mitchell Written-By ["Mercy, Mercy, Mercy"] – Joseph Zawinul* Written-By [Elements From "Groovin"] – Cavaliere*	4:30
2	Duel Of The Iron Mic Featuring – Dreddy Kruger Performer ["I'm Afraid The Masquerade Is Over" Performed By] – David Porter Written-By [Elements From "I'm Afraid The Masquerade Is Over"] – Magidson*	4:06
3	Living In The World Today	4:22
4	Gold	3:57
5	Cold World Featuring – Rolly Fingers*	5:31
6	Labels	2:54
7	4th Chamber Featuring – Tony Starks	4:37
8	Shadowboxin' Featuring – Johnny Blaze	3:30
9a	Hell's Wind Staff Featuring – Masta Killa	1:27
9b	Killah Hills 10304	3:41
10	Investigative Reports Featuring – Tony Starks	3:49
11	Swordsman Featuring – Killah Priest	3:21
12	I Gotcha Back	5:01
13	B.I.B.L.E. (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth) Featuring – Killah Priest	4:30

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Bertelsmann Music Group
Distributed By – BMG
Produced For – Wu-Tang Productions
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Geffen Records, Inc.
Copyright © – Geffen Records, Inc.
Published By – GZA Music Publishing
Published By – Ramecca Publishing
Published By – Purple Records Dist. Corp
Published By – Fun City Music
Published By – Delicious Apple Music Corp.
Published By – Zawinul Music
Published By – Magidson Music Co., Inc.
Published By – Music Sales Corp.
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Glass Mastered At – Sonopress – M-4253

Credits

A&R – Wendy Goldstein
Art Direction – Cyril Gittens
Cover [Cover Concept], Design Concept [Cover Concept], Illustration [Interior Illustrations], Design [Logo] – Mathematics*
Cover [Cover Illustration], Illustration [Cover Illustration] – Denys Cowans*
Design – Reiner, N.Y.C.*
Management – Wu-Tang Management
Mastered By – Tom Coyne
Photography By – Mark Humphrey (2)
Producer – RZA (tracks: 1 to 12)
Written-By – W, Reed* (tracks: 9a)

Notes

Back Cover:
Song titles do not appear in order.
Produced for Wu-Tang Productions.
Management for GZA Entertainment, Inc.
© ℗ 1995 Geffen Records, Inc.
Distributed by BMG - a Bertelsmann Music Company
Made in the EC

Liner Notes:
Track 1: Contains elements from "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy / Games". Zawinul Music BMI. Used courtesy of Creme Hi Records. By arrangement with Crema Special Markets.
Track 2: Dreddy Kruger courtesy of GZA Productions. Contains elements form "Fantasy Records
Track 5: Rolly Fingers A.K.A. Inspector Deck courtesy of Wu-Tang Productions and Life courtesy of GZA Productions
Track 7: Tony Starks A.K.A. Ghost Face Killer courtesy of Loud Records / RCA, Killah Priest courtesy of GZA Productions and RZA courtesy of Wu-Tang Productions
Track 8: Johnny Blaze A.K.A. Method Man courtesy of Def Jam Records
Track 9a: Killah Priest and Dreddy Kruger courtesy of GZA Productions and Master Killer courtesy of Wu-Tang Productions
Track 10: Lou Diamond A.K.A. Raekwon The Chef, Tony Starks A.K.A. Ghost Face Killer, Lucky Hands A.K.A. U-God courtesy of RCA
Tracks 11, 13: Killah Priest courtesy of GZA Productions
Song titles do not appear in order
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York, NY
All songs published by GZA Music Publishing ASCAP / Ramecca Music Publishing BMI
Mathematics for GZA Grafx
Denis Cowans for Milestone / DC Comics.
Cyril Gittens for GZA Grafx
© 1995 Geffen Records, Inc.

CD:
© 1995 Geffen Records, Inc.
Made in the EC.

Other Notes:
Issued in a standard jewel case (some with clear tray) including fold-out insert.
Inner shows track titled "Unexplained", which does not appear on release.

European compact discs with same cat number "GED 24813" can be distinguished by:
with Geffen vertical cat number "424 813-2" next to barcode,
‒ Sonopress release.
‒ Universal M & L, release, with mastering SID code: L002.
‒ Universal M & L, release, with mastering SID code: LV26.
⤷ EDC, repress (Universal M & L > EDC).
‒ Arvato release.
‒ Optimal Media GmbH release.
without Geffen vertical cat number next to barcode,
‒ 3536944 (GEMA) : Sonopress release. ➫ this one
‒ Sony DADC release.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 7 2064-24813-2 5
Barcode (String): 720642481325
Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society: BMI
Rights Society: BIEM / GEMA
Label Code: LC 7266
Price Code (F): BM650
SPARS Code: AAD
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): SONOPRESS M-4253/ GED24813 A
Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI L021
Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 0734
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): SONOPRESS M-4253/ GED24813 A
Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI L021
Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 0797
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): SONOPRESS M-4253/ GED24813 A
Mastering SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI L021
Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 0771
Matrix / Runout (Variant 4): SONOPRESS M-4253/ GED24813 A
Mastering SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI L021
Mould SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI 0701
Matrix / Runout (Variant 5): SONOPRESS M-4253/ GED24813 A
Mastering SID Code (Variant 5): IFPI L021
Mould SID Code (Variant 5): IFPI 0711
Matrix / Runout (Variant 6): SONOPRESS M-4253/ GED24813 A
Mastering SID Code (Variant 6): IFPI L021
Mould SID Code (Variant 6): IFPI 0767

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Liquid Swords (2×LP, Album)	Geffen Records	GEF2-24813	US	1995
Recently Edited	Liquid Swords (CD, Album)	Geffen Records	GED 24813, 424 813-2	Europe	1995
Recently Edited	Liquid Swords (Instrumental Version) (2×LP, Album, Promo)	Geffen Records	PRO-A2-4810	US	1995
Recently Edited	Liquid Swords (CD, Album, Club Edition)	Geffen Records	CGEFD 24813, GEFSD-24813, GED 24813	Canada	1995
Recently Edited	Liquid Swords (2×LP, Album)	Geffen Records	GEF2-24813	UK	1995