EPMD – Strictly Business

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Label:	Fresh Records – LPRE-82006
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:	US
Released:	1988
Genre:	Hip Hop
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Tracklist

X1	Strictly Business	4:43
X2	Because I'm Housin'	3:59
X3	So Let The Funk Flow	4:14
X4	You Gots To Chill	4:20
X5	It's My Thing	5:41
Y1	You're A Customer	5:23
Y2	The Steve Martin	4:37
Y3	Get Off The Bandwagon	4:19
Y4	D.J. K La Boss	4:27
Y5	Jane	2:56

Companies, etc.

Recorded At – North Shore Soundworks
Recorded At – Island Media Studios
Mixed At – Island Media Studios
Mixed At – North Shore Soundworks
Mastered At – Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
Copyright © – Fresh Records
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Fresh Records
Published By – Beach House Music
Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation

Credits

Design – Susan Huyser
Design [EPMD Logo] – Eric Haze Productions
Engineer – Al Watts, Charlie Marotta, Jim Foley, John Poppo
Engineer [Assistant] – Gordon Davies, Rich Rahner
Liner Notes – E Double E, Pee MD*
Management – General Talent International, Rush Artist Management
Mastered By – Herb Powers*
Photography By – Janette Beckman
Producer, Written-By, Mixed By – EPMD
Scratches – DJ K La Boss

Notes

Jacket Made in Canada.
Recorded and Mixed in Babylon, New York.

The label shows the track X2 title as: "I'm Housin'".
The label shows the track X3 title as: "Let The Funk Flow".
The track titles on this page are how it appears on the back cover.
The original press has a fresh records hypesticker on shrink.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 0 3119-82006-1 3
Barcode (String): 031198200613
Matrix / Runout (Label side X): LPRE-82006X
Matrix / Runout (Label side Y): LPRE-82006Y
Matrix / Runout (Run-out area side X [hand-etched]): LPRE-82006-X F/W HERBIE Jr :^)
Matrix / Runout (Run-out area side Y [hand-etched]): LPRE-82006-Y F/W HERBIE Jr :^)
Matrix / Runout (Run-out area both sides [machine-stamped]): SRC (Large S with the R and C in the loops)
Rights Society: ASCAP

Other Versions (5 of 45)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Strictly Business (LP, Album)	Sleeping Bag Records, Sleeping Bag Records	SBUK LP1, SBUKLP 1	UK	1988
Recently Edited	Strictly Business (LP, Album)	BCM Records	B.C. 33-2125-43	Europe	1988
Recently Edited	Strictly Business (Cassette, Album, Grey Shell, 0''''50''''0)	Fresh Records	CSRE-82006	US	1988
Recently Edited	Strictly Business (CD, Album)	BCM Records	B.C. 50-2125-46	Germany, Austria, & Switzerland	1988
Recently Edited	Strictly Business (CD, Album)	Fresh Records	CDRE-82006	US	1988

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Reviews

Bendeniz Oct 30, 2024
One of the greatest debut albums in Hip Hop history.
Fog-and-Lime Apr 14, 2024
amazing record and original pressing is FANTASTIC. essential hip hop record
groovefactory Jun 27, 2023
Relax your mind, let your conscience be free And get down to the sounds of EPMD. Stone hip hop classic.
jmarcopolov Feb 26, 2022
Does anyone happen to know how good this pressing is?
discfiend Feb 16, 2019
One of the great Hip-Hop vinyl's of the late 80s. This had to be at number one at some point there. At least it was in the Detroit area at the time. In the top ten best of!