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Beastie Boys – Check Your Head
Label: Capitol Records – VMP-E119, Grand Royal – VMP-E119
Series: Vinyl Me, Please. Essentials – E119
Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Red, 30th Anniversary
Country: US
Released: Nov 2022
Genre: Hip Hop, Jazz, Rock
Style: Cut-up/DJ, Fusion
Tracklist
A1 Jimmy JamesWritten-By – Beastie Boys, Caldato* 3:14
A2 Funky BossWritten-By – Beastie Boys, Nishita* 1:35
A3 Pass The MicWritten-By – Beastie Boys, Caldato* 4:17
A4 GratitudeWritten-By – Beastie Boys, Cushman* 2:45
A5 Lighten UpBata, Shekere – Arturo (Ture) Oliva*Cuica, Congas – Juanito VazquezWritten-By – Beastie Boys, Nishita* 2:41
B1 Finger Lickin' GoodMridangam, Tambura – Drew LawrenceWritten-By – Beastie Boys, Caldato*, Hill*, Fite* 3:39
B2 So What'cha WantWritten-By – Beastie Boys 3:37
B3 The Biz Vs The NugeWritten-By – The Grand Imperial Dr. Marcell Hall*, Ted Nugent 0:33
B4 Time For Livin'Written-By – Frontline (23), Sylvester Stewart 1:48
B5 Something's Got To GiveWritten-By – Beastie Boys, Caldato*, Nishita* 3:28
C1 The Blue NunWritten-By – Beastie Boys 0:32
C2 Stand TogetherWritten-By – Beastie Boys, Caldato* 2:47
C3 PowWritten-By – Beastie Boys, Nishita* 2:13
C4 The MaestroVocals – Nax SetevassacWritten-By – Beastie Boys 2:52
C5 Groove HolmesCuica, Congas – Juanito VazquezWritten-By – Beastie Boys, Nishita* 2:33
D1 Live At P.J.'sWritten-By – Beastie Boys, Nishita* 3:18
D2 Mark On The BusWritten-By – Nishita* 1:05
D3 Professor BootyWritten-By – Beastie Boys, Caldato* 4:13
D4 In 3'sBata, Shekere – Arturo (Ture) Oliva*Written-By – Beastie Boys, Nishita* 2:23
D5 NamastéWritten-By – Beastie Boys, Nishita* 4:01
Companies, etc.
Credits
Notes
VMP Essentials Record of the Month for November 2022. Remastered AAA from the original master tapes. Includes with exclusive listening notes booklet by Mark Ronson and a show poster.
Runouts list this as VMP-E117, but it's actually VMP Essentials 119.
On inside gatefold and back cover:
℗ © 1992 Capitol Records, LLC
On inside gatefold:
All Songs Copyright ©1992 Brooklyn Dust Music (ASCAP)
On labels:
942251 ℗ © 1992 Capitol Records, LLC and Beastie Boys
Recorded and mixed at G-Son Studios, Atwater Village, CA
Sequenced at PCP Labs
Remastered at Sterling Sound, NYC
This album goes out to David Scilken
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Label: Capitol Records – VMP-E119, Grand Royal – VMP-E119
Series: Vinyl Me, Please. Essentials – E119
Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Red, 30th Anniversary
Country: US
Released: Nov 2022
Genre: Hip Hop, Jazz, Rock
Style: Cut-up/DJ, Fusion
Tracklist
A1 Jimmy JamesWritten-By – Beastie Boys, Caldato* 3:14
A2 Funky BossWritten-By – Beastie Boys, Nishita* 1:35
A3 Pass The MicWritten-By – Beastie Boys, Caldato* 4:17
A4 GratitudeWritten-By – Beastie Boys, Cushman* 2:45
A5 Lighten UpBata, Shekere – Arturo (Ture) Oliva*Cuica, Congas – Juanito VazquezWritten-By – Beastie Boys, Nishita* 2:41
B1 Finger Lickin' GoodMridangam, Tambura – Drew LawrenceWritten-By – Beastie Boys, Caldato*, Hill*, Fite* 3:39
B2 So What'cha WantWritten-By – Beastie Boys 3:37
B3 The Biz Vs The NugeWritten-By – The Grand Imperial Dr. Marcell Hall*, Ted Nugent 0:33
B4 Time For Livin'Written-By – Frontline (23), Sylvester Stewart 1:48
B5 Something's Got To GiveWritten-By – Beastie Boys, Caldato*, Nishita* 3:28
C1 The Blue NunWritten-By – Beastie Boys 0:32
C2 Stand TogetherWritten-By – Beastie Boys, Caldato* 2:47
C3 PowWritten-By – Beastie Boys, Nishita* 2:13
C4 The MaestroVocals – Nax SetevassacWritten-By – Beastie Boys 2:52
C5 Groove HolmesCuica, Congas – Juanito VazquezWritten-By – Beastie Boys, Nishita* 2:33
D1 Live At P.J.'sWritten-By – Beastie Boys, Nishita* 3:18
D2 Mark On The BusWritten-By – Nishita* 1:05
D3 Professor BootyWritten-By – Beastie Boys, Caldato* 4:13
D4 In 3'sBata, Shekere – Arturo (Ture) Oliva*Written-By – Beastie Boys, Nishita* 2:23
D5 NamastéWritten-By – Beastie Boys, Nishita* 4:01
Companies, etc.
Licensed From – Universal Music
Manufactured By – Capitol Records, LLC
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Beastie Boys
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Capitol Records, LLC
Copyright (c) – Beastie Boys
Copyright (c) – Brooklyn Dust Music
Copyright (c) – Capitol Records, LLC
Pressed By – GZ Media – 241466
Recorded At – G-Son Studios
Produced At – PCP Labs
Mixed At – G-Son Studios
Remastered At – Sterling Sound
Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound
Exclusive Retailer – Vinyl Me, Please
Credits
Bass – MCA
Clavinet, Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Keyboards [D6], Organ, Other [Master Carpenter] – Mark Ramos Nishita*
Design, Art Direction – Eric Haze
Drums – Mike D
Engineer – Mario Caldato, Jr.*
Guitar – Adrock*
Lacquer Cut By – RKS*
Management – Danny Goldberg, John Silva (3)
Management [For] – Gold Mountain Entertainment
Percussion [All That (Bata', Shakeree, Cuica, Conga, Tamboura, Mridunga)] – James Bradley, Jr.* (tracks: A2, A4, B5, C3, D1, D5)
Photography By [Cover] – Glen E. Friedman
Photography By [Inside] – Val Gelineau
Producer – Beastie Boys, Mario Caldato, Jr.*
Remastered By – Beastie Boys, Chris Athens
Notes
VMP Essentials Record of the Month for November 2022. Remastered AAA from the original master tapes. Includes with exclusive listening notes booklet by Mark Ronson and a show poster.
Runouts list this as VMP-E117, but it's actually VMP Essentials 119.
On inside gatefold and back cover:
℗ © 1992 Capitol Records, LLC
On inside gatefold:
All Songs Copyright ©1992 Brooklyn Dust Music (ASCAP)
On labels:
942251 ℗ © 1992 Capitol Records, LLC and Beastie Boys
Recorded and mixed at G-Son Studios, Atwater Village, CA
Sequenced at PCP Labs
Remastered at Sterling Sound, NYC
This album goes out to David Scilken
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Side A): VMP-E117-A 1302051 241466E1 RKS STERLING
Matrix / Runout (Side B): VMP-E117-B RKS STERLING 1304003 241466E2
Matrix / Runout (Side C): VMP-E117-C RKS STERLING 1329661 241466E3
Matrix / Runout (Side D): VMP-E117-D RKS STERLING 1323308 241466E4
Matrix / Runout (Center Labels): VMP-E119