A Tribe Called Quest – The Low End Theory

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Label:	Jive – 01241-41418-1
Format:	2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, B&W Label
Country:	US
Released:	1996
Genre:	Hip Hop
Style:	Conscious, Jazzy Hip-Hop

Tracklist

A1	Excursions	3:53
A2	Buggin' Out	3:38
A3	Rap Promoter	2:13
A4	Butter	2:13
B1	Verses From The Abstract Bass – Ron Carter Vocals – Ms. Vinia*	3:59
B2	Show Business Co-producer – A Tribe Called Quest Featuring – Diamond D, Lord Jamar, Sadat X Producer – Skeff Anselm	3:53
B3	Vibes And Stuff	4:18
C1	The Infamous Date Rape	2:54
C2	Check The Rhime	3:36
C3	Everything Is Fair	2:59
D1	Jazz (We've Got)	4:09
D2	Skypager	2:13
D3	What?	2:29
D4	Scenario Featuring – Busta Rhymes, Charlie Brown, Dinco D	4:10

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – Zomba Recording Corporation
Produced For – Skeffington Productions, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Zomba Recording Corporation
Copyright © – Zomba Recording Corporation
Pressed By – United Record Pressing
Published By – Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
Published By – Jazz Merchant Music
Published By – Brand Nubian Publishing
Published By – Dusty Fingers Music
Published By – New School Publishing
Published By – Joe's Songs
Published By – Bridgeport Music, Inc.
Recorded At – Battery Studios, New York
Recorded At – Greene St. Recording
Recorded At – Soundtrack Studios
Mixed At – Battery Studios, New York
Mixed At – Greene St. Recording
Mixed At – Soundtrack Studios
Mastered At – Absolute Audio

Credits

Arranged By, Written-By – A Tribe Called Quest
Design – JK (7), ZombArt
Engineer [Additional–Battery] – Anthony Saunders, Eric Gast, Gerard Julien, Marc Singleton, Pete Christensen, Tim Latham
Engineer [Additional–Greene Street] – Chris Shaw, Dan Wood, Jamey Staub*, Rod Hui
Engineer [Additional–Soundtrack] – Jim Kvoriak
Make-Up [Group Members] – Kim Young (6)
Make-Up [Special Effects Make-up: Model] – Paddy Crofton
Management – Chris Lighty, Violator Management
Mastered By – Tom Coyne
Photography By – Joe Grant (2)
Producer – A Tribe Called Quest (tracks: A1 to B1, B3 to D4)
Recorded By, Mixed By – A Tribe Called Quest, Bob Power

Notes

Issued with black & white disc labels, unlike A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory. Current sealed copies are likely A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory, which has NRP and RE3 in runouts.

Recorded and mixed at Battery Studios, Greene Street Studios and Soundtrack Studios. "Show Business" and "Everything Is Fair" programmed at Jazzy Jay's Studio. Additional engineering at Battery, Greene Street and Soundtrack.

Original 1996 copy gets mixed up with 2016 MRP pressing. Original 1996 pressing incorrectly states on label that “Butter” is 2:13 but is 3:39.

Management/Direction: Chris Lighty for Violator Management

℗ 1991 Zomba Recording Corp. © 1991, 1996 Zomba Recording Corporation. Manufactured in the United States by Zomba Recording Corporation, 137-139 West 25th Street, New York, NY 10001

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 0 1241-41418-1 1
Barcode (String): 012414141811
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - etched): 01241-41418-1 A Ⓤ
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - etched): 01241-41418-1-B1 AA Ⓤ
Matrix / Runout (Side C runout - etched): 01241-41418-1-C1 AA
Matrix / Runout (Side D runout - etched): 01241-41418-1-D1 AA
Pressing Plant ID (URP [etched]): Ⓤ
Rights Society: ASCAP / BMI

Other Versions (5 of 65)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The Low End Theory (CD, Album, DISC MFG)	Jive	1418-2-J	US	1991
Recently Edited	The Low End Theory (LP, Album)	Jive	ZL 74940	Europe	1991
Recently Edited	The Low End Theory (LP, Album, Stereo)	Jive	HIP 117	UK	1991
Recently Edited	The Low End Theory (CD, Album)	Jive, Jive	ZD 74940, ZD74940	UK & Europe	1991
Recently Edited	The Low End Theory (CD, Album)	Jive, Jive	(7) 051 351-2, CHIP 117	UK	1991

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Reviews

jgilla2012 May 16, 2024
One of the best-sounding records in my collection. Massive low end…very appropriate.
prmarx Aug 5, 2022
Does anyone know if there are versions of this pressing that do not have the Ⓤ markings in the A/B side runouts?
BRinaldi Jan 24, 2022
I always thought I had the 2016 pressing, but it’s actually this 1996 version. I had to recheck the runouts. The first disc on my copy is badly warped and I remember it arriving in the mail that way. Luckily it plays fine and sounds great.
max_samhain Jun 12, 2021
that pressing is great. Much better than the recent reissues beinig sold under this entry.

Cant someone stop these sellers selling inferior copies here under the same entry?
ConorS May 28, 2021
I’ve got the 2016 copy and it sounds great, no problems whatsoever. It did come with an extra side A/B though for some reason
ConorS May 28, 2021
I’ve got the 2016 copy and it sounds great, no problems whatsoever. It did come with an extra side A/B though for some reason
cousincole May 22, 2021
This pressing sounds great, the bad reviews must be confused people with the 2016 pressing... i mean look when all of them were posted lol
peemef Jan 9, 2021
The easiest way to distinguish this pressing from the others is a typo on the back where it states that Butter runs as long Rap Promoter (2:13)
boblintaywhistle Jan 27, 2017
Not sure why so many people can't see that this entry is for the 1996 pressings, not the current/new millennium ones.
knickstaped Dec 5, 2016
Just bought this pressing and I gotta say I'm pleasantly surprised with it! My pressing didn't have any of the glaring issues pointed out by the previous reviewers. Not a perfect pressing by any means, some parts did sound a lil distorted at times but overall a very solid repressing! No skips and very minimal surface noise, even during the quiet sections. My only gripe with this is the relatively dull packaging. Plain paper inner sleeves with no pictures or inserts.