Release
Marketplace
30 For Sale from $47.86Statistics
Videos (5)
EditLists
- 😎 COLORED VINYL ⚪️🔴🟠🟡🟢🔵🟣🟤 by somebetterplace
- 🏛 LANDMARK RELEASES by somebetterplace
- Limited & Special Editions - my collection by Brianjones1
- My VinylMePlease by Brianjones1
- Red Vinyl by jamiii
- Green Vinyl by jamiii
- My Colored lp’s by Brianjones1
- ⭐Wishlist by jaydenbaldas
- Audiophile(ish) Hip-Hop by djsgribbs
- Salesman by edogdog
Contributors
A Tribe Called Quest – The Low End Theory
| Label: | Jive – 19439937541, Sony Music Commercial Music Group – 19439937541 |
|---|---|
| Series: | Vinyl Me, Please. Essentials – E113 |
| Format: | Vinyl, LP, 45 RPM, Green Vinyl, LP, 45 RPM, Red All Media, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Gatefold |
| Country: | US |
| Released: | |
| Genre: | Hip Hop |
| Style: | Conscious, Jazzy Hip-Hop |
Tracklist
| A1 | Excursions | 3:53 | |
| A2 | Buggin' Out | 3:38 | |
| A3 | Rap Promoter | 2:13 | |
| A4 | Butter | 3:39 | |
| B1 | Verses From The Abstract | 3:59 | |
| B2 | Show Business | 3:53 | |
| B3 | Vibes And Stuff | 4:18 | |
| C1 | The Infamous Date Rape | 2:54 | |
| C2 | Check The Rhime | 3:36 | |
| C3 | Everything Is Fair | 2:59 | |
| D1 | Jazz (We've Got) | 4:09 | |
| D2 | Skypager | 2:13 | |
| D3 | What? | 2:29 | |
| D4 | Scenario | 4:10 |
Companies, etc.
- Exclusive Retailer – Vinyl Me, Please
- Copyright © – RCA Records
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – RCA Records
- Record Company – Sony Music Entertainment
- Manufactured For – Vinyl Me, Please
- Manufactured By – Sony Music Entertainment
- Recorded At – Battery Studios, New York
- Recorded At – Greene St. Recording
- Recorded At – Soundtrack Studios
- Mixed At – Battery Studios, New York
- Mixed At – Greene St. Recording
- Mixed At – Soundtrack Studios
- Mastered At – DMS (2)
- Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound
- Mastered At – Welcome To 1979
- Pressed By – GZ Media – 237826M
Credits
- Engineer [Additional] – Anthony Saunders, Chris Shaw, Dan Wood, Eric Gast, Gerard Julien, Jamey Staub*, Jim Kvoriak, Marc Singleton, Pete Christensen, Rod Hui, Tim Latham
- Lacquer Cut By – Ryan Smith (2)
- Liner Notes [Listening Notes] – Marcus J. Moore
- Make-Up [Make-up: Group Members] – Kim Young (6)
- Make-Up [Special Effects Make-up: Model] – Paddy Crofton
- Management – Chris Lightly*
- Mastered By – Tom Coyne
- Photography By, Photography By [Art Print] – Joe Grant (2)
- Producer – A Tribe Called Quest (tracks: A1 to B1, B3 to C2, D1 to D4)
- Recorded By, Mixed By – A Tribe Called Quest, Bob Power
- Typography [Handlettering] – ZombArt NG*
- Written-By – A. Muhammad* (tracks: A2 to A4, B2, C1 to D2, D4), J. Davis*, M. Taylor* (tracks: A2, A4, C2 to D2, D4)
Notes
Hype sticker:
First 2x45 release of Tribe's jazzy sophomore album
Lacquers cut by Ryan Smith, Sterling Sound; plated at Welcome to 1979
Pressed on exclusive 2LP green + red vinyl
Listening notes booklet by Marcus J. Moore; art print by Joe Grant
© 1991, 2021 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
℗ 1991 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Manufactured for Vinyl Me, Please by Sony Music Entertainment, 25 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010-8601
Recorded and mixed at Battery Studios, Greene Studios and Soundtrack Studios.
"Show Business" and "Everything Is Fair" programmed at Jazzy Jay's Studio.
Additional engineering at Battery; Greene Street and at Soundtrack.
Mastered DMS, NYC.
Direction/management: Baby Sound Productions and Rush Management.
"Excursions" contains samples from "Time Is Running Out" performed by The Last Poets and written by Omar Ben Hassen.
"Check The Rhime" features samples from Average White Band recording "Love Your Life" (H. Stuart/A. Gorrie/O. McIntyre/S. Ferrone/M. Duncan/R. Ball).
"Everything Is Fair" contains samples from "Let's Take It To The People" (G. Clinton/G. Shider/E. Hazel) performed by Funkadelic.
"Vibes And Stuff" contains samples from "Down Here On The Ground" (L. Shifrin/G. Garnet) performed by Grant Green.
First 2x45 release of Tribe's jazzy sophomore album
Lacquers cut by Ryan Smith, Sterling Sound; plated at Welcome to 1979
Pressed on exclusive 2LP green + red vinyl
Listening notes booklet by Marcus J. Moore; art print by Joe Grant
© 1991, 2021 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
℗ 1991 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Manufactured for Vinyl Me, Please by Sony Music Entertainment, 25 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010-8601
Recorded and mixed at Battery Studios, Greene Studios and Soundtrack Studios.
"Show Business" and "Everything Is Fair" programmed at Jazzy Jay's Studio.
Additional engineering at Battery; Greene Street and at Soundtrack.
Mastered DMS, NYC.
Direction/management: Baby Sound Productions and Rush Management.
"Excursions" contains samples from "Time Is Running Out" performed by The Last Poets and written by Omar Ben Hassen.
"Check The Rhime" features samples from Average White Band recording "Love Your Life" (H. Stuart/A. Gorrie/O. McIntyre/S. Ferrone/M. Duncan/R. Ball).
"Everything Is Fair" contains samples from "Let's Take It To The People" (G. Clinton/G. Shider/E. Hazel) performed by Funkadelic.
"Vibes And Stuff" contains samples from "Down Here On The Ground" (L. Shifrin/G. Garnet) performed by Grant Green.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Other (Number on hype sticker): 19439937541S1
- Other (Number on obi): 19439937541OS1
- Other (Number on listening notes booklet): 19439937541BK1
- Other (Number on art print): 19439937541I1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, variant 1, side A): 19439937541-A RE1 RKS STERLING 237826M1 1194927
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, variant 1, side B): 19439937541-B RKS STERLING 237826M2 1140505
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, variant 1, side C): 19439937541-C RKS STERLING 237826M3 1140501
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, variant 1, side D): 19439937541-D RKS STERLING 237826M4 1140503
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, variant 2, side A): 19439937541-A RE1 RKS STERLING 237826M1 1152496
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, variant 2, side B): 19439937541-B RKS STERLING 237826M2 1213314
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, variant 2, side C): 19439937541-C RKS STERLING 237826M3 1140501
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, variant 2, side D): 19439937541-D RKS STERLING 237826M4 1140503
Other Versions (5 of 54)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited | The Low End Theory (CD, Album, DISC MFG) | Jive | 1418-2-J | US | 1991 | ||
Recently Edited | The Low End Theory (LP, Album) | Jive | ZL 74940 | Europe | 1991 | ||
| The Low End Theory (LP, Album, Stereo) | Jive | HIP 117 | UK | 1991 | |||
Recently Edited | The Low End Theory (CD, Album) | Jive, Jive | ZD 74940, ZD74940 | UK & Europe | 1991 | ||
Recently Edited | The Low End Theory (CD, Album) | Jive, Jive | (7) 051 351-2, CHIP 117 | UK | 1991 |
Recommendations
Reviews
Show All 50 Reviews
5,000 copies added in a month! Is this some sort of record?
Cranked a couple tracks at a BBQ recently and it sounded awesome, even outdoors.
incredibly well done pressing! booklet and packaging are top notch. sound is stunning :) glad to have this one in my collection- Edited one month agoA little surface noise between tracks on the 1st LP, otherwise a fantastic pressing, absolutely get this before it goes out of print.
- Anyone own both this and the recent MRP pressing (https://www.discogs.com/release/16447878-A-Tribe-Called-Quest-The-Low-End-Theory) willing to share if the sound is better on one or the other? Thank you!
worth every penny of what you pay for this, so you can finally hear The Low End Theory the way that Tip and Tribe wanted you to hear it.
it was like listening to it for the first time again.
Really clean sound and fantastic packaging, as per usual. I love this album and listening to it on 33 is muah! Chef’s kiss!- Who actually can compare this pressing to the US-promo-vinyl release-this really is the sh__t?
- Easily the best sounding pressing of this classic. VMP did a great job with the music and presentation. Hoping they'll do the same for Midnight Marauders.
Edited 2 months agoLike most, this is the one that lured me back to VMP. I did it for a small time in 2016, and still can't get over the price hike ... but I guess it is 6 years later and what not. Regardless, this pressing is good stuff. Great sound, awesome packaging. Don't sleep on this.
