A Tribe Called Quest – The Low End Theory

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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:	May 2022
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 Double Bass [Jazz Bass] – Ron Carter Vocals [Vocal Tones] – Vinia Mojica	3:59
B2	Show Business Co-producer – A Tribe Called Quest Featuring [Appears On] – Diamond D, Lord Jamar, Sadat X Producer – Skeff Anselm Written-By – D. Murphy, J. Kirkland, L. DeChalus, S. Anselm	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 Co-producer – A Tribe Called Quest Producer – Skeff Anselm Written-By – S. Anselm*	2:59
D1	Jazz (We've Got)	4:09
D2	Skypager	2:13
D3	What?	2:29
D4	Scenario Featuring [Appears On] – Busta Rhyme, Charlie Brown, Dinco D Written-By – B. Higgins, P. Jackson, T. Smith	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.

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

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	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
Recently Edited	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

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Reviews

McSqueezy Feb 24, 2024
Best sounding record in my collection. Playing a 12” at 45rpm really brings out the life of it.
retwah Nov 13, 2023
bought this pressing from a guy on facebook marketplace for $30 plus shipping. felt like i robbed him. phenomenal pressing, feels like if MoFi did hiphop. 10/10.
waxfuzzrecords Mar 3, 2023
Sounds amazing compared to the original I had! Definitely the nicest pressing I’ve heard.
CCCross Jan 7, 2023
Incredible pressing! Loving the looks and the quality is outstanding. 10/10
AmVersion Dec 8, 2022
Wow, I just compared this to a few different older pressings of singles and compilation tracks. Sooooooooo much better than any of the other sources. The highs shimmer, vocals are clear and spacious. Can't speak on other older pressings of LET, but this amazing stuff. I'd love to replace my OG Midnight Mauraders with VMP of this quality.
jbhiller Oct 16, 2022
Mine is dead quiet. Powerful bass. Midrange is so vivid and dominate without being overbearing. Top end is a touch rolled off and smooth. I'm digging this much. I typically question any sonic need for rap (and other genres) on vinyl. In many cases it doesn't sound better on wax. This one does.

I wonder if this one sounds so good on vinyl because of VMP's work, the sound quality of the original, and the fact that much of this was originally done including samples analog--or more analog than we get today. Ergo, less compression in the samples and beats.

Enjoy this one.
wakai Aug 23, 2022
Edited 2 years ago
I didnt care much for VMP (probably because I'm not in US) but since I got my hands on this one I can see I made a big mistake. Already planning to replace some of my records with VMP pressings. Fantastic stuff.
Midnight_Mic Aug 16, 2022
Much improved pressing - the cringy sibilance is mostly remedied
lgziabeher Jun 28, 2022
5,000 copies added in a month! Is this some sort of record?
Puff138 Jun 23, 2022
Cranked a couple tracks at a BBQ recently and it sounded awesome, even outdoors.