Tracklist
| A | No Sell Out (Vocal) | 5:36 | ||
| B | No Sell Out (Instrumental) | 6:35 |
Credits
- Artwork By [Sleeve Design And Typography] – Overnight Type & Graphics
- Bass [Bass Guitar], Guitar [Rhythm] – Reggie Griffin
- Engineer – Eric Thorngren
- Executive Producer – Marshall Chess Music, Inc.
- Lyrics By [Words] – Malcolm X
- Mixed By – Chris Lord-Alge
- Photography – Robert Haggins
- Producer, Music By, Drum Programming [Oberheim Dmx, Emu-drumulator] – Keith LeBlanc
- Synthesizer [Voyetra, Mini-moog] – Keith LeBlanc, Reggie Griffin
Notes
Engineered at Sweet Mountain Studio, Englewood, NJ.
Mixed at Unique Recording Studios, New York.
Vocal Edits: Love Sound Studio, Hartford, Ct.
Special thanks to: Dr. Shabazz for her belief, encouragement and support. Marshall Chess, Craig Derry, Harold Sargent, Bill O'Brien and Carl Sterken for their enthusiasm and contribution. Tom Silverman, Rick Dutka, and the Tommy Boy staff for believing and putting it on wax. And thanks to God for creating a man like El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X).
The voice of Malcolm X in "No Sell Out" is taken from various speeches recorded in the early nineteen sixties.
© 1984 Ⓟ 1983 Tommy Boy Music
Other Versions (Showing 5 of 11) View All
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Sell Out (12") | Tommy Boy Music | TB 840 | US | 1983 | ||
| No Sell Out (7", Single) | Stranded Rekords | Rek 058 | Sweden | 1984 | ||
| No Sell Out (12", Promo) | Tommy Boy | TB 840 | US | 1983 | ||
| Malcolm X No Sell Out (12") | Sugar Hill Records | SH 469 | US | 1983 | ||
| No Sell Out (12") | Stranded Rekords | 12 Rek 058 | Sweden | 1984 |
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Reviews & Discussion
Not only is this a demonstration of the drum & percussion genius of Keith LeBlanc, it has more political, rhetorical power than most of Malcolm's recorded speeches. Sadly, the superb black & white cover photograph was not used when the 12" was released by Tommy Boy in the U.S.. LeBlanc *still* remains unacknowledged for his towering body of work and massive influence. And Malcolm X, were he not cut down in the prime of his life, would have gone on to exert political power and create social change that one can only imagine-and the possibilities are extraordinary.
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