NAS – Illmatic
Label: Columbia – 475959 1, Columbia – COL 475959 1
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Repress
Country: Europe
Released: 2006
Genre: Hip Hop
Style: Conscious, Boom Bap
Label: Columbia – 475959 1, Columbia – COL 475959 1
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Repress
Country: Europe
Released: 2006
Genre: Hip Hop
Style: Conscious, Boom Bap
Tracklist
40 Side North
A1 The Genesis
Written-By [Conceived By] – Faith N.*, Nas
1:45
A2 N.Y. State Of Mind
Engineer – Eddie Sancho
Performer [Mind Rain], Written-By [Mind Rain] – J. Chambers*
Producer – DJ Premier
Written By – C. Martin–N. Jones
Written-By – C. Martin*, N. Jones*
4:53
A3 Life’s A Bitch
Co-producer – Nas
Engineer – Jason Vogel
Featuring – A.Z.*
Performer [Yearning For Your Love] – The Gap Band
Producer – L.E.S.
Trumpet – Olu Dara
Written By – N. Jones–R. Wilson–O. Scott–A. Cruz–O. Dara
Written-By – A. Cruz*, N. Jones*, O. Scott*, O. Dara*, R. Wilson*
Written-By [Yearning For Your Love] – O. Scott*, R. Wilson*
3:29
A4 The World Is Yours
Engineer – Jamie Staub
Performer [“It’s Yours” Performed By] – T La Rock
Producer – Pete Rock
Written By – P. Phillips–N. Jones
Written-By – N. Jones*, P. Phillips*
4:50
A5 Halftime
Engineer – Kevin Reynolds
Producer – Large Professor
Written By – W.P. MItchell–N. Jones–G. Byrd
Written-By – G. Byrd*, N. Jones*, W.P. Mitchell*
4:20
41st Side South
B1 Memory Lane (Sittin’ In Da Park)
Engineer – Eddie Sancho
Engineer [Assistant] – Luis Tineo
Performer [We’re In Love] – Reuben Wilson
Producer – DJ Premier
Written By – C. Martin–R. Wilson–N. Jones–P. Barsella
Written-By – C. Martin*, N. Jones*, P. Barsella*, R. Wilson*
Written-By [We’re In Love] – P. Barsella*, R. Wilson*
4:07
B2 One Love
Engineer – T. Latham*
Performer [Smilin’ Billy Suite Pt. II] – The Heath Brothers
Producer – Q-Tip
Written By – J. Davis–N. Jones–J. Heath
Written-By – J. Heath*, J. Davis*, N. Jones*
Written-By [Smilin’ Billy Suite Pt. II] – J. Heath*
5:24
B3 One Time 4 Your Mind
Engineer – Kevin Reynolds
Engineer [Assistant] – Jack Herscha*
Producer – Large Professor
Written By – W.P. Mitchell–N. Jones
Written-By – N. Jones*, W.P. Mitchell*
Written-By [Walter L] – G. Burton*
3:18
B4 Represent
Engineer – Eddie Sancho
Engineer [Assistant] – Luis Tineo
Producer – DJ Premier
Written By – C. Martin–N. Jones
Written-By – C. Martin*, N. Jones*
4:13
B5 It Ain’t Hard To Tell
Engineer – Stan Wallace
Engineer [Mix] – Diego Garrido
Performer [Human Nature] – Michael Jackson
Performer [N.T.] – Kool & The Gang
Producer – Large Professor
Tracking By [Tracking Engineer] – Anton “Sample This” Pushansky*
Written By – W.P. Mitchell–N. Jones
Written-By – N. Jones*, W.P. Mitchell*
Written-By [Human Nature] – J. Bettis*, S. Pocaro*
Written-By [N.T.] – C. Smith*, C. Horne*, D. Thomas*, G. Redd, Sr.*, G. Redd, Jr.*, G. Brown*, R. Bell*, R. Mickens*, R. Bell*, R. Handy*
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Copyright © – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Made By – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Distributed By – Sony Music
Published By – Gifted Pearl Music
Published By – Ill Will Music, Inc.
Published By – Minder Music (USA)
Published By – Taking Care Of Business Music
Published By – Total Experience Music Publishing Co.
Published By – Hit’n’Hold Music
Published By – Pete Rock Publishing
Published By – Large Professor Music Ltd.
Published By – EMI April Music Inc.
Published By – EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
Published By – MJQ Music, Inc.
Published By – DJ Premier Publishing
Produced For – Works Of Mart Productions
Produced For – Mecca And The Soul Brother Productions, Inc.
Produced For – Paul Sea Productions, Inc.
Produced For – A Tribe Called Quest, Inc.
Produced For – Serchlite Productions, Inc.
Recorded At – Unique Recording
Recorded At – Chung King Studios
Recorded At – Battery Studios, New York
Recorded At – D&D Studios
Mixed At – Unique Recording
Mixed At – Chung King Studios
Mixed At – Battery Studios, New York
Mixed At – D&D Studios
Engineered At – Power Play Studios
Licensed From – PolyGram Special Products
Licensed From – Warlock Records
Mastered At – Sony/CBS, Haarlem – 01 475959 20
Pressed By – Optimal Media Production – B676645
Credits
Art Direction – Jo DiDonato*
Design – Aimée Macauley
Executive-Producer [For Serchlite Productions, Inc.] – Faith N.*, M. C. Serch*
Photography By – Danny Clinch
Notes
European repress of the 1994 original European issue.
Reissue has printed “Made in the EU” on the back cover and the vinyl label, while the original issue has “Made in Holland”.
Cat# on spine and vinyl label: 475959 1
Cat# on back cover: COL 475959 1
B5 is misspelled as “It Aint’t Hard To Tell” on the vinyl label.
Back cover: © 1994 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. […] Distribution Sony Music. Made in the EU.
Vinyl label: ℗ 1994 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
“NY State Of Mind” produced for Works Of Mart Productions. Recorded and mixed at D&D Recording, NYC.
Contains a sample of “Mind Rain” as performed and written by J. Chambers.
Gifted Pearl/Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music (ASCAP)
“Life’s A Bitch” recorded and mixed at Unique Studios and Chung King Studios, NYC.
Contains a sample of “Yearning For Your Love” as performed by The Gap Band and written by R. Wilson and O. Scott. Used courtesy Polygram Special Products, Inc.
Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music/Minder Music (USA) (ASCAP)/Taking Care Of Business Music/Total Experience Music Publishing Co. (BMI)
“The World is Yours” produced for Mecca And The Soul Brother Productions, Inc. Recorded and mixed at Battery Studios, NYC.
[…] T La Rock, courtesy of Warlock Records. Published by Hit’n’Hold Music (ASCAP)
Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music/Pete Rock Publishing (ASCAP)
“Halftime” produced for Paul Sea Productions, Inc. Recorded and mixed at Chung King Studios, NYC.
Contains samples of “Dead End”, “Soul Travelin'” and “School Boy Crush”.
Large Professor Music Ltd./EMI April Music, Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music/Minder Music (USA) (ASCAP)
“Memory Lane (Sittin’ In Da Park)” produced for Works Of Mart Productions. Recorded and mixed at D&D Recording, NYC.
Contains sample of “We’re In Love” as performed by Reuben Wilson and written by R Wilson and P. Barsella.
EMI Unart Catalog Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music/Gifted Pearl (ASCAP)
“One Love” produced for A Tribe Called Quest, Inc. Recorded and mixed at Battery Studios, NYC.
Contains sample from “Smilin’ Billy Suite Pt. II” as performed by The Heath Brothers and written by J. Heath.
Ill Will Music, Inc/Skematics Music (ASCAP)/MJQ Music, Inc.(BMI)
“One Time For Your Mind” produced for Paul Sea Productions, Inc. Recorded and mixed at Chung King Studios, NYC.
Contains sample of “Walter L” as written by G. Burton.
Large Professor Music Ltd./EMI April Music Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music (ASCAP)
“Represent” produced for Works Of Mart Productions. Recorded and mixed at D&D Recording, NYC.
Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music/DJ Premier Publishing/Gifted Pearl (ASCAP)
“It Ain’t Hard To Tell” produced for Paul Sea Productions, Inc. Initial Tracking at PowerPlay Studios, Long Island City, NYC. Recorded and mixed at Chung King Studios, NYC.
Contains samples of “Human Nature” as performed by Michael Jackson and written by J. Betties and J. Pocaro; and “N.T.” as performed by Kool & The Gang and written by G. Redd, Sr., G. Redd, Jr., R. Handy, C. Horne, R. Bell, R. Bell, R. Mickens, D. Thomas, G. Brown and C. Smith.
Large Professor Music Ltd./EMI April Music Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc./Skematics Music (ASCAP)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode (Text): 5 099747 595912
Barcode (Scanned): 5099747595912
Rights Society: SACEM/SDRM/SACD/SGDL/BIEM
Label Code: LC 0162
Other (On back sleeve): 02-475959-20
Other (On inner sleeve): 01-475959-20
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): B676645-01 A1 A 01 475959 20 3A1 :
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): B676645-01 B1 A 01 475959 20 ̶0̶ 2B1
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): B676645-01 A1 A ┴TΛ 01 475959 20 3A1
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): B676645-01 B1 A XVΛ 01 475959 20 ̶0̶ 2B1
