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The Roots Things Fall Apart (2LP 180g Vinyl Import) 2xLP Mint (M) Mint (M)

The Roots Things Fall Apart (2LP 180g Vinyl Import) 2xLP Mint (M) Mint (M)

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Label:    Music On Vinyl – MOVLP787, MCA Records – MOVLP787, Okayplayer Records – MOVLP787
Format:    2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, 180 gram, Gatefold
Country:    Europe
Released:    Jan 27, 2014
Genre:    Hip Hop
Style:    Conscious

A54        Act Won (Things Fall Apart)
Edited By [Protooled By] – Tom "Fruit Of My Loins" Coyne*
Table Of Contents    
A55.1        Part 1
Producer [Reduced By] – ?uestlove*
A55.2        Part 2
Producer [Reduced By] – ?uestlove*
A56        The Next Movement
Featuring, Backing Vocals [Backgrounds] – The Jazzy Fatnastees*
Featuring, Scratches [Cuttin And Scratchin] – DJ Jazzy Jeff
Producer [Moved By] – Kamal On The...*
A57        Step Into The Realm
Producer – Kelo
A58        The Spark
Keyboards [Bass Keys By] – D'Angelo
B59        Dynamite!
Producer [Blown Up By] – Jay Dee
B60        Without A Doubt
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals By] – Lady B (2)
Performer [Saturday Night] – Schoolly D
Producer [Produced By] – Chaos (2)
B61        Ain't Saying Nothin' New
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals By] – Eve Of Destruction*
Co-producer [Co-Produced By] – Scott Storch
Keyboards [Additional Keys By] – Scott Storch
Vocals [Additional Vocals By] – Dice Raw
B62        Double Trouble
Co-producer [Co-Produced By] – James "I Gotta Eat" Poyser*
Keyboards [Additional Keys By] – James "Y'all Goin To Pay Me Right?" Poyser*
Vocals [Additional Vocals By] – Mos "Can I Do This Tomorrow" Def*
C63        Act Too (The Love Of My Life)
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals By] – Marie Daulne
Keyboards [Additional Keys By] – James "Y'all Going To Pay Me Right?" Poyser*
Violin [Bsfm Strings] – Davis Garnet, Emma Kumrow*, Igor Szwec, Larry Gold
Vocals [Additional Vocals By] – Common
C64        100% Dundee
Producer – Kelo, Rahzel The Godfather Of Noyze*
Producer [100% Done By] – Kamal On The...*
C65        Diedre Vs. Dice
Viola [Viola By] – Deidra Murry*
Vocals [Additional Vocals By] – Dice Raw
C66        Adrenaline!
Co-producer [Co-Produced By] – Scott Storch
Keyboards [Additional Keys By] – Scott Storch
Vocals [Additional Vocals By] – Beenie Siegal*
C67        3rd Acts: ? Vs. Scratch 2...Electric Boogaloo
D68        You Got Me
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals By] – Erykah Badu, Eve Of Destruction*
Featuring – Erykah Badu
Guitar [Guitar By] – Anthony Tidd, Warren Wimbly
Keyboards [Additional Keys By] – Scott Storch
Synth [Synth By] – Bob Power
Viola [Viola By] – Davis Garnet, Larry Gold
Violin [Bsfm Strings] – Emma Kumrow*, Igor Szwec
D69        Don't See Us
Co-producer [Co-Seen By] – James "I Don't Want Any Trouble, I Just Want To Get Paid" Poyser*
Guitar [Guitar By] – Spanky (2)
Handclaps [Handclaps By] – Shawn Gee
Keyboards [Additional Keys By] – James "Y'all Goin To Pay Me Right?" Poyser*
Vocals [Additional Vocals By] – Dice Raw
D70        The Return To Innocence Lost
Guitar [Guitar By] – Anthony Tidd
Performer [Poetess] – Ursula Rucker
D71        Act Fore... The End?

Distributed By – Music On Vinyl B.V.
Manufactured By – Music On Vinyl B.V.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – MCA Records, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Universal Music B.V.
Copyright © – Universal Music B.V.
Pressed By – Record Industry – 95760
Recorded At – Sterling Sound
Recorded At – Battery Studios, New York
Recorded At – Sigma Sound Studios
Recorded At – Sony Music Studios, New York City
Recorded At – ?uestlove's Soup Kitchen
Recorded At – The Hit Factory
Recorded At – Jay Dee's Village Of Promiscuous Homosapiens In Search Of Thickness
Recorded At – Studio A (2)
Recorded At – The House Of Chaos (2)
Recorded At – The Cutting Room
Recorded At – Scott's House O' Broken Hearts
Mixed At – Sterling Sound
Mixed At – Sony Music Studios, New York City
Mixed At – Battery Studios, New York
Mixed At – The Hit Factory
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
A&R – Wendy Goldstein
Art Direction – Kenny J. Gravillis*
Cover [Cover Image] – Corbis /New York*
Design – Kenny J. Gravillis*, Russel A. Robinson 2*
Executive-Producer – Big Richard Nichols*
Executive-Producer [Co Executive Producer] – Derek Jackson (3), Francesca Spero
Management – Watch Your Back Management
Mastered By – Tom Coyne
Mixed By – Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson (tracks: A54, B60, C65, C67, D70), Axel Niehaus (tracks: A55.1, A55.2, A57, B59, B62 to C64, D69), Bob "Fill In The Space" Power* (tracks: A56, A58, B61), Tom Coyne (tracks: A54)
Mixed By [Assisted By] – Denise Barbrita* (tracks: B59, B62, C63), Jim Caruana (tracks: A55.1, A55.2, A57, C64, D69), Keith Cramer (tracks: B60, C65, C67, D68, D70), Mario DeArce* (tracks: A55.1, A55.2, A57, C64, D69), Mark Mitchell (2) (tracks: A56, A58, B61, C66, D68), Matt Wilcox (tracks: B60)
Photography By [Cover Image] – Corbis /New York*
Photography By [Photography] – MobHouse
Photography By [Photos Of Rahzel & Malik] – B.Zoli
Producer [All Songs Produced By] – The Grand Wizzards (tracks: A54, A58, B61 to C63, C65 to D70)
Recorded By – Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson (tracks: A54), Axel Niehaus (tracks: A55.1, A56, A58, B60, C64, D68), Christos Tsantilis (tracks: B62, C63), David Ivory (tracks: A55.1, A55.2, A56, A58 to C63, C65, D68 to D70), Gordon Rice (tracks: A57, C65), Jon Smelts* (tracks: A55.2, A57, A58, B61, C63, C66, D68, D69), Keith Cramer (tracks: A54 to A56, A58, B59, B61 to C63, C65, C67 to D70), Kelo (tracks: A57), Melvin Lewis* (tracks: B60), Nastess (tracks: B62, C63), Scott Storch (tracks: D68), Ted Greenburg* (tracks: C64), Todd Fairall (tracks: B59), Tom Coyne (tracks: A54)
Recorded By [Assisted By] – Adam Cerda (tracks: A55.1, A56, C64, D68), Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson (tracks: A54, B60, C67), Chaos (2) (tracks: A57), Dan Reider (tracks: A55.1 to C63,, C65, D68 to D70), David Ivory (tracks: A57, C65), Jayon Hofer (tracks: B59), Mario DeArce* (tracks: A56, D68), Mark Mitchell (2) (tracks: A55.1, C64, C66, D68), Pasquelle Volberg (tracks: A55.2, A57, A58, B61, C63, C66, D68, D69), Rob Murphy (tracks: A58), Ron Williams (5) (tracks: A56, D68), Tim Donovan (tracks: A55.1, A56, C64, D68)
Written-By – Thompson* (tracks: A54 to A58, B61 to C63, C65 to D70), Tidd* (tracks: D70), Beze* (tracks: B62), Grant* (tracks: C66), Weaver* (tracks: B60), Poyser* (tracks: B62, C63, D69), Yancey* (tracks: B59), Scot* (tracks: D68), Gray* (tracks: A55 to A58, C64, C67,), Jenkins* (tracks: B61, C65, D69), Williams* (tracks: A55, A57,), Hubbard* (tracks: A55 to A58, C67), Lyn* (tracks: C63), Lewis* (tracks: B60), Sayed* (tracks: B59), Storch* (tracks: B61, C66, D68,), Abdul-Basset* (tracks: A55, A57, B58, C64, C66, C67, D69), Lee* (tracks: A54), Trotter* (tracks: A55 to A57, B59 to C64, C66, D68, D69), Roots* (tracks: B61 to C64, C66, D68, D69), Rucker* (tracks: D70)
On track B59 "Jay Dee" is credited as "Jay Dee Of The Ummah".

Phonographic Copyright of the Original release is by MCA Records Inc.. For this release it is by Universal Music B.V.
Track D71 (Act Fore... The End?) is only credited on Side D Label.

Contains printed inner-sheet with photos, credits and shoutouts.

180 Gram audiophile pressing.

From inlay:
A54 (Act Won (Things Fall Apart)) contains excerpts of dialogue from "Mo Better Blues".
B60 (Without A Doubt) contains elements from "Saturday Night" by J.B. Weaver, Jr.

The Grand Wizzards are: Richard Nichols: Executive Chef/Ahmir Thompson: Restaurant Owner/Tariq Trotter: Restaurant Owner/Kelo: Sous Chef/Chaos (2): Line Cook/Kamal Gray: Prep Cook/Scott Storch: Dessert Chef/James Poyser: South Park Chef/HUB (2): Maî-tre D/Dice Raw: The Food Critic/Wigs: Princess.

MOVLP787

Barcode: 0600753423257

  • Media Condition: Mint (M)
  • Genre: Hip Hop
  • Format: Vinyl
  • Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
  • Format Type: 2xLP
  • Released: 02/04/14
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