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

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Label:	Def Jam Recordings – FC 44303
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo , Carrollton Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1988
Genre:	Hip Hop
Style:	Conscious

Tracklist

A1	Countdown To Armageddon	1:41
A2	Bring The Noise	3:47
A3	Don't Believe The Hype	5:20
A4	Cold Lampin With Flavor	4:13
A5	Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic	4:30
A6	Mind Terrorist	1:18
A7	Louder Than A Bomb	3:37
A8	Caught, Can We Get A Witness?	5:03
B1	Show 'Em Whatcha Got	1:57
B2	She Watch Channel Zero?!	3:50
B3	Night Of The Living Baseheads	3:16
B4	Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos	6:25
B5	Security Of The First World	1:22
B6	Rebel Without A Pause	5:05
B7	Prophets Of Rage	3:15
B8	Party For Your Right To Fight	3:27

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Def Jam Recordings
Copyright © – Def Jam Recordings
Manufactured By – CBS Records Inc.
Distributed By – CBS Records Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Def Jam Recordings Inc.
Copyright © – Def American Songs, Inc.
Recorded At – Greene St. Recording
Recorded At – Chung King House Of Metal
Recorded At – Sabella Recording Studios
Recorded At – Spectrum City Studios
Mastered At – Masterdisk
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Carrollton, GA

Credits

Arranged By [Derangements] – Hank Shocklee
Created By, Other [Guided], Directed By, Sequenced By – Hank Shocklee
Engineer – Nick Sansano
Executive-Producer – Rick Rubin
Mixed By – Steve Ett
Performer [Public Enemy Is] – Terminator X
Photography By [Visuals] – Glen E. Friedman
Producer – Hank Shocklee
Producer [Assistant] – Eric (Vietnam) Sadler*
Programmed By – Hank Shocklee
Scratches [Lead And Rhythm Scratching] – Norman (Terminator X) Rogers*
Scratches [Rhythm Scratch] – Johnny Juice Rosado (tracks: B3)
Supervised By [Production Supervisor] – Bill Stephney
Voice [Occasional Voices] – Professor Griff And The Black To The Future Sample Stars

Notes

Cat # on label: BFW 44303
Cat # on runout groove: BFW 44303 (see identifiers)
Cat # on cover spine: FC 44303 (Sticker placed over the original, which was BFW 44303.)
A very similar edition has Cat # C 44303 on label.

Includes printed inner sleeve with lyrics and credits. Some copies have hype sticker on the front cover and gold promo stamp on barcode sticker.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (From Sticker): 0 7464 - 44303 - 1 02
Matrix / Runout (scratched on runout groove Side 1, variant 1): BFW 44303 - A CI G4 MASTERDISK DMM A15
Matrix / Runout (scratched on runout groove Side 2, variant 1): BFW 44303 - B - CI G3 MASTERDISK DMM F26
Matrix / Runout (scratched on runout groove Side 1, variant 2): BFW 44303 - A CI G2 MASTERDISK DMM A19
Matrix / Runout (scratched on runout groove Side 2, variant 2): BFW 44303 - B - CI G4 MASTERDISK DMM C12
Rights Society: BMI

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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