Boogie Down Productions – By All Means Necessary
Tracklist
| A1 | My Philosophy | 5:36 | |
| A2 | Ya Slippin' | 4:32 | |
| A3 | Stop The Violence | 4:39 | |
| A4 | Illegal Business | 5:17 | |
| A5 | Nervous | 4:10 | |
| B1 | I'm Still #1 | 5:09 | |
| B2 | Part Time Suckers | 5:28 | |
| B3 | Jimmy | 4:11 | |
| B4 | T'Cha - T'Cha | 4:30 | |
| B5 | Necessary | 2:57 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
- Produced For – Boogie Down Productions
- Recorded At – Power Play Studios
- Made By – Zomba Recording Corporation
- Manufactured By – RCA Records
- Distributed By – RCA Records
- Record Company – BMG Music
- Pressed By – Hauppauge Record Manufacturing Ltd.
Credits
- Engineer – Ivan 'Doc' Rodriguez (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to B5)
- Other [Grooming] – Kofi Tuda
- Other [Wardrobe Consultant] – Ms. Melodie
- Photography By – Doug Rowell
- Supervised By [Overseen By] – D.J. Scott LaRock*
- Written-By, Producer, Directed By, Mixed By – KRS-One
Notes
Written, produced, directed and mixed for Boogie Down Productions.
This version is the Hauppauge pressing and can be identified by the arrangement of the text on the labels and by the 'ᐉ' runout groove stamp.
There is also a Specialty Records pressing variation.
This version is the Hauppauge pressing and can be identified by the arrangement of the text on the labels and by the 'ᐉ' runout groove stamp.
There is also a Specialty Records pressing variation.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 0 1241-41097-1
- Barcode (String): 01241410971
- Barcode (Scanned): 12414109712
- Matrix / Runout (Label side A): 1097-1-J-A
- Matrix / Runout (Label side B): 1097-1-J-B
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A [variant 1]): A- ᐉ 1097-1-JA
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B [variant 1]): A- ᐉ 1097-1-JB
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A [variant 2]): A-2 ᐉ 1097-1-JA
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B [variant 2]): A-2 ᐉ 1097-1-JB
- Pressing Plant ID (Runout stamp): ᐉ
- Rights Society: ASCAP
Other Versions (5 of 46)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| By All Means Necessary (LP, Album) | Jive | HIP 63 | UK | 1988 | |||
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By All Means Necessary (Cassette, Album) | Jive | HIP C63 | UK | 1988 | ||
| By All Means Necessary (LP, Album) | Jive | 140.8048 | Brazil | 1988 | |||
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By All Means Necessary (LP, Album, Stereo) | Jive | 6.26827 | 1988 | |||
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By All Means Necessary (Cassette, Album) | RCA | 1097-4-J | US | 1988 |
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Just got a copy in VG/VG+ condition. Hardly any surface noise but it is very bright and trebly sounding. Not sure if that’s from the condition or the pressing, but figured it was worth noting here
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