The Notorious B.I.G.* – Ready To Die

Label:	Bad Boy Entertainment – 78612-73000-1
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album
Country:	US
Released:	1994
Genre:	Hip Hop
Style:	Hardcore Hip-Hop

Tracklist

A1	Juicy Producer – Sean "Puffy" Combs* Recorded By, Mixed By – Mario Rodriquez* Vocals [Additional] – Total	5:03
A2	Gimme The Loot Producer – Easy Mo Bee Recorded By, Mixed By – Greg Pinto	4:53
A3	Machine Gun Funk Producer – Easy Mo Bee Recorded By, Mixed By – Bassy Bob Brockmann	4:11
A4	Warning Producer – Easy Mo Bee Recorded By, Mixed By – Rich Travali	3:43
B1	Unbelievable Mixed By – Eddie Sancho Producer – DJ Premier Recorded By – Norty Cotto	3:46
B2	The What Featuring, Written-By – Method Man Producer – Easy Mo Bee Recorded By, Mixed By – Bill Esses	3:58
B3	Respect Mixed By – Mario Rodriquez* Producer – Sean "Puffy" Combs* Vocals [Additional] – Diana King	4:36
B4	One More Chance Performer [Instruments] – Carl "Chucky" Thompson* Producer – Bluez Brothers* Recorded By, Mixed By – Rich Travali Vocals [Additional] – Total	4:42
B5	Big Poppa Producer – Sean "Puffy" Combs* Recorded By, Mixed By – Rich Travali	4:14

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Arista Records, Inc.
Record Company – Bertelsmann Music Group
Distributed By – Arista Records, Inc.
Manufactured By – Arista Records, Inc.
Produced For – TrakMasterz Productions, Inc.
Produced For – Bad Boy Entertainment, Inc.
Produced For – Bee Mo Easy Productions
Produced For – Works Of Mart, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Arista Records, Inc.
Copyright © – Arista Records, Inc.
Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
Published By – Tee Tee, Inc.
Published By – Janice Combs Music
Published By – Mtume Music
Published By – Almo/Irving Music
Published By – EMI
Published By – Windswept
Published By – Casa David
Published By – Sherilyn Pub. Co.
Published By – EMI April Music Inc.
Published By – Bovina, Inc.
Recorded At – The Hit Factory
Recorded At – Soundtrack Studios
Recorded At – Sound On Sound Recordings, Inc.
Recorded At – D&D Studios
Mixed At – The Hit Factory
Mastered At – Hit Factory Mastering

Credits

A&R [A&R Coordinator] – Gwendolyn Watts (2)
Art Direction, Design – The Drawing Board
Executive-Producer – Sean "Puffy" Combs*
Executive-Producer [Associate] – Mr. Cee*
Management – Mark Pitts Management
Photography By – Butch Bel Air*
Written-By – The Notorious B.I.G.*

Notes

Original first pressing.

Def Jam Recordings Inc.

A1: Contains sample from "Juicy Fruit" by Mtume, written by James Mtume, published by Mtume Music. Courtesy of Sony Music.

A2: Contains sample from "Just To Get A Rep" by Gangstarr, written by Keith Elam, published by Almo/Irving. Courtesy of Chrysalis Music.

A3: Contains sample from "Chief Rocka" by Lords Of The Underground, written by Alterrick Wardick, Dupre Kelly, Marlon Williams & Kevin Hansford, published by EMI-Alvo/Irving. Courtesy of EMI Music Group.

A4: Contains sample from "Walk On By" by Isaac Hayes, written by Burt Bacharach/Hal David, published by Windswept/Casa David. Courtesy of Stax/Fantasy Records.

B3: Contains sample from "I Get Lifted" by George McCray, written by H.W. Casey, published by Sherilyn Publishing/Windswept. Courtesy of 3 Deep Records/Rhino Records.

B5: Contains sample from "Between The Sheets" by the Isley Bros., written by R.Isley/O.Isley/E.Isley/R.Isley/M.Isley/C.Jasper, published by EMI/April Music, Inc., Bovina, Inc. (ASCAP). Courtesy of Sony Records.

Variant 1 pressing: Direct Metal Mastering (DMM)

The sleeve has a gold promotional stamp on the back.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 78612-73000-1 7
Barcode (Scanned): 786127300017
Matrix / Runout (A-side label): 78612-73000-1-SA
Matrix / Runout (B-side label): 78612-73000-1-SB
Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, variant 1): 78612-73000-1-SA-SP1 HFM '94
Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, variant 1): 78612-73000-1-SB-SP1-DMM SP1-1
Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, variant 2): 78612-73000-1-SA-SP1 SP1-1 HFM '94
Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, variant 2): 78612-73000-1-SB-SP1 SP1-1
Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society: BMI

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Ready To Die (CD, Album)	Arista	78612 73000 2	Europe	1994
Recently Edited	Ready To Die (CD, Album)	Bad Boy Entertainment	78612-73000-2	US	1994
Recently Edited	Ready To Die (LP, Album)	Bad Boy Entertainment	78612-73000-1	US	1994
Recently Edited	Ready To Die (CD, Album)	Bad Boy Entertainment	78612-73000-2	Canada	1994
New Submission	Ready To Die (Cassette, Album)	Bad Boy Entertainment	78612-73000-4	US	1994