Artifacts – Between A Rock And A Hard Place (Vinyl 2LP | EU Reissue | 2024)

Artifacts – Between A Rock And A Hard Place is the debut album by Newark, New Jersey duo Artifacts (El Da Sensei and Tame One), released on October 25, 1994 on Big Beat / Atlantic. It was produced mainly by T-Ray and Buckwild, with one track by Redman. The album is known for raw East Coast boom bap with graffiti themes; "Wrong Side Of Da Tracks", "C'Mon Wit Da Git Down" and "Dynamite Soul" were released as singles. This copy is the 2024 European reissue on Music On Vinyl (cat. no. MOVLP3735): double LP, 180 g, gold vinyl, limited to 1,500 numbered copies, with insert, new and factory sealed.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Music On Vinyl MOVLP3735
• Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, 180 g, gold vinyl, limited edition, numbered
• Pressing: EU reissue
• Country: Europe
• Year of this pressing: 2024 (original: 1994)
• Genre: Hip Hop (boom bap), Limited & Colored Vinyl, New vinyl
• Extras: Insert

Condition

• Condition: New & factory sealed

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

Tracklist

Side A

1. Drama (Mortal Kombat Fatality)
2. C'Mon Wit Da Git Down
3. Wrong Side Of Da Tracks
4. Heavy Ammunition

Side B

1. Attack Of New Jeruzalum
2. Notty Headed Nigguhz
3. Whayback

Side C

1. Flexi With Da Tech(nique)
2. Cummin' Thru Ya F-kin' Block
3. Lower Da Boom

Side D

1. What Goes On?
2. Dynamite Soul
3. Whassup Now Muthaf-ka?
4. C'Mon Wit Da Git Down (Buckwild Remix, Hidden Track)

Personnel

Artifacts: El Da Sensei and Tame One (rap), co-production.

Production: T-Ray, Buckwild, Redman ("Cummin' Thru Ya F-kin' Block", also guest verse). Other guest: Jay Burns Jaya ("Attack Of New Jeruzalum").

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
No. The original came out in 1994 on Big Beat / Atlantic. This is the limited 2024 reissue on Music On Vinyl, pressed in the Netherlands.

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

What is special about this edition?
It is limited to 1,500 individually numbered copies on gold 180 g vinyl. Side D ends with a hidden bonus track, the Buckwild remix of "C'Mon Wit Da Git Down".

Do you have more Artifacts records?
Right now this is the only Artifacts album in our shop. More East Coast records are in our Hip-Hop collection, limited editions in Limited & Colored Vinyl.