Public Enemy – It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (Vinyl LP | EU Reissue | 2019)

Public Enemy – It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back is the second studio album by New York hip hop group Public Enemy, first released in 1988 on Def Jam Recordings. It was produced by the production team The Bomb Squad (Hank Shocklee, Carl Ryder aka Chuck D, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler), with Rick Rubin as executive producer. Dense sample collages and Chuck D's political lyrics, set against Flavor Flav, shape tracks like "Bring The Noise", "Don't Believe The Hype" and "Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos". This copy is the limited 2019 European reissue on yellow vinyl, new and factory sealed.

Pressing details

• Label: Def Jam Recordings
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album, Stereo
• Pressing: EU reissue, limited edition, yellow vinyl
• Country: Europe
• Year of this pressing: 2019 (original: 1988)
• Genre: Hip Hop, Funk / Soul, Limited & Colored Vinyl

Condition

• Condition: New & factory sealed

The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Countdown To Armageddon
2. Bring The Noise
3. Don't Believe The Hype
4. Cold Lampin' With Flavor
5. Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic
6. Mind Terrorist
7. Louder Than A Bomb
8. Caught, Can We Get A Witness?

Side B

1. Show 'Em Whatcha Got
2. She Watch Channel Zero?!
3. Night Of The Living Baseheads
4. Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos
5. Security Of The First World
6. Rebel Without A Pause
7. Prophets Of Rage
8. Party For Your Right To Fight

Personnel

Public Enemy: Chuck D (rap), Flavor Flav (rap), Terminator X (scratches), Professor Griff.

Production: The Bomb Squad – Hank Shocklee, Carl Ryder (Chuck D), Eric "Vietnam" Sadler; executive producer: Rick Rubin; production supervisor: Bill Stephney.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
No. The original was released in 1988. This is a limited 2019 European reissue on yellow vinyl.

Is the record new?
Yes, this copy is new and factory sealed.

Who are The Bomb Squad?
Public Enemy's production team of Hank Shocklee, Eric Sadler and Chuck D (as Carl Ryder). Their style of many layered samples defines the sound of the album.

Do you have more Public Enemy records?
Yes, for example Public Enemy – What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down? (2020). More titles are in our Hip Hop collection.