3rd Bass – The Cactus Cee/D (The Cactus Album)

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Label:	Def Jam Recordings – CK 45415, Columbia – CK 45415
Format:	CD, Album
Country:	US
Released:	1989
Genre:	Hip Hop
Style:	Conscious, Boom Bap

Tracklist

1	Stymie's Theme	0:13
2	Sons Of 3rd Bass	4:46
3	Russell Rush	0:24
4	The Gas Face Co-producer – 3rd Bass, M.C. Serch, Pete Nice Engineer – Curt Fresca* Producer – Prince Paul Rap [Uncredited] – Zev Love X Written-By – D. Dumile*, Prince Paul	3:49
5	Monte Hall	5:26
6	Oval Office Co-producer – 3rd Bass, M.C. Serch, Pete Nice Engineer – Nick Sansano Producer – Eric "Vietnam" Sadler*, Hank Shocklee, Keith Shocklee	3:32
7	Hoods	0:17
8	Soul In The Hole	3:49
9	Triple Stage Darkness	4:10
10	M.C. Disagree	0:44
11	Wordz Of Wizdom Engineer – Chuck Valli	6:31
12	Product Of The Environment Engineer – Mark Mendelbaum* Producer – 3rd Bass, M.C. Serch*	6:15
13	Desert Boots	0:21
14	The Cactus Producer – Mr. Puffy McScruffy	4:40
15	Jim Backus	0:04
16	Flippin' Off The Wall Like Lucy Ball Producer – 3rd Bass, M.C. Serch*	3:16
17	Brooklyn-Queens Written-By – Prince Paul	3:37
18	Steppin' To The A.M. Co-producer – 3rd Bass, M.C. Serch, Pete Nice Engineer – Nick Sansano Producer – Eric "Vietnam" Sadler, Hank Shocklee, Keith Shocklee Written-By – E. Sadler, H. Shocklee, K. Shocklee	4:50
19	Episode #3	0:11
20	Who's On Third	0:59
21	Wordz Of Wizdom (II)	7:56

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Glass Mastered At – DADC – DIDP-072039
Pressed By – DADC
Copyright © – CBS Records Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Records Inc.
Manufactured By – Columbia Records
Manufactured By – CBS Records Inc.

Credits

Art Direction, Design – Howard Zucker, Drawing Board Graphics*
Edited By – Adam Gazzola (tracks: 11, 12, 20, 21), Steve Ett (tracks: 2, 5, 8, 9, 16)
Engineer – Bruce Buchalter (tracks: 8, 11, 12), Greg Gordon (tracks: 2, 5, 9, 14), Kevin Reynolds (tracks: 5, 8, 9, 12, 14, 16, 20, 21)
Producer – Prime Minister Pete Nice (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 7 to 17, 19 to 21), Sam Sever (tracks: 2, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 20, 21)
Written-By – M. Berrin* (tracks: 2, 4 to 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16 to 18, 20, 21), P. Nash* (tracks: 2, 4 to 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16 to 18, 20, 21), S. Citrin* (tracks: 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 20, 21)

Notes

Assorted samples:
Track 1 is an uncredited sample of "Good Old Days" by Leroy Shield
Track 2 has an uncredited sample of "Spinning Wheel" by Blood, Sweat & Tears
Track 4 has an uncredited sample of "Think" by Aretha Franklin
Track 6 has an uncredited sample of "Pump Up The Volume" by M|A|R|R|S
Track 8 has an uncredited sample of "Rise" by Herb Alpert
Track 9 has an uncredited sample of a sample from "Rubber Ring" by The Smiths
Track 11 has uncredited samples of "Love Is Alive" and "Dream Weaver" by Gary Wright
Track 16 has an uncredited sample of "Way Down In The Hole" by Tom Waits.
Track 17 has an uncredited sample of "Best Of My Love" by The Emotions
Track 18 has uncredited samples of "Time" by Pink Floyd, "The Bird" by The Time and "Time To Get Ill" by Beastie Boys
Track 20 has a sample of Abbott & Costello
Track 21 has an uncredited sample of "Never Let Me Down Again" by Depeche Mode

Printed in U.S.A.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 07464-45415-2
Barcode (Scanned): 074644541526
Matrix / Runout: DIDP-072039 5
Other (Mould): ★ (DADC Logo) ★
Other (DADC code on disc face): DIDP 072039
SPARS Code: AAD

Other Versions (5 of 34)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The Cactus Al/Bum (LP, Album, Stereo)	Def Jam Recordings, CBS	466003 1	UK	1989
	The Cactus Album (LP, Album)	Def Jam Recordings, Def Jam Recordings, Columbia, Columbia	C 45415, FC 45415	US	1989
Recently Edited	The Cactus Cas/ette (The Cactus Album) (Cassette, Album)	Def Jam Recordings, CBS	466003-4, 466003 4	UK	1989
	The Cactus Cee/D (The Cactus Album) (CD, Album)	Def Jam Recordings, CBS	466003 2	Europe	1989
Recently Edited	The Cactus Al/Bum (The Cactus Album) (LP, Album)	CBS, OBR	466003 1	Europe	1989

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Reviews

chazmatz Nov 28, 2022
The longbox from 1989 says on the back, "this compact dic contains one bonus track"...the CD has track 21, whereas the vinyl album only had 20 tracks.
sstacey1971 May 18, 2022
Slammin' LP for 1989. Lots of 'new' samples and tip-top production.
KWOCR Jan 22, 2022
Almost closing a decade of New-School Hip Hop. This legendary and greatly produced album is best listened in its entirety for its special flow and narrative fun.
IUsedToLoveH.E.R. May 9, 2020
Still in love with this album 30 years after its release date.
jvcforce Oct 11, 2019
This is one of the most overlooked hip hop album.
AskeladdenBlack Jul 2, 2016
Edited 7 years ago
Three comments on one of raps greatest albums and also one of the first fully legit albums by white boys in the rap world, PS I wish the reissue's would have been on double vinyl.