3rd Bass – The Cactus Album

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Label:	Def Jam Recordings – C 45415, Def Jam Recordings – FC 45415, Columbia – C 45415, Columbia – FC 45415
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:	US
Released:	1989
Genre:	Hip Hop
Style:	Conscious, Boom Bap

Tracklist

A1	Stymie's Theme Producer – Prime Minister Pete Nice	0:12
A2	Sons Of 3rd Bass Producer – Prime Minister Pete Nice, Sam Sever	4:46
A3	Russell Rush Producer – Prime Minister Pete Nice	0:24
A4	The Gas Face Co-producer – 3rd Bass, M.C. Serch, Pete Nice Featuring [Uncredited] – Zev Love X Producer – Prince Paul	3:48
A5	Monte Hall Producer – Prime Minister Pete Nice, Sam Sever	5:24
A6	Oval Office Co-producer – 3rd Bass, M.C. Serch, Pete Nice Producer – Eric "Vietnam" Sadler*, Hank Shocklee, Keith Shocklee	3:30
A7	Hoods Producer – Prime Minister Pete Nice	0:17
A8	Soul In The Hole Producer – Prime Minister Pete Nice, Sam Sever	3:49
A9	Triple Stage Darkness Producer – Prime Minister Pete Nice, Sam Sever	4:09
A10	M.C. Disagree Producer – Prime Minister Pete Nice	0:43
B1	Wordz Of Wizdom Producer – Prime Minister Pete Nice, Sam Sever	6:30
B2	Product Of The Environment Producer – 3rd Bass, M.C. Serch, Pete Nice, Sam Sever	6:15
B3	Desert Boots Producer – Prime Minister Pete Nice	0:22
B4	The Cactus Producer – Mr. Puffy McScruffy, Prime Minister Pete Nice, Sam Sever	4:39
B5	Jim Backus Producer – Prime Minister Pete Nice	0:02
B6	Flippin' Off The Wall Like Lucie Ball Producer – 3rd Bass, M.C. Serch, Pete Nice, Sam Sever	3:16
B7	Brooklyn-Queens Producer – Prime Minister Pete Nice	3:36
B8	Steppin' To The A.M. Co-producer – 3rd Bass, M.C. Serch, Pete Nice Producer – Eric "Vietnam" Sadler*, Hank Shocklee, Keith Shocklee	4:53
B9	Episode #3 Producer – Prime Minister Pete Nice	0:12
B10	Who's On Third Producer – Prime Minister Pete Nice, Sam Sever	0:57

Companies, etc.

Copyright © – CBS Records Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Records Inc.
Manufactured By – CBS Records Inc.
Manufactured By – Columbia Records
Recorded At – Chung King Studios
Recorded At – Island Media Studios
Recorded At – Greene St. Recording
Mixed At – Chung King Studios
Mixed At – Island Media Studios
Mixed At – Greene St. Recording
Mastered At – Masterdisk
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Carrollton, GA

Credits

Art Direction, Design – Howard Zucker
Design [Logo] – Cey Adams
Direct Metal Mastering By [Runout Etch ☆] – Greg Calbi (tracks: A1 to A10)
Direct Metal Mastering By [Runout Etch ☮] – Chris Gehringer (tracks: B1 to B10)
Edited By – Adam Gazzola (tracks: B1, B2, B10), Steve Ett (tracks: A2, A5, A8, A9)
Engineer – Bruce Buchalter (tracks: A8, B1, B2), Chuck Valli (tracks: B1), Curt Fresca* (tracks: A4), Greg Gordon (tracks: A2, A5, A9, B4), Kevin Reynolds (tracks: A5, A8, A9, B2, B4, B6, B10), Mark Mendelbaum* (tracks: B2), Nick Sansano (tracks: A6, B8)

Notes

Art Direction for Drawing Board Graphics.

A2, A5, A8, A9, B1, B2, B4, B6 & B10 recorded and mixed at Chung King Studios, New York, NY
A4 recorded and mixed at Island Media Studios, West Babylon, NY
A6 & B8 recorded and mixed at Green Street Studios, New York, NY

Text on back cover:
The cactus stands firm on the desert plain, juicing fluids from its desolate environment. Two solo MC's absorbed and deciphered culture from far rockaway to Bedford-Stuyvesant and, like the desert plant, stood alone. Predators never set it off, for all over sharp thorns protrude. Step... and your mack-daddy license is revoked. All shades knowledge cactus techniques, and jet from ignorance in the desert.

Cat# on labels: C 45415
Cat# on spine: FC 45415

AL-45397 and BL-45397 scratched out from runout grooves.

Direct Metal Mastering (DMM).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Scanned): 074644541519
Barcode (Compact text): 07464454151
Matrix / Runout (Label side A): AL 45415
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): BL 45415
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1: Runout side A): AL-45415-1A A̶L̶-̶4̶5̶3̶9̶7̶-̶1̶A̶ Dmm G1 MASTERDISK 3 iN DECCA CYPHER, R.I.F. K.M.D. ✩ A19
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1: Runout side B): BL-45415-1A B̶L̶-̶4̶5̶3̶9̶7̶-̶1̶A̶ Dmm G1 WE OUT LIKE ELVIS ☮ B2
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2: Runout side A): AL-45415-1A A̶L̶-̶4̶5̶3̶9̶7 - 1A Dmm G1 MASTERDISK 3 iN DECCA CYPHER, R.I.F. K.M.D. ✩ A2
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3: Runout side B): BL-45415-1A B̶L̶-̶4̶5̶3̶9̶7̶ - 1A Dmm G2 WE OUT LIKE ELVIS ☮ A5
Pressing Plant ID (Variant 1: Runout on both sides): G1
Pressing Plant ID (Variant 2: Runout on both sides): G2

Other Versions (5 of 34)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	The Cactus Cee/D (The Cactus Album) (CD, Album)	Def Jam Recordings, Columbia	CK 45415	US	1989
Recently Edited	The Cactus Al/Bum (LP, Album, Stereo)	Def Jam Recordings, CBS	466003 1	UK	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

UncleMonster Sep 28, 2023
First Appearance: MF Doom... on 'The Gas Face' - UM
-Seifer- Jun 23, 2022
An excellent, and very full album with excellent wordplay, and some very dope beats, especially with the limited scope of tech of the '80s.

Absolutely essential for any connoisseur of the genre, though a bit dated to the ears of some, this is nevertheless a very dope album, and deserves nothing less than an 8.5/10. The lyrical content on The Cactus album is slick, and the beats are hella fresh to me, even for the somewhat gimmicky electronic sound present on some tracks and somewhat lengthy progression of tracks.

Favorite Track: Triple Stage Darkness

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