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Annotation

Original US Capitol Records pressing. Pressed on translucent black vinyl.
Parental Advisory sticker on front cover.
Comes with a bonus sticker.
Printed in USA.

Annotation last modified on 2018-03-25 19:56 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
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A1Sure Shot
assistant engineer:
Settly (New Orleans-based instrumentalist and record producer)
engineer:
Mario Caldato Jr.
producer:
Beastie Boys
bass [Fender Jazz, Zelinger] and double bass [acoustic uprights]:
MC Adam Yauch
drums (drum set) [trap kit]:
Mike D (member of Beastie Boys)
guitar:
Adrock
keyboard:
Money Mark
percussion:
Eric Bobo
additional performer:
Mario Caldato Jr.
samples:
Howlin' For Judy by Jeremy Steig
music videos:
Sure Shot (music video) by Beastie Boys
samples from:
The Funny Sides of Moms Mabley by Moms Mabley
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 331)
recording of:
Sure Shot
additional writer:
Jeremy Steig
writer:
Ad‐Rock, Mario Caldato Jr., Mike D (member of Beastie Boys), DJ Hurricane and Adam Yauch
3.453:20
A2Tough Guy
assistant engineer:
Settly (New Orleans-based instrumentalist and record producer)
engineer:
Mario Caldato Jr.
bass [Fender Jazz, Zelinger] and double bass [acoustic uprights]:
MC Adam Yauch
drums (drum set) [trap kit]:
Mike D (member of Beastie Boys)
guitar:
Adrock
keyboard:
Money Mark
membranophone:
Amery Smith
percussion:
Eric Bobo
recording of:
Tough Guy
writer:
Ad‐Rock, Mike D (member of Beastie Boys), Amery Smith and Adam Yauch
2.950:58
A3B-Boys Makin’ With the Freak Freak
assistant engineer:
Settly (New Orleans-based instrumentalist and record producer)
engineer:
Mario Caldato Jr.
bass [Fender Jazz, Zelinger] and double bass [acoustic uprights]:
MC Adam Yauch
drums (drum set) [trap kit]:
Mike D (member of Beastie Boys)
guitar:
Adrock
keyboard:
Money Mark
percussion:
Eric Bobo
recording of:
B‐Boys Makin’ With the Freak Freak
writer:
Ad‐Rock, Mike D (member of Beastie Boys) and Adam Yauch
23:54
A4Bobo on the Corner
assistant engineer:
Settly (New Orleans-based instrumentalist and record producer)
engineer:
Mario Caldato Jr.
bass [Fender Jazz, Zelinger] and double bass [acoustic uprights]:
MC Adam Yauch
drums (drum set) [trap kit]:
Mike D (member of Beastie Boys)
guitar:
Adrock
keyboard:
Money Mark
percussion:
Eric Bobo
recording of:
Bobo on the Corner
composer:
Ad‐Rock, Mike D (member of Beastie Boys), Eric Bobo, Mark Ramos‐Nishita and Adam Yauch
2.351:13
A5Root Down
assistant engineer:
Settly (New Orleans-based instrumentalist and record producer)
engineer:
Mario Caldato Jr.
producer:
Beastie Boys and Mario Caldato Jr.
bass [Fender Jazz, Zelinger] and double bass [acoustic uprights]:
MC Adam Yauch
drums (drum set) [trap kit]:
Mike D (member of Beastie Boys)
guitar:
Adrock
keyboard:
Money Mark
percussion:
Eric Bobo
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint)
samples:
Root Down (and Get It) by Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist)
music videos:
Root Down by Beastie Boys
recording of:
Root Down
writer:
Adam Horovitz, Michael Diamond (member of Beastie Boys) and Adam Yauch
publisher:
Brooklyn Dust Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
3.453:32
B1Sabotage
assistant engineer:
Settly (New Orleans-based instrumentalist and record producer)
engineer:
Mario Caldato Jr.
bass [Fender Jazz, Zelinger] and double bass [acoustic uprights]:
MC Adam Yauch
drums (drum set) [trap kit]:
Mike D (member of Beastie Boys)
guitar:
Adrock
keyboard:
Money Mark
percussion:
Eric Bobo
music videos:
Sabotage (music video) by Beastie Boys
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 66), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 245) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 475)
recording of:
Sabotage
writer:
Adam Horovitz, Adam Nathaniel Yauch and Michael Louis Diamon (member of Beastie Boys)
publisher:
Brooklyn Dust Music, Polygram Int. Publ. GmbH, Inc., Universal Music Publishing GmbH (Universal Music Publishing Group Germany) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
4.42:59
B2Get It Together
assistant engineer:
Settly (New Orleans-based instrumentalist and record producer)
engineer and producer:
Mario Caldato Jr.
bass [Fender Jazz, Zelinger] and double bass [acoustic uprights]:
MC Adam Yauch
drums (drum set) [trap kit]:
Mike D (member of Beastie Boys)
guitar:
Adrock
keyboard:
Money Mark
percussion:
Eric Bobo
guest vocals:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
samples:
Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In by The Moog Machine and Headless Heroes by Eugene McDaniels
recording of:
Get It Together
writer:
Adam Horovitz, Kamaal Ibn John Fareed (American rapper), Michael Diamond (member of Beastie Boys) and Adam Yauch
publisher:
Brooklyn Dust Music, Jazz Merchant Music (Publishing company related to Q-Tip), Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
3.554:06
B3Sabrosa
assistant engineer:
Settly (New Orleans-based instrumentalist and record producer)
engineer:
Mario Caldato Jr.
producer:
Beastie Boys
bass [Fender Jazz, Zelinger] and double bass [acoustic uprights]:
MC Adam Yauch
drums (drum set) [trap kit]:
Mike D (member of Beastie Boys)
guitar:
Adrock
keyboard:
Money Mark
percussion:
Eric Bobo
recording of:
Sabrosa
composer:
Adam Horovitz, Eric Bobo, Michael Diamond (member of Beastie Boys), Mark Ramos‐Nishita and Adam Yauch
2.953:30
B4The Update
assistant engineer:
Settly (New Orleans-based instrumentalist and record producer)
engineer:
Mario Caldato Jr.
bass [Fender Jazz, Zelinger] and double bass [acoustic uprights]:
MC Adam Yauch
drums (drum set) [trap kit]:
Mike D (member of Beastie Boys)
guitar:
Adrock
keyboard:
Money Mark
percussion:
Eric Bobo
additional performer:
Mario Caldato Jr.
samples:
Children of the Earth Flames by John Klemmer
recording of:
The Update
writer:
Ad‐Rock, Mario Caldato Jr., Mike D (member of Beastie Boys), Mark Ramos‐Nishita and Adam Yauch
2.753:16
B5Futterman's Rule
assistant engineer:
Settly (New Orleans-based instrumentalist and record producer)
engineer:
Mario Caldato Jr.
bass [Fender Jazz, Zelinger] and double bass [acoustic uprights]:
MC Adam Yauch
drums (drum set) [trap kit]:
Mike D (member of Beastie Boys)
guitar:
Adrock
keyboard:
Money Mark
percussion:
Eric Bobo
recording of:
Futterman’s Rule
writer:
Ad‐Rock, Mike D (member of Beastie Boys), Mark Ramos‐Nishita and Adam Yauch
3.453:42
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