Wu-Tang Clan – Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Label: | RCA Records Label – 07863 66336-1, Loud Records – 07863 66336-1, Wu-Tang Records – 07863 66336-1 |
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Format: | Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, SRC Pressing |
Country: | US |
Released: | |
Genre: | Hip Hop |
Style: | Boom Bap, Hardcore Hip-Hop |
Tracklist
Shaolin Sword | 29:19 | ||
A1 | Bring Da Ruckus | 4:10 | |
A2 | Shame On A Nigga | 2:57 | |
A3 | Clan In Da Front | 4:33 | |
A4 | Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber | 6:05 | |
A5 | Can It Be All So Simple | 4:46 | |
A6 | Protect Ya Neck (Intermission) | 6:48 | |
Wu-Tang Sword | 28:53 | ||
B1 | Da Mystery Of Chessboxin' | 4:48 | |
B2 | Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing Ta F' Wit | 3:36 | |
B3 | C.R.E.A.M. | 4:12 | |
B4 | Method Man | 5:50 | |
B5 | Tearz | 4:17 | |
B6.1 | Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber - Part II | 5:08 | |
B6.2 | Conclusion | 1:02 |
Companies, etc.
- Licensed From – Essex Entertainment, Inc.
- Licensed From – Warner Special Products
- Distributed By – BMG Music
- Manufactured By – BMG Music
- Produced For – Wu-Tang Productions
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – BMG Music
- Copyright © – BMG Music
- Published By – Colgems-EMI Music Inc.
- Published By – Irving Music, Inc.
- Published By – Wu-Tang Publishing
- Recorded At – Firehouse Studio, NYC
- Engineered At – GLC Sound Studios
- Mixed At – Firehouse Studio, NYC
- Mixed At – Wu-Tang Productions
- Edited At – GLC Sound Studios
- Mastered At – The Hit Factory
- Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
Credits
- A&R [A&R Director (Loud Records)] – Trevor Williams (5)
- Art Direction – Jacqueline Murphy*
- Design – Amy Wenzler
- Direct Metal Mastering By – CG*
- Engineer – Carlos Bess (tracks: B1), Ethan Ryman (tracks: A1 to A6, B2 to B6)
- Engineer [Assistant, Uncredited] – Nolan 'Dr. No' Moffitte (tracks: A1)
- Executive-Producer – Dennis Coles, Mitchell Diggs, Oli Grant, Robert Diggs
- Management [Wu-Tang Management] – John Gibbons (8), John Hamilton (14), Johnathan Lugo*, Mike McDonald (7), Mitchell Diggs, Vince Hamlin
- Performer [Wu-Tang Clan Is] – Ghost Face Killer*, The Method Man*, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Prince Rakeem "The RZA"*, Shallah Raekwon*, Rebel INS, The Genius "The GZA"*, U-God
- Photography By – Cartel (9), Daniel Hastings
- Producer, Mixed By, Arranged By – Prince Rakeem "The RZA"*
- Programmed By – Prince Rakeem
- Scratches – The 4th Disciple*
- Set Designer – Cartel (9), Richard Bravo (2)
- Supervised By [Production Supervisor] – John Gibbons (8), Mike McDonald (7), Mitchell Diggs, Oli Grant, Theodore Michael
- Written-By – The Wu-Tang Clan*
Notes
Original pressing; can be best identified by the color of the label and size of the stamper ring that goes fully around the Wu-Tang Records logo on labels without touching it.
Late 1990s repress contains the same runout information, but has slightly lighter red labels and a smaller stamper ring.
Direct Metal Mastering.
Contains numerous samples from the 1981 Hong Kong film "Shaolin & Wu Tang" (English dubbed version).
Produced, mixed and arranged for Wu-Tang Productions
Recorded & mixed at Firehouse Studio, NY, NY
Edited by GLC, NYC
Mastered at The Hit Factory, NYC
Can It Be All So Simple: Excerpts from "The Way We Were" performed by Gladys Knight & The Pips used courtesy of Essex Entertainment. Published by Colgems-EMI Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
C.R.E.A.M.: Excerpts from "As Long As I've Got You" performed by The Charmels used courtesy of Warner Special Products. Published by Irving Music Inc. (BMI)
Tearz: Excerpts from "After Laughter (Comes Tears)" performed by Wendy Rene used courtesy of Warner Special Products. Published by Irving Music Inc. (BMI)
Published by Wu-Tang Publishing (BMI)
© 1993 BMG Music
℗ 1993 BMG Music
Manufactured and Distributed by BMG Music, New York, NY • Printed in USA
Late 1990s repress contains the same runout information, but has slightly lighter red labels and a smaller stamper ring.
Direct Metal Mastering.
Contains numerous samples from the 1981 Hong Kong film "Shaolin & Wu Tang" (English dubbed version).
Produced, mixed and arranged for Wu-Tang Productions
Recorded & mixed at Firehouse Studio, NY, NY
Edited by GLC, NYC
Mastered at The Hit Factory, NYC
Can It Be All So Simple: Excerpts from "The Way We Were" performed by Gladys Knight & The Pips used courtesy of Essex Entertainment. Published by Colgems-EMI Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
C.R.E.A.M.: Excerpts from "As Long As I've Got You" performed by The Charmels used courtesy of Warner Special Products. Published by Irving Music Inc. (BMI)
Tearz: Excerpts from "After Laughter (Comes Tears)" performed by Wendy Rene used courtesy of Warner Special Products. Published by Irving Music Inc. (BMI)
Published by Wu-Tang Publishing (BMI)
© 1993 BMG Music
℗ 1993 BMG Music
Manufactured and Distributed by BMG Music, New York, NY • Printed in USA
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Back sleeve, text): 0 7863-66336-1 9
- Barcode (Labels side A & B, text): 0 78636 63361 9
- Barcode (String): 078636633619
- Matrix / Runout (Side A label): 07863-66336-1-A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B label): 07863-66336-1-B
- Rights Society: BMI
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Pressing Plant ID (Runout, etched): SP
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched, variant 1): 07863-66336-1-A-1-DMM SP 1- HFM cg
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched, variant 1): 07863-66336-1-B-1-DMM SP 1-
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched, variant 2): 07863-66336-1-A-1-DMM SP 1-1 HFM cg
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched, variant 2): 07863-66336-1-B-1-DMM SP 1-1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched, variant 3): 07863-66336-1-A-1-DMM SP 1-1 HFM cg
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched, variant 3): 07863-66336-1-B-1-DMM
Other Versions (5 of 91)
View AllTitle (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Recently Edited | Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (Cassette, Album) | Loud Records, RCA, BMG | 74321 20367 4, 74321203674 | Europe | 1993 | ||
Recently Edited | Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (LP, Album) | Loud Records, RCA | 74321 20367 1 | Europe | 1993 | ||
Recently Edited | Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (Cassette, Album, Club Edition) | Loud Records, RCA, BMG Music | BG4 66336 | Canada | 1993 | ||
New Submission | Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (Cassette, Album, Misprint) | RCA, Bertelsmann Music Group | 74321203674 | Poland | 1993 | ||
Recently Edited | Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (Cassette, Album, Club Edition) | Loud Records, RCA | 07863-66336-4, 07863 66336-4 | US | 1993 |
Recommendations
- Released2012 — USVinyl —LP, Album, Deluxe Edition
- Released2004 — USVinyl —LP, Album
- Released2001 — USVinyl —LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
- Released1995 — USVinyl —LP, Album, Stereo
- Released1993 — USVinyl —LP, Album
- Vinyl —LP, Album, Reissue
- Released1995 — USVinyl —LP, Album
- Released2004 — USVinyl —LP, Album
- Released1995 — USVinyl —LP, Album
- Released2010 — USVinyl —LP, Album, Limited Edition
Reviews
- Edited 4 months agoFor all those commenting on the sound quality, this wasn't exactly the pinnacle of audio recording. It didn't sound amazing in 93' and certainly doesn't now, but it's a perfectly fine sounding record after a clean & dust. Some may even have the late 90's/early 00's reissue as it's very hard to tell the difference.
- A rap classic and must have in any collection. My copy is a little quiet, but sounds good otherwise.
- While my copy doesn't suffer from the noise others' have, disc 1 is unacceptably warped. Otherwise the SQ is appropriate for this recording IMO.
- This is my 1993 copy of Enter the Wu-Tang, one of the greatest hip hop albums ever recorded. I somehow got it for $20 from McKays in the new arrival bin. It now has a home where it receives weekly play. This is… one of my top ten albums. It is an absolute masterpiece of lo-fidelity, murky production, menacing and intrigue-steeped heavy beats, and lyrical style and variety enough to impress even the most stalwart opponent of raps inevitable charms.
The easily and casually dropped notes of violence, hilarious crude humor, and incredible wordplay on the album help inspire me every day to do better in my own wording for my songs. I aspire to be as a better lyricist than the day before every day. The overdubbed and chopped Kung Fu movie samples and play-style skits on the album give the entire production a very theatrical feel, and is one of the best executed examples of such a connection between music and actor, artists both. All art is in and of itself interconnected.
For those concerned about the quality of the pressing’s sound, as it has been oft-bemoaned on Discogs, my argument is maybe they just need to TURN IT UP! This album is PLENTY loud. It’s incredible in every way! The best pressing.
Favorite Tracks: Da Mystery of Chessboxin/Wu Tang: 7th Chamber - Part II Conclusion
🥷💫🤺 - Mine is second hand shop digging cop, and loks like it's been trough world war II, front line ⚔️ Sound is amazing, with pops and background noise, like some old Jazz vinyls...
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