N.W.A* – Straight Outta Compton

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Label:	Ruthless Records – SL 57102, Priority Records – SL 57102
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:	US
Released:	1988
Genre:	Hip Hop
Style:	Gangsta, Hardcore Hip-Hop

Tracklist

A1	Straight Outta Compton	4:18
A2	_ _ _ _ Tha Police (Fill In The Blanks)	5:46
A3	Gangsta Gangsta	5:36
A4	If It Ain't Ruff	3:34
A5	Parental Discretion Iz Advised	5:15
B1	Express Yourself	4:25
B2	Compton's N The House (Remix)	5:20
B3	I Ain't Tha 1	4:54
B4	Dopeman (Remix)	5:20
B5	Quiet On Tha Set	3:59

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Priority Records, Inc.
Copyright © – Priority Records, Inc.
Manufactured By – Priority Records, Inc.
Distributed By – Priority Records, Inc.
Recorded At – Audio Achievements
Mixed At – Audio Achievements
Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering
Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
Produced For – High Powered Productions

Credits

Art Direction – Helane Freeman
Engineer – Donovan Sound*
Executive-Producer – Eric (Eazy-E) Wright*
Lyrics By – Dr. Dre (tracks: B2), Eazy-E (tracks: A1, A3, A5), Ice Cube (tracks: A1 to A3, A5 to B4), M.C. Ren* (tracks: A1 to A5, B2, B5)
Management [Management & Booking] – Jerry Heller
Mastered By – Big Bass Brian
Photography By – Eric Poppleton
Producer – Dr. Dre, Yella

Notes

This version has a parental warning printed on the cover, front bottom right, "These songs contain explicit lyrics parental guidance suggested". Another version, N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton lacks the parental warning printed on the jacket.

Recorded & mixed at Audio Achievements, Torrance, CA.
Engineered by Donovan Sound (A.E.S., N.A.R.A.S.).
Mastered at Bernie Grundman.
℗ © 1988 Priority Records, Inc.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Printed): 0 4992-57102-1 2
Barcode (Scanned): 049925710212
Matrix / Runout (Label side A): SL-1-57102
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): SL-2-57102
Matrix / Runout (Runout etchings side A, variant 1): SL-1-57102-24 1-1 [SRC logo]
Matrix / Runout (Runout etchings side B, variant 1): SL-2-57102-21 1-3 [SRC logo]
Matrix / Runout (Runout etchings side A, variant 2): SL-1-57102-25 1-1 [SRC logo]
Matrix / Runout (Runout etchings side B, variant 2): SL-2-57102-21 1-3 [SRC logo]
Matrix / Runout (Runout etchings side A, variant 3): SL-1-57102-24 1-1 [SRC logo]
Matrix / Runout (Runout etchings side B, variant 3): SL-2-57102-21 1-1 [SRC logo]

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Straight Outta Compton (LP, Album)	Ruthless Records, Priority Records, 4th & Broadway	BRLP 534	UK	1988
Recently Edited	Straight Outta Compton (CD, Album)	Ruthless Records, Priority Records	CDL57102	US	1988
Recently Edited	Straight Outta Compton (Cassette, Album, Dolby)	Ruthless Records, Priority Records	4XL57102	US	1988
Recently Edited	Straight Outta Compton (CD, Album)	Island Records, 4th & Broadway	260 286	Germany	1988
New Submission	Straight Outta Compton (CD, Album)	4th & Broadway, Island Records, Ruthless Records, Priority Records	BRCD 534	UK	1988

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Reviews

Bopster65 Apr 29, 2023
Edited 5 months ago
I’ve got an amazing original copy of this on cassette. Would love to sell it
spaldinghurst Dec 14, 2022
My version has La La Land soundtrack on side 2, what is going on?!?!?!?!?
Grateful13 Mar 10, 2021
First of all-You must own this album. One of The Best Gangsta Rap Albums Of All Time, if not Thee Best. I stole it on tape in ‘88 and have owned probably double digit amounts of copies both on tape and CD since. Years later, I split a lot of Vinyl with a Friend and I chose N.W.A & The Posse as my pick of 20 albums spread across the floor. After looking in the sleeve a while later, I realized I had the First Press of Straight Outta Compton! Yeah...Nice score, right? Now alls I need is a Sleeve. Does anyone have one that they are willing to part with? &, why doesn’t Discogs offer a section or way for people to buy/sell just the Sleeve of an album? There has got to be a lot of people in the same situation as me with a lot of different albums. P.S.-No, I will not sell it
elosobozo Feb 28, 2020
Hoping someone here can help. I just got a copy off of eBay. The run outs match up with the 1st press but the cover doesn’t have the parental advisory warning on the bottom right corner. Is that printed on or is it a sticker?
WolfCreek_Records Jun 26, 2018
Did this record include a generic white sleeve or was it something else?
stephencthomson Jan 5, 2016
Does the raised / embossed A on the label have any significance? Thanks in advance
burnzi92 Feb 27, 2015
Edited 8 years ago
Every track is 5 star for me, kick starter of the golden era in hip hop. You can move to it, listen to the lyrics, Ice Cube in particular is masterful on this, perfect record.
jdank.firth Jan 5, 2015
A hip-hop/rap album any fan should have in their collection. Ice Cube Eazy E & Dr.Dre all on one album. Excellent!
paulyg69 Dec 6, 2014
I've owned both the 20th Anniversary Edition and the original pressing. The original pressing sounds FAR superior. Very clear vocals with intense detailed bass.
CebeBee13 May 21, 2014
Does anyone know why 8-Ball and Something Like That aren't on the vinyl?