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| A1 | Snake Eyes | 3:30 | ||
| A2 | Just Hangin' Out | 4:10 | ||
| A3 | Looking At The Front Door | 4:10 | ||
| A4 | Large Professor | 3:08 | ||
| A5 | Just A Friendly Game Of Baseball | 3:22 | ||
| A6 | Scratch & Kut | 2:57 | ||
| B1 | Peace Is Not The Word To Play | 3:07 | ||
| B2 |
Vamos A Rapiar
Co-producer – Pete Rock |
3:59 | ||
| B3 | He Got So Much Soul (He Don't Need No Music) | 3:34 | ||
| B4 |
Live At The Barbeque
Rap [Featuring] – Akinyele, Joe Fatal, Nas |
4:35 | ||
| B5 |
Watch Roger Do His Thing
Bass – Anton* Keyboards – Robert "J.D. Drumsticks" Stevenson* |
4:22 |
Companies etc
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Wild Pitch Records, Ltd.
- Copyright (c) – Wild Pitch Records, Ltd.
Credits
- Art Direction – Amy V. Fine*
- Design [Cover Concept & Design] – Terry Clarke
- Mastered By – Chris Gehringer
- Mixed By – Anton*
- Photography By – Peter Bodtke
- Photography By [Effects] – George Chevalier
- Producer, Mixed By – Main Source
- Rap – Large Professor
- Recorded By – Anton Pukshansky, Tony Papamichael
- Scratches [Turntables] – K-Cut, Sir Scratch
- Written-By – K. McKenzie*, S. McKenzie*, W. Mitchell*
Notes
Published by Frozen Soap Songs (ASCAP) & Kahari Music (BMI).
Recorded at Homeboy Studio, Power Play and at Libra Digital.
Mixed at Power Play Studios.
Mastered at Hit Factory, DMS.
℗©1991 Wild Pitch Records, Ltd.
Other Versions (Showing 5 of 15) View All
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breaks The Atom (2xLP, Unofficial) | Actual Records (3) | AL-1169 | US | |||
| Breaking Atoms (2xLP, RE, Unofficial) | Wild Pitch Records (2) | WPL 2005 | UK | 2002 | ||
| Breaking Atoms (CD, Album, RE) | Wild Pitch Records | 98842 00051 | US | 2008 | ||
| Breaking Atoms (2xLP, RE, Unofficial) | Wild Pitch Records (2) | WPL 2004 | US | 2008 | ||
| Breaking Atoms (LP, Ltd) | Not On Label | HIPBOOTLP | UK | 1994 |
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Reviews & Discussion
There are 1001 reasons why everyone should own at least one HipHop LP - this is one of them. Breaking Atoms remains largely undiscovered by many due to the LP being released on the now defunct Wild Pitch label resulting in it being out of print for a long time. The album was pioneering primarily for its excellent production, which made sublime use of the SP1200 - a dedicated sampling drum machines but also from the tight rap skills shown by the Large Professor. In addition, the LP also helped to establish the careers of both Akinyele and Nas. I won't offer a breakdown of the LP track-by-track suffice to say that they're all quality and contain no fillers. Do yourself a favour and check it out.
[r97036]
If you want to be sure if your copy is the original 1st issue check the following characteristics:
1. 1st pressings will always have the "DMS cg ☮" signature etched in the runout grooves as well as the "HuB" etching.
2. The label of the single vinyl reprint has the same wild pitch logo on white background, but there's a slight difference: 1st pessings have the Main Source logo straight above the center hole, not sideways.
3. I have heard that '98 reissues have a different label adress. Make sure copy will have this Wild Pitch adress on label & sleeve: 231 West 29 Street, NY, NY 1001.
4. A further hint is the front sleeve. Some reprints (not all!) have a blown up photo on the same sized cover. So if the ear of Large Professor is cut off you owe a repress.