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Public Enemy to Drop 35th Anniversary Edition Vinyl of It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back out November 10

Will Be Available in 4LP & 2LP Vinyl

original PUBLIC ENEMY TO DROP 35TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION VINYL OF "IT TAKES A NATION OF MILLIONS TO HOLD US BACK" OUT NOVEMBER 10

PUBLIC ENEMY TO DROP 35TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION VINYL OF "IT TAKES A NATION OF MILLIONS TO HOLD US BACK" OUT NOVEMBER 10

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GRAMMY® Award-winning legendary hip-hop collective and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame® Inductees Public Enemy celebrate the 35th anniversary of their seminal sophomore offering, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, with a very special new Vinyl Edition out November 10, 2023 via Universal Music Enterprises (UMe). Fittingly, the release also coincides with UMe’s continued celebration of rap’s 50th birthday, Hip-Hop 50, as well.

It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back will be available in either 4-LP 180gram vinyl and 2LP 180 gram vinyl—pressed on limited-run red or standard. The 4LP package features bonus tracks from the Deluxe 2CD, extensive new liner notes penned by Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Q-Tip, and Questlove, and a 12x12 sticker insert of the instantly recognizable Public Enemy logo.

Pre-order/Pre-Save HERE.

Speaking on this release, Chuck D said, "Thanks to Run-DMC, LL Cool J and Whodini, we knew that hip-hop albums could explode on cassettes. At about the same time, Hank Shocklee was the manager of a record store, and he would point out how rock bands like Iron Maiden, The Rolling Stones, and even Bruce Springsteen were getting the most out of the album concept. So, we took that and went further with It Takes a Nation, approaching it like a rock band. It ended up becoming a part of rap's evolution from a singles-driven genre into the dawn of rap's album age."

Public Enemy first dropped It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back on an unsuspecting world on June 28, 1988. Nothing would ever be the same in its wake.

It not only climbed to #1 on the Billboard 200 and went platinum, but it also carved out a place in history thanks to singles such as “Rebel Without a Pause,” “Bring the Noise,” “Don’t Believe the Hype,” and many more. It yielded an unprecedented collision of jazz fluidity, punchy funk, and fascinating sample alchemy with provocative, powerful, and poetic wordplay about everything from race to revolution. By doing so, this magnum opus set a template followed by successive generations of rappers. Speaking to the record’s impact, Rolling Stone touted it in the Top 15 of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time,” while Pitchfork rated It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back a highly rare “10.0” score and summed it up best, “It changed the face of rap music.”

Stay tuned for more from Public Enemy soon.

TRACKLISTING 4-LP

Side A:

  1. Countdown To Armageddon
  2. Bring The Noise
  3. Don't Believe The Hype
  4. Cold Lampin With Flavor

Side B:

  1. Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic
  2. Mind Terrorist
  3. Louder Than A Bomb
  4. Caught, Can We Get A Witness?

Side C:

  1. Show 'Em Whatcha Got
  2. She Watch Channel Zero?!
  3. Night Of The Living Baseheads
  4. Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos

Side D:

  1. Security Of The First World
  2. Rebel Without A Pause
  3. Prophets Of Rage
  4. Party For Your Right To Fight

Side E:

  1. Bring The Noise (No Noise Version)
  2. Bring The Noise (No Noise Instrumental)
  3. Bring The Noise (No Noise A Cappella)
  4. Rebel Without A Pause (Instrumental)

Side F:

  1. Night Of The Living Baseheads (Anti-High Blood Pressure Encounter Mix)
  2. Night Of The Living Baseheads (Terminator X Meets DST And Chuck Chill Out Instrumental Mix)
  3. The Edge Of Panic

Side G:

  1. Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic (No Need To Panic Radio Version)
  2. The Rhythm, The Rebel (A Capella)
  3. Prophets Of Rage (Power Version)

Side H:

  1. Caught, Can We Get A Witness? (Pre Black Steel Ballistic Felony Dub)
  2. B-Side Wins Again (Original Version)
  3. Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos (Instrumental)

TRACKLISTING 2-LP

Side A:

  1. Countdown To Armageddon
  2. Bring The Noise
  3. Don't Believe The Hype
  4. Cold Lampin With Flavor

Side B:

  1. Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic
  2. Mind Terrorist
  3. Louder Than A Bomb
  4. Caught, Can We Get A Witness?

Side C:

  1. Show 'Em Whatcha Got
  2. She Watch Channel Zero?!
  3. Night Of The Living Baseheads
  4. Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos

Side D:

  1. Security Of The First World
  2. Rebel Without A Pause
  3. Prophets Of Rage
  4. Party For Your Right To Fight

Contacts

Richie Abbott / Juggernaut Sound PR
richie@juggernautsound.com

Sujata Murthy/ UMe
sujata.murthy@umusic.com

Industry:

Universal Music Enterprises

Release Summary
PUBLIC ENEMY TO DROP 35TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION VINYL OF IT TAKES A NATION OF MILLIONS TO HOLD US BACK OUT NOVEMBER 10
Release Versions
English

Contacts

Richie Abbott / Juggernaut Sound PR
richie@juggernautsound.com

Sujata Murthy/ UMe
sujata.murthy@umusic.com

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