Ill Communication

~ Release by Beastie Boys (see all versions of this release, 18 available)

Annotation

Original US Capitol Records pressing. Pressed on translucent black vinyl.
Parental Advisory sticker on front cover.
Comes with a bonus sticker.
Printed in USA.

Annotation last modified on 2018-03-25 19:56 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1Sure Shot
engineer:
Mario Caldato Jr.
producer:
Beastie Boys
additional performer:
Mario Caldato Jr.
samples:
Howlin' For Judy by Jeremy Steig
music videos:
Sure Shot (music video) by Beastie Boys
samples from:
The Funny Sides of Moms Mabley by Moms Mabley
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 331)
recording of:
Sure Shot
additional writer:
Jeremy Steig
writer:
Ad‐Rock, Mario Caldato Jr., Mike D (member of Beastie Boys), DJ Hurricane and Adam Yauch
4.053:20
A2Tough Guy
membranophone:
Amery Smith
recording of:
Tough Guy
writer:
Ad‐Rock, Mike D (member of Beastie Boys), Amery Smith and Adam Yauch
3.450:58
A3B-Boys Makin’ With the Freak Freak
recording of:
B‐Boys Makin’ With the Freak Freak
writer:
Ad‐Rock, Mike D (member of Beastie Boys) and Adam Yauch
3:54
A4Bobo on the Corner
keyboard:
Money Mark
percussion:
Eric Bobo
recording of:
Bobo on the Corner
composer:
Ad‐Rock, Mike D (member of Beastie Boys), Eric Bobo, Mark Ramos‐Nishita and Adam Yauch
31:13
A5Root Down
engineer:
Mario Caldato Jr.
producer:
Beastie Boys
samples:
Root Down (and Get It) by Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist)
music videos:
Root Down by Beastie Boys
recording of:
Root Down
writer:
Adam Horovitz, Michael Diamond (member of Beastie Boys) and Adam Yauch
publisher:
Brooklyn Dust Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
4.23:32
B1Sabotage
music videos:
Sabotage (music video) by Beastie Boys
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 66), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 245) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 475)
recording of:
Sabotage
writer:
Adam Horovitz, Michael Diamond (member of Beastie Boys) and Adam Yauch
publisher:
Brooklyn Dust Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
4.72:59
B2Get It Together
engineer and producer:
Mario Caldato Jr.
vocals:
Q‐Tip (American rapper)
samples:
Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In by The Moog Machine and Headless Heroes by Eugene McDaniels
recording of:
Get It Together
writer:
Adam Horovitz, Kamaal Ibn John Fareed (American rapper), Michael Diamond (member of Beastie Boys) and Adam Yauch
publisher:
Brooklyn Dust Music, Jazz Merchant Music (Publishing company related to Q-Tip), Universal Music–Z Tunes LLC and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
3.754:06
B3Sabrosa
engineer:
Mario Caldato Jr.
producer:
Beastie Boys
keyboard:
Money Mark
percussion:
Eric Bobo
recording of:
Sabrosa
composer:
Adam Horovitz, Eric Bobo, Michael Diamond (member of Beastie Boys), Mark Ramos‐Nishita and Adam Yauch
3.353:30
B4The Update
keyboard:
Money Mark
additional performer:
Mario Caldato Jr.
samples:
Children of the Earth Flames by John Klemmer
recording of:
The Update
writer:
Ad‐Rock, Mario Caldato Jr., Mike D (member of Beastie Boys), Mark Ramos‐Nishita and Adam Yauch
2.953:16
B5Futterman's Rule
keyboard:
Money Mark
recording of:
Futterman’s Rule
writer:
Ad‐Rock, Mike D (member of Beastie Boys), Mark Ramos‐Nishita and Adam Yauch
3.753:42
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