Public Enemy – It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

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Label:	Columbia – C 44303
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo , Carrollton Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	Apr 1988
Genre:	Hip Hop
Style:	Conscious

Tracklist

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

Companies, etc.

Copyright © – CBS Records Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Records Inc.
Copyright © – Def American Songs, Inc.
Published By – Island Music
Manufactured By – Columbia Records
Manufactured By – CBS Records Inc.
Record Company – CBS Inc.
Recorded At – Greene St. Recording
Recorded At – Chung King House Of Metal
Recorded At – Sabella Recording Studios
Recorded At – Spectrum City Studios
Recorded By – BBC Radio London
Mixed At – Greene St. Recording
Mixed At – Chung King House Of Metal
Mastered At – Masterdisk
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Carrollton, GA

Credits

Arranged By [Derangements] – Hank Shocklee
Band [Public Enemy Is] – The Security Of The First World
Created By, Other [Guided By], Directed By, Sequenced By – Hank Shocklee
Engineer – Jeff Jones (tracks: A2)
Engineer [Chung King] – Chuck Valle (tracks: B6)
Engineer [Greene St. Recording] – The Chairmen Of The Boards
Engineer [Sabella Studios] – Jim Sabella (tracks: A2, A8)
Executive-Producer – Rick Rubin
Legal [Representation] – Russell Simmons
Management – Rush Artist Management
Mixed By – Keith (Wizard K-Jee) Boxley* (tracks: B3)
Mixed By [Chung King] – Steve Ett (tracks: A2, B6)
Mixed By [Greene St. Recording] – Rod Hui
Performer [Assault Technician] – Terminator X
Performer [Messenger Of Prophecy] – Chuck D
Performer [Minister Of Information] – Professor Griff
Performer [The Cold Lamper] – Flavor Flav
Photography By [Visuals] – Glen Friedman*
Producer – Hank Shocklee
Producer [Assistant] – Eric (Vietnam) Sadler*
Programmed By [Programming] – Hank Shocklee
Scratches [Lead And Rhythm Scratching] – Norman (Terminator X) Rogers*
Supervised By [Production Supervisor] – Bill Stephney
Vocals [The Bass] – Chuck D
Vocals [The Treble] – Flavor Flav
Voice [Occasional Voices] – Professor Griff And The Black To The Future Sample Stars

Notes

Comes with printed lyrics on inner sleeve.

Gold letters on label.

[Catalog numbers]
- Spine: FC 44303
- Labels: C 44303

[Back cover]
- © 1988 CBS Records Inc./℗ 1987, 1988 CBS Records Inc.

[Labels]
- ℗ 1987, 1988 CBS Records Inc.
- Printed In U.S.A.

[Inner sleeve]
- © 1988 (BMI) © 1988 Def American Songs, Inc.
- "Bring The Noise" Copyright 1987 Def American Songs, BMI. Controlled in Europe and the rest of the world by Island Music.
- Recorded at: Greene Street Recording, NYC, Chung King House Of Metal, NYC, Sabella Recording, Roslyn, LI, NY, Spectrum City Studios, Hempstead, LI, NY.
- Live segments recorded November 3, 1987 London, thanks to Dave Pearce, Radio London, Terry Jervis, BBC.

Runouts are mostly etched some mastering text may be stamped.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Scanned): 07464443031
Barcode (Text): 0 7464-44303-1
Rights Society: BMI
Pressing Plant ID (In runouts): G
Matrix / Runout (Label side A (Silver)): AL 44303
Matrix / Runout (Label side B (Black)): BL 44303
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A (Silver), variant 1): AL-44303-1C MASTERDISK - DMM G1
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B (Black), variant 1): BL 44303 1A G1
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A (Silver), variant 2): AL-44303 C1 G4 MASTERDISK DMM F4
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B (Black), variant 2): BL-44303- -C1 G4 MASTERDISK DMM D12
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A (Silver), variant 3): AL-44303-1C MASTERDISK - DMM G1 C2
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B (Black), variant 3): BL 44303 1A G1 C2
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A (Silver), variant 4): B̶F̶W̶ 4̶4̶3̶0̶3̶-̶4̶ AL-44303-A̶ C1 G5 MASTERDISK DMM A17
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B (Black), variant 4): BL-B̶F̶W̶ 44303-B̶ C1 G3 MASTERDISK DMM F25
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A (Silver), variant 5): B̶F̶W̶ 4̶4̶3̶0̶3̶-̶4̶ AL-44303-A̶ C1 G5 MASTERDISK DMM A23
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B (Black), variant 5): BL-B̶F̶W̶ 44303-B̶ C1 G3 MASTERDISK DMM F31
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A (Silver), variant 6): AL-44303-1C MASTERDISK - DMM G1 B6
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B (Black), variant 6): BL 44303 1A D G1 ̶1̶A̶ ̶ B10

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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
Recently Edited	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (LP, Album, Stereo, Carrollton Pressing)	Def Jam Recordings	BFW 44303	US	1988
Recently Edited	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (LP, Album, Stereo)	CBS	DEF 462415 1	Europe	1988
Recently Edited	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (Cassette, Album)	CBS	462415 4	UK	1988
Recently Edited	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