The Vanguard (3) – Black Messiah
Tracklist
| A1 | Ain't That Easy | 4:49 | |
| A2 | 1000 Deaths | 5:49 | |
| A3 | The Charade | 3:20 | |
| B1 | Sugah Daddy | 5:02 | |
| B2 | Really Love | 5:44 | |
| C1 | Back To the Future (Part I) | 5:22 | |
| C2 | Till It's Done (Tutu) | 3:51 | |
| C3 | Prayer | 4:32 | |
| D1 | Betray My Heart | 5:55 | |
| D2 | The Door | 3:08 | |
| D3 | Back To the Future (Part II) | 2:24 | |
| D4 | Another Life | 5:58 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Sony Music Entertainment
- Marketed By – Sony Music Entertainment
- Distributed By – Sony Music Entertainment
- Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BE77838
- Published By – Ah-Choo Music Publishing
- Published By – 12:00 AM Music
- Published By – U Betta Like My Muzik
- Published By – Songs Of SMP
- Published By – Ear Kandy Music
- Published By – Legendelphia Music LLC
- Published By – Universal Music-Careers
- Published By – Onip Songs
- Published By – BMG Bumblebee
- Published By – Gadtoon Music
- Published By – Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
- Recorded At – MSR Studios
- Recorded At – Hydra SF
- Recorded At – Henson Recording Studios
- Recorded At – The Plant Studios
- Recorded At – Sear Sound
- Recorded At – Avatar Studios
- Recorded At – Quad Recording Studios
- Mixed At – MSR Studios
- Mixed At – Henson Recording Studios
- Lacquer Cut At – Optimal Media GmbH
Credits
- Arranged By [String Arrangement] – Brent Fischer
- Art Direction, Design – Exposure America
- Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Kendra Foster
- Creative Director [RCA Creative Director] – Erwin Gorostiza
- Drums – James Gadson
- Drums, Drum Programming – Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson*
- Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Tony Rambo
- Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Ricky Begin*
- Executive-Producer, Management – Kevin Liles
- Guitar, Steel Guitar, Classical Guitar [Nylon Guitar] – Mark Hammond (4)
- Guitar, Steel Guitar, Classical Guitar [Nylon Guitar], Sitar – Isaiah Sharkey
- Lacquer Cut By – JP*
- Liner Notes [Foreword] – Nelson George
- Lyrics By – Q-Tip (tracks: A1, B1)
- Mastered By – Dave Collins
- Mixed By [Additional Mixing], Engineer – Ben Kane
- Mixed By, Engineer – Russell Elevado
- Music By – Questlove (tracks: A3, D4)
- Photography By – Barron Claiborne
- Photography By [Live Photography] – Carine Bijlsma
- Producer, Lyrics By, Music By, Piano, Organ, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Guitar, Steel Guitar, Classical Guitar [Nylon Guitar], Sitar, Bass, Drum Programming, Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – D'Angelo
- Sitar, Bass – Pino Palladino
- Strings, Woodwind – Maurice Grants
- Trumpet, Cornet, Flugelhorn, Brass, Arranged By [Horn Arrangment] – Roy Hargrove
- Vocals [Spoken Word] – Gina*
Notes
Track A1: Published by Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (istered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), U Betta Like My Muzic/Songs Of SMP (ASCAP), Ear Kandy Music (BMI)
Track A2: Published by Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (istered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), Ear Kandy Music (BMI) / Contains a portion of the audio from the film "The Murder of Fred Hampton" used courtesy of Chicago Film Archives
Tracks A3 and D4: Published by Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (istered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), Legendelphia Music LLC/Universal Music-Careers (ASCAP), Ear Kandy Music (BMI)
Track 4: Published by Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (istered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), U Betta Like My Muzic/Songs Of SMP (ASCAP), Ear Kandy Music (BMI), Onip Songs/BMG Bumblebee (BMI), Gadtoon Music (BMI)
Track B2: Published by Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (istered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), Ear Kandy Music (BMI), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI) / Contains a sample from "We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue" written and performed by Curtis Mayfield, published by Warner-Tamerland Publishing Corp. (BMI), under license from Warner Bros. Records, Inc. by arrangement with Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company.
Tracks C1, C3, D1 and D3: Published by Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (istered by Universal Polygram International Publishing)
Tracks C2 and D2: Published by Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (istered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), Ear Kandy Music (BMI)
Recorded at M.S.R. Studios, Hydra SF, Henson Studios, The Plant, Sear Sound, Avatar Studios and Quad Studios.
Mixed at M.S.R. Studios and Henson Studios.
"No Digital "Plug-ins" of Any Kind Were Used in This Recording. All of the Recording, Processing, Effects and Mixing Was Done in the Analog Domain Using Tape and Mostly Vintage Equipment for Best Results. Listen at Maximum Volume."
Management: Kevin Liles, KWL Enterprises, Inc. and Alan Leeds, Shelltoe Entertainment
Business Management: Joshua Klein and Keri Weaver, Monarch Business and Wealth Management, LLC.
Legal Representation: Paul Rothenberg, Samantha Shipp and Lesa Kasambalides, Rothenberg P.C.
Personal Assistant to D'Angelo: Malcolm Fernando Kee
"Thanks to Peter Edge, Tom Corson, Jocelyn Cooper, Matthew Morgan, Michelle Ryang, Irene Sourlis, Carolyn Williams, Erwin Gorostiza, Theola Borden, Junko Takada, Annie Meaher, Beth Hawkins, Nat Pastor, Roe Williams, Ashish Chutei, Heathcliff Berru, Scott Mantell, Questlove, Q-Tip, Bill Reeves, Lou Barber, Roxane George, Mark Jenkins, Tina Farris, Cecilia Ramirez, The Vanguard (Past and Present), Little Homey, Dominique Trenier."
Questlove Appears Courtesy of Def Jam Records. Roy Hargrove Appears Courtesy of Groove and High Records.
"Perpetrators Beware Say a Prayer If You Dare for the Believers with a Faith at the Size of a Seed Enough to Be Redeemed Relegated to Savages Bound by the Way of the Deceivers"
℗&© 2014 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
Track A2: Published by Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (istered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), Ear Kandy Music (BMI) / Contains a portion of the audio from the film "The Murder of Fred Hampton" used courtesy of Chicago Film Archives
Tracks A3 and D4: Published by Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (istered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), Legendelphia Music LLC/Universal Music-Careers (ASCAP), Ear Kandy Music (BMI)
Track 4: Published by Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (istered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), U Betta Like My Muzic/Songs Of SMP (ASCAP), Ear Kandy Music (BMI), Onip Songs/BMG Bumblebee (BMI), Gadtoon Music (BMI)
Track B2: Published by Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (istered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), Ear Kandy Music (BMI), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI) / Contains a sample from "We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue" written and performed by Curtis Mayfield, published by Warner-Tamerland Publishing Corp. (BMI), under license from Warner Bros. Records, Inc. by arrangement with Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company.
Tracks C1, C3, D1 and D3: Published by Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (istered by Universal Polygram International Publishing)
Tracks C2 and D2: Published by Ah Choo Music Publishing (ASCAP)/12:00 AM Music (ASCAP) (istered by Universal Polygram International Publishing), Ear Kandy Music (BMI)
Recorded at M.S.R. Studios, Hydra SF, Henson Studios, The Plant, Sear Sound, Avatar Studios and Quad Studios.
Mixed at M.S.R. Studios and Henson Studios.
"No Digital "Plug-ins" of Any Kind Were Used in This Recording. All of the Recording, Processing, Effects and Mixing Was Done in the Analog Domain Using Tape and Mostly Vintage Equipment for Best Results. Listen at Maximum Volume."
Management: Kevin Liles, KWL Enterprises, Inc. and Alan Leeds, Shelltoe Entertainment
Business Management: Joshua Klein and Keri Weaver, Monarch Business and Wealth Management, LLC.
Legal Representation: Paul Rothenberg, Samantha Shipp and Lesa Kasambalides, Rothenberg P.C.
Personal Assistant to D'Angelo: Malcolm Fernando Kee
"Thanks to Peter Edge, Tom Corson, Jocelyn Cooper, Matthew Morgan, Michelle Ryang, Irene Sourlis, Carolyn Williams, Erwin Gorostiza, Theola Borden, Junko Takada, Annie Meaher, Beth Hawkins, Nat Pastor, Roe Williams, Ashish Chutei, Heathcliff Berru, Scott Mantell, Questlove, Q-Tip, Bill Reeves, Lou Barber, Roxane George, Mark Jenkins, Tina Farris, Cecilia Ramirez, The Vanguard (Past and Present), Little Homey, Dominique Trenier."
Questlove Appears Courtesy of Def Jam Records. Roy Hargrove Appears Courtesy of Groove and High Records.
"Perpetrators Beware Say a Prayer If You Dare for the Believers with a Faith at the Size of a Seed Enough to Be Redeemed Relegated to Savages Bound by the Way of the Deceivers"
℗&© 2014 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 8 88750 56551 8
- Label Code: LC00316
- Rights Society: BIEM/GEMA
- Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched): BE77838-01 A1 JP +^
- Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched): BE77838-01 B1 JP +^
- Matrix / Runout (Side C, etched): BE77838-01 C1 JP +^
- Matrix / Runout (Side D, etched): BE77838-01 D1 JP
Other Versions (5 of 12)
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| Black Messiah (12×File, AAC, Album, 256 kbps) | RCA | none | 2014 | ||||
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Black Messiah (CD, Album) | RCA | 88875-05655-2 | US | 2014 | ||
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Black Messiah (CD, Album) | Sony Music | 88875056552 | Europe | 2014 | ||
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Black Messiah (CD, Album) | RCA | 88875056552 | Australia | 2014 | ||
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Black Messiah (CD, Album) | RCA | 88875-05655-2 | Malaysia | 2014 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Great album but sadly not an analogue pressing; digital files pressed onto vinyl (confirmed on IG live by Russell Elevado and Ben Kane, album engineers). So loses a few stars.
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Edited 8 months agoNothing to complain about, clear, dynamic and bassy! Sound beutiful and true to the source, recommended! A little surface noise between songs though but it doesn't affect play at all -
The second disc side D sounds a little rough, it sound more like a vinyl issue than static has anyone had this issue? Ive cleaned it and i'm still getting the same issue the other sides are fine i'm miffed
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Edited 2 years agoSounds pretty good to me after turning up the gain a bit. Super detailed and dynamic, wonder if it could be improved even further with the 180g treatment. Has anyone compared the EU and US presses? -
I have ordered two copies now and record 2 in both items have been extremely warped like 0,5cm up and down several times around the 360 degrees of a round. I’ll try a third time for better luck. Hopefully that will do it. I’ll come back with info. Good record overall otherwise so its a pity with warpage which seems a bit too common these days…
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Edited 3 years agoWow. This is a perfect piece of art, from the exquisite packaging and attention to detail, to the cover/booklet art/layout, and finally the musical production, which is a solid cut above.
I'm new to DA but really digging the chill vibe and presence of acoustic drums, strings, actual guitars, horns, and fun layered vocals. I catch a Prince vibe, which is a compliment. DA is multi talented, as most of this is played by him. That nylon guitar on "Really Love", whoa.
The pressing is outstanding, one of the best if not THE best in my collection.
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Pressing is of high quality. The album in itself, music and physical lp, is a piece of art!
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Recommendation for this: turn up the volume 6 points, it sounds lower than any other vinyl. Turn down the bass a little bit to appreciate the details, bass should be at 0-1, it is recorded analogic. Then you will enjoy, this is supposed to sound raw.
Is a masterpiece
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