RJD2 – Deadringer

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Label:	Definitive Jux – DJX35
Format:	CD, Album
Country:	US
Released:	Jul 23, 2002
Genre:	Electronic, Hip Hop, Funk / Soul
Style:	Instrumental, Abstract, Downtempo, Breaks, Cut-up/DJ, Hip Hop, Soul, Trip Hop

Tracklist

1	The Horror	4:11
2	Salud	0:38
3	Smoke & Mirrors	4:26
4	Good Times Roll Pt. 2 Mixed By – John Chinn*	4:57
5	Final Frontier Featuring – Blueprint	4:25
6	Ghostwriter	5:17
7	Cut Out To FL	3:42
8	F.H.H. Featuring – Jakki*	4:31
9	Shot In The Dark	1:21
10	Chicken-Bone Circuit	3:54
11	The Proxy	2:14
12	2 More Dead	5:17
13	Take The Picture Off	1:02
14	Silver Fox	3:31
15	June Featuring – Copywrite	6:03
16a	Work	3:38
16b	Here's What's Left	5:58

Companies, etc.

Recorded At – Deathtrap
Mixed At – Deathtrap
Recorded At – Intalec's
Mixed At – Workbook Studio
Mastered At – The Lodge, New York
Copyright © – Definitive Jux
Distributed By – Caroline Distribution

Credits

Art Direction, Design – André Stringer, Cassidy Gearhart
Mastered By – Emily Lazar
Mixed By – RJD2 (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 16)
Photography By – Corey Piehowicz*
Producer, Arranged By, Performer – RJD2

Notes

Produced for Rj's Electrical Connections (ASCAP); "JUNE" for Rj's Electrical Connections (ASCAP), Full Nelson (ASCAP). Copywrite appears courtesy of Eastern Conference Records. Recorded and mixed at Deathtrap except track 4, mixed at Workbook, and track 15, recorded at Intalec's. Mastered at The Lodge.
Art and design for Stat.ind.
Caroline distribution.

"Work" lasts 3:38, and is followed by silence until 5:41 when the hidden track "Here's What's Left" starts. The track is not mentioned on the release itself.

© 2002 Definitive Jux

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 6 00308 88582 0
Barcode (Scanned): 600308885820
Matrix / Runout: DJX35 1-1-1
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L044
Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 166D
Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 166L
Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI 163D
Mould SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI 1636
Mould SID Code (Variant 5): IFPI 166A
Mould SID Code (Variant 6): IFPI 1667

Other Versions (5 of 16)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Dead Ringer (CDr, Promo)	Definitive Jux	none	US	2001
	Deadringer (CD, Album, Reissue)	Definitive Jux	DJX35	US	2002
Recently Edited	Deadringer (2×LP, Album)	Definitive Jux	DJX35	US	2002
Recently Edited	Deadringer (CD, Album)	Definitive Jux, Play It Again Sam [PIAS]	DJX35CD, 088.0035.020	Europe	2002
New Submission	Deadringer (CD, Album)	RJ's Electrical Connections	RJEC004	UK	2002

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Reviews

ivoguy Mar 11, 2021
I agree with others re: the vinyl. It sounds more bassy than the digital. The vocals sound less pronounced on Ghostwriter. The problem isn't the clicks and pops that are supposed to be part of the song. It's just a weird pressing and sounds cheaply made with too much "boom."
dysodil Oct 15, 2020
Without all the speech, it would be terrific for me
slinger333 Jan 7, 2018
he's the guy with the hit record... . . .
scoundrel Jul 30, 2015
RJD2's debut, DEADRINGER, made a huge splash... and how could it not, with such a gripping, spooky and funky opener as "The Horror"? But as he moves into the moody blues of "Smoke & Mirrors" and the soul of "Good Times Roll Pt.2," he begins to show his range. "Ghostwriter" takes a mellow folk path while the spaghetti western interlude of "Shot In The Dark" pops in momentarily to make itself known, as does the shiny "The Proxy." All throughout, there's plenty of dexterous scratching to accompany the more straightforward tracks, and it all comes together in a powerful package. Indeed, the closer, "Work" carries an ache to it, and the hidden track, "Here's What's Left" is a lovely slice of instrumental soul. A powerful debut.