Tracklist
| A | No Sell Out (Vocal) | 5:44 | ||
| B | No Sell Out (Instrumental) | 7:09 |
Credits
- Bass [Guitar], Guitar [Rhythm], Synthesizer [Mini-moog, Voyetra] – Reggie Griffin
- Drum Programming [Oberheim Dmx, Emu-drumulator], Synthesizer [Voyetra, Mini-moog] – Keith LeBlanc
- Engineer – Eric Thorngren
- Executive Producer – Marshall Chess Music, Inc.
- Lyrics By – Malcolm X
- Mixed By – Chris Lord Alge*
- Photography – Robert Haggins
- Producer, Music By – Keith LeBlanc
- Vocals – Malcolm X
Notes
The voice of Malcolm X is taken from various speeches recorded in the early 1960's.
Produced for Marshall Chess Music, Inc.
Engineered at Sweet Mountain Studio, Englewood, NJ
Mixed at Unique Recording Studios, New York
Vocal Edits: Love Sound Studio, Hartford, Ct.
©Ⓟ1983 Tommy Boy Music, Inc.
Other Versions (Showing 5 of 11) View All
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| No Sell Out (7", Promo) | Tommy Boy Music | TB 840-7 | US | 1983 |
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Reviews & Discussion
Not a particularly exciting record in my opinion, just as boring as all those Martin Luther King Jr. sampling acid house records from a few years later. And to remark on a previous comment, this is not the first "sampling" record ever, electronic music has been sampling since the 1960s that I know of, if that what was meant by "sampling record". Steve Reich, Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire, The Sugarhill Gang, hundreds more I don't care to type out or may even be aware of...
This is maybe the most essential moment for electronic dance music and truly masterpiece in itself. It's considered to be the first tune ever to use the DMX drum programming, and the first ever sampling record. There's everything in it - musical quality, technical innovation, message breaking the borders, excellent record cover... Top.
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