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

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Label:	CBS – DEF 462415 1
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo
Country:	Europe
Released:	1988
Genre:	Hip Hop
Style:	Conscious

Tracklist

	Silver Side
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 Written-By – Drayton*	4:13
A5	Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic Written-By – W. Drayton*	4:30
A6	Mind Terrorist	1:18
A7	Louder Than A Bomb	3:37
A8	Caught, Can We Get A Witness?	5:03
	Black Side
B1	Show 'Em Whatcha Got	1:57
B2	She Watch Channel Zero?! Written-By – Drayton*	3:50
B3	Night Of The Living Baseheads Scratches – Johnny Juice Rosado	3:16
B4	Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos Written-By – Drayton*	6:25
B5	Security Of The First World	1:22
B6	Rebel Without A Pause Written-By – Rogers*	5:05
B7	Prophets Of Rage	3:15
B8	Party For Your Right To Fight	3:27

Companies, etc.

Distributed By – CBS Records
Distributed By – CBS Disques S.A.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Def Jam Recordings Inc.
Copyright © – Def Jam Recordings Inc.
Copyright © – Def American Songs, Inc.
Pressed By – CBS, Haarlem – 01 462415
Published By – 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
Engineered At – Greene St. Recording
Engineered At – Sabella Recording Studios

Credits

Arranged By [Derangements] – Hank Shocklee
Drum Programming [Programming] – Hank Shocklee
Engineer – Jeff Jones (tracks: A2)
Engineer [Greene St. Recording] – Nick Sansano
Engineer [Sabella Studios] – Jim Sabella (tracks: A2, A8)
Executive-Producer – Rick Rubin
Management [Representation] – Russell Simmons
Mixed By – Steve Ett (tracks: A2, B6)
Mixed By [Greene St. Recording] – Rod Hui
Performer [Public Enemy Is] – The Security Of The First World
Photography By [Album Photography And Video, Visuals] – Glen E. Friedman
Producer [Assistant] – Eric (Vietnam) Sadler*
Producer [Production Supervisor] – Bill Stephney
Producer, Creative Director [Created By], Directed By [Guided And Directed By], Sequenced By – Hank Shocklee
Rap [The Bass] – Chuck D
Rap [The Treble] – Flavor Flav
Scratches [Lead And Rhythm Scratching] – Norman (Terminator X) Rogers*
Voice [Occasional Voices] – Professor Griff And The Black To The Future Sample Stars
Written-By – Shocklee* (tracks: A1 to A3, A6 to B1, B3, B5, B7, B8)

Notes

This version has black CBS labels with "Def Jam recordings" and label rim in yellowish lettering and the other text in silver lettering, whileas It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back has black Columbia labels with silver lettering.

Printed inner sleeve with lyrics.
Live segments recorded November 3, 1987 London.
Dedicated to the cities of Philadelphia and London.

℗ 1988 Def Jam Recordings Inc./ © 1988 1988 Def Jam Recordings Inc. © 1988 (BMI) © 1988 Def American Songs, Inc.
Made & printed in Holland.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 5 099746 241513
Label Code: LC 8427
Matrix / Runout (Label side A): 01-462415-1
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): 01-462415-2
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 - runout side A): 01 462415 3A1
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 - runout side B): 01 462415 3B1
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 - runout side A, stamped): 01 462415 3A1 G
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 - runout side B, stamped & [hand-etched]): 01 462415 3B1 [D]
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 - runout side A, stamped): 01 462415 3A1 E
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 - runout side B, stamped & [hand-etched]): 01 462415 3B1 D
Price Code: CB | 291
Price Code (Encircled): 58
Price Code (Boxed on rear sleeve): PX
Rights Society: BIEM / STEMRA
Rights Society (Publishing): BMI
Other (CBS computer number on rear and inner sleeve): 01-462415-20
Other (US cat# on labels): BFW 44303

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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 (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
Recently Edited	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (LP, Album, Stereo)	CBS	DEF 462415 1	Greece	1988