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BlackaliciousBlazing Arrow

Label:Geffen Records – VMP-RH-031, Quannum Projects – VMP-RH-031, Mahogany Sun – VMP-RH-031
Series:Vinyl Me, Please. Rap & Hip Hop – RH031
Format:
2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Red / Yellow "Blazing Galaxy", Gatefold
Country:US
Released:
Genre:Hip Hop
Style:Conscious

Tracklist

A1Introduction: Bow And Fire
Cello [Electric Cello]Vincent Segal
DrumsPaul Humphrey
Lyrics ByThe Gift Of Gab
Music ByChief Xcel
OrganMoney Mark
PercussionAlfred Ortiz*
ProducerChief Xcel
Recorded By [Accompong Compound, Conway Studios]Chief Xcel
Recorded By [MCJ Studio]Mario Caldato*, Robert Caranza*
Scratches [Cuts By]Chief Xcel
A2Blazing Arrow
Lyrics ByThe Gift Of Gab
Music ByChief Xcel
ProducerChief Xcel
Recorded By [Accompong Compound]Chief Xcel
Recorded By [MCJ Studio]Robert Caranza*
Scratches [Cuts By]Chief Xcel
VocalsThe Gift Of Gab
Written-By [Additional Writer]Harry Nilsson
A3Sky Is Falling
Lyrics ByThe Gift Of Gab
Music ByChief Xcel
ProducerChief Xcel
Recorded By [Toast Studios, Conway Studios, Accompong Compound]Chief Xcel
StringsVincent Segal
A4First In Flight
Co-producer [Co-produced By]Chief Xcel
FeaturingGil Scott-Heron
Lyrics ByThe Gift Of Gab
Music ByChief Xcel
Producer [Produced By]?uestlove*
Recorded By [Accompong Compound, Green Street Studios]Chief Xcel
StringsVincent Segal
Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Alto SaxophoneJose Espinosa*
TrumpetSeth Zwerling
A5Green Light: Now Begin
Bass, KeyboardsHarley White Jr.
Lyrics ByThe Gift Of Gab
Music ByChief Xcel
ProducerChief Xcel
Recorded By [Accompong Compound]Chief Xcel
StringsVincent Segal
A64000 Miles
PercussionAlfred Ortiz*
PianoMoney Mark
ProducerChief Xcel
Recorded By [Accompong Compound]Chief Xcel
Recorded By [MCJ Studio]Mario Caldato*, Robert Caranza*
Strings, Cello [Electric Cello]Vincent Segal
B1Nowhere Fast
BassBen Kenney
CelloVincent Segal
Co-producer [Co-produced By]Chief Xcel
KeyboardsJames Poyser, Omar Edwards
Lyrics ByThe Gift Of Gab
Music ByChief Xcel, ?uestlove*
ProducerChief Xcel
Producer [Produced By]?uestlove*
Recorded By [Accompong Compound]Chief Xcel
Recorded By [Electric Lady]Steve Mandell*
Recorded By [The Studio]Jeff Chestak*
Scratches [Cuts]Chief Xcel
B2Paragraph President
Lyrics ByThe Gift Of Gab
Music ByChief Xcel
ProducerChief Xcel
Recorded By [Accompong Compound]Chief Xcel
Scratches [Cuts By]Chief Xcel
VocalsThe Gift Of Gab
Written-By [Additional Writer]David Jolicoeur*, Kevin Mercer*, Paul Huston, Vincent Mason
B3It's Going Down
Co-producer [Co-produced By, For Hi-Tek Productions, Inc.]Hi-Tek
Lyrics ByJonnell, The Gift Of Gab
Music ByChief Xcel
Producer [Produced By]Chief Xcel
Recorded By [Accompong Compound]Chief Xcel
Recorded By [Wannabattle Studios]Hi Tek*
Recorded By [Westlake Studios]Kevin Guarnieri
B4Make You Feel That Way
Bass, KeyboardsHarley White Jr.
Lyrics ByThe Gift Of Gab
Music ByChief Xcel
ProducerChief Xcel
Recorded By [Accompong Compound]Chief Xcel
StringsVincent Segal
VocalsThe Gift Of Gab
Written-By [Additional Writer]Cliff Duncan
C1Brain Washers
BassJuan Nelson
Electric Piano [Rhodes], ClarinetOliver Charles
FeaturingBen Harper
Guitar [Guitars]Ben Harper
Lyrics ByThe Gift Of Gab
PercussionLeon Lewis Mobley*
Recorded By [Accompong Compound]Chief Xcel
Recorded By [Sound City Studio]Rail Jon Rogut*
Scratches [Cuts By]Chief Xcel
C2Chemical Calisthenics
FeaturingCut Chemist
Lyrics ByThe Gift Of Gab
Music ByCut Chemist
Producer [Produced By]Cut Chemist
Recorded By [Accompong Compound]Chief Xcel
Scratches [Cuts By]Cut Chemist
VocalsThe Gift Of Gab
C3Aural Pleasure
FeaturingJaguar Wright
Lyrics ByThe Gift Of Gab
Music ByChief Xcel
ProducerChief Xcel
Recorded By [Accompong Compound]Chief Xcel
Recorded By [The Studio]Jeff Chestak*
Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Alto SaxophoneJose Espinosa*
TrumpetSeth Zwerling
Written-By [Additional Writer]Andy Fairweather Low*
C4Passion
FeaturingBabu, Rakaa*
Music ByChief Xcel
ProducerChief Xcel
Recorded By [Accompong Compound]Chief Xcel
Recorded By [MCJ Studio]Mario Caldato*, Robert Caranza*
Scratches [Cuts By]DJ Babu*, Chief Xcel
StringsVincent Segal
Written-By [Additional Writer]August Moon, Tyrone Thomas
D1Purest Love
Bass, Guitar, PianoTeak Underdue
FluteKarl Denson
HornsDeejan Underdue
Music ByChief Xcel
ProducerChief Xcel
Recorded By [Accompong Compound, Toast Studios]Chief Xcel, The Count*
Release Part 1, 2, & 3
FeaturingLyrics Born, Saul Williams
Lyrics ByLyrics Born, Saul Williams, The Gift Of Gab
Music ByChief Xcel, Vincent Segal
ProducerChief Xcel
Recorded By [Accompong Compound]Chief Xcel
Recorded By [MCJ Studio]Mario Caldato*, Robert Caranza*
VocalsLyrics Born, Saul Williams, Sela Kerr, The Gift Of Gab, Zack de La Rocha
D2aPart 1
DrumsPaul Humphrey
BassHarley White Jr.
Organ, PianoMoney Mark
PercussionAlfred Ortiz*
Strings, Cello [Electric Cello]Vincent Segal
D2bPart 2
FeaturingSaul Williams
BassHarley White Jr.
PercussionAlfred Ortiz*
Strings, Cello [Electric Cello]Vincent Segal
D2cPart 3
FeaturingLyrics Born
BassHarley White Jr.
PercussionAlfred Ortiz*
Strings, Cello [Electric Cello]Vincent Segal
D3Day One
Lyrics ByThe Gift Of Gab
Music ByChief Xcel
ProducerChief Xcel
Recorded By [Accompong Compound, Conway Studios]Chief Xcel
StringsVincent Segal
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Companies, etc.

  • Exclusive RetailerVinyl Me, Please
  • Produced ForHi-Tek Productions, Inc.
  • Produced ForMahogany Sun
  • Mixed AtElectric Lady Studios
  • Mixed AtConway Studios
  • Mixed AtToast Studios
  • Mastered AtSterling Sound
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗UMG Recordings, Inc.
  • Copyright ©UMG Recordings, Inc.
  • Licensed FromUniversal Music Enterprises
  • Record CompanyUMG Recordings, Inc.
  • Manufactured ByOffbeat Ventures, LLC
  • Published ByGolden Syrup Music
  • Published ByWarner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
  • Published ByTee Girl Music
  • Published ByDaisy Age Music
  • Published ByClidaryl Music Co.
  • Published ByRondor Music Ltd.
  • Published ByFair Music Ltd.
  • Published ByAlmo Music Corp.
  • Published ByHarlem Music
  • Published ByAugust Moon Music
  • Recorded AtAccompong Compound
  • Recorded AtConway Studios
  • Recorded AtMCJ Studio
  • Recorded AtToast Studios
  • Recorded AtGreene St. Recording
  • Recorded AtThe Studio
  • Recorded AtElectric Lady Studios
  • Recorded AtWestlake Studios
  • Recorded AtWannabattle Studios
  • Recorded AtSound City Studios
  • Designed AtEgo Trip, NYC
  • Pressed ByGZ Media – 202009E

Credits

  • A&RTom Sarig
  • Art Direction [At], Design [At]Ego Trip NYC
  • Art Direction, DesignThe Brent Rollins Design Explosion
  • Composed By, Arranged ByChief Xcel
  • Coordinator [MCA Project Coordinator]Jeanne Venton, Kimberly Bilbrew, Nickie McKeehan
  • Executive-ProducerTimothy Parker*, Xavier Mosley
  • ManagementRobert Bennett
  • Mastered ByChris Gehringer
  • Mixed ByChief Xcel (tracks: C2), The Count* (tracks: C2), Russell "The Dragon" Elevado* (tracks: A1 to C1, C3 to D2b)
  • Photography ByB+ (5)
  • StylistCleo Cartel
  • Stylist [Assistant Stylist]Ifamodupe

Notes

Vinyl Me, Please Record of the Month - Hip Hop Track - March 2020
Packaged in a gatefold sleeve. Includes a stencil and an obi strip.

Sticker:
- First Vinyl Reissue Since 2002
- Features Questlove, Gil Scott-Heron, DJ Shadow, Ben Harper, and Cut Chemist
- 2xLP on Blazing Galaxy Vinyl

2022 repress with new OBI is here https://www.discogs.com/release/21978256-Blackalicious-Blazing-Arrow

Track B3 co-produced [...] for Hi-Tek Productions, Inc.

[Executive produced] for Mahogany Sun

Mixed by Russell "The Dragon" Elevado at Electric Lady Studios, NY and Conway Studios, Los Angeles, CA except C2 mixed by Chief Xcel and The Count at Toast Studios, San Francisco, CA

Mastered [...] at Sterling Sound New York, NY

A Geffen Records release; p2002 ©2020 UMG Recordings, Inc. courtesy of Geffen Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Manufactured by Offbeat Ventures LLC d.b.a. Vinyl Me, Please

Track A1: Recorded by Chief Xcel at Accompong Compound, Sacramento, CA, Conway Studios, Los Angeles, CA and by Mario Caldato and Robert Caranza at MCJ Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Track A2: Recorded by Chief Xcel at Accompong Compound, Sacramento, CA and Robert Caranza at MCJ Studio, Los Angeles, CA / Contains elements from "Me And My Arrow" (H. Nilsson). Golden Syrup Music [administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (BMI)]. Performed by Harry Nilsson. Used courtesy of The RCA Records Label. A Unit Of BMG Entertainment.
Track A3: Recorded by Chief Xcel at Toast Studios, San Francisco, CA, Conway Studios, Los Angeles, CA and Accompong Compound, Sacramento, CA
Track A4: Recorded by Chief Xcel at Accompong Compound, Sacramento, CA and Green Street Studios, New York, NY
Track A5: Recorded by Chief Xcel at Accompong Compound, Sacramento, CA
Track A6: Recorded by Mario Caldato, Robert Caranza at MCJ Studio, Los Angeles, CA and by Chief Xcel at Accompong Compound, Sacramento, CA
Track B1: Recorded by Jeff Chestak at The Studio, Philadelphia, PA and Chief Xcel at Accompong Compound, Sacramento, CA and Steve Mandell at Electric Lady
Track B2: Recorded by Chief Xcel at Accompong Compound, Sacramento, CA / Contains elements of "D.A.I.S.Y. Age" (P. Huston/D. Jolicoeur/V. Mason/K. Mercer). T-Girl Music, LLC./Daisy Age Music (BMI). Performed by De La Soul. Used courtesy of Tommy Boy Music
Track B3: Recorded by Chief Xcel at Accompong Compound, Sacramento, CA, Kevin Guarnieri at Westlake Studios, Los Angeles, CA and Hi Tek at Wannabattle Studios, Cincinatti, OH
Track B4: Recorded by Chief Xcel at Accompong Compound, Sacramento, CA / Contains elements from "Picture Of Innocence" (C. Duncan). Clidaryl Music (ASCAP). Performed by Cliff Duncan. Used courtesy of Three Tree Records
Track C1: Recorded by Chief Xcel at Accompong Compound, Sacramento, CA and by Rail Jon Rogut at Sound City Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Track C2: Recorded by Chief Xcel at Accompong Compound, Sacramento, CA
Track C3: Recorded by Chief Xcel at Accompong Compound, Sacramento, CA and Jeff Chestak at The Studio, Philadelphia, PA / Contains elements from "Grease It Up" (A. Fairweather Low). Rondor Music Ltd./Fair Music Ltd/ [administered by Almo Music Corp. (ASCAP)]. Performed by Andy Fairweather Low. Used Courtesy of Polydor Ltd.
Track C4: Recorded by Mario Caldato, Robert Caranza at MCJ Studio, Los Angeles, CA and by Chief Xcel at Accompong Compound, Sacramento, CA / Contains elements from "It's My Thing" (A. Moon/T. Thomas). Harlem Music/August Moon Music (BMI). Performed by EPMD. Used courtesy of Priority Records.
Track D1: Recorded by Chief Xcel and The Count at Accompong Compound, Sacramento, CA and Toast Studios, San Francisco, CA
Tracks D2a to D2c: Recorded by Mario Caldato, Robert Caranza at MCJ Studio, Los Angeles, CA and by Chief Xcel at Accompong Compound, Sacramento, CA
Track D3: Recorded by Chief Xcel at Accompong Compound, Sacramento, CA and Conway Studios, Los Angeles, CA

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: BMI
  • Rights Society: ASCAP
  • Matrix / Runout (Side 1 runout, stamped): 202009E1/A
  • Matrix / Runout (Side 2 runout, stamped): 202009E2/A
  • Matrix / Runout (Side 3 runout, stamped): 202009E3/A
  • Matrix / Runout (Side 4 runout, stamped): 202009E4/A

Other Versions (5 of 17)

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
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Blazing Arrow (CD, Album)MCA Records, Quannum Projects, Mahogany Sun088 112 806-2US2002
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Blazing Arrow (2×LP, Album, Gatefold)MCA Records, Quannum Projects, Mahogany Sun088 112 806-1US2002
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Blazing Arrow Instrumental (2×LP, Promo)MCA RecordsMCAR-25722-1US2002
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Blazing Arrow (CD, Album)MCA Records112 924-2UK2002
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Blazing Arrow (CD, Album)MCA RecordsUICC-1054Japan2002

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  • skitns's avatar
    skitns
    RIP to one of the greatest of all time. Stellar album.
    • oplin's avatar
      oplin
      amazing pressing. the vinyl color could have more orange in it (at least in the one i got) but the package over is top notch!
      • lofront31's avatar
        lofront31
        Top notch quality. Doesn't get much better in terms in of sound and packaging

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