Public Enemy To Release Deluxe Versions Of Classics Albums

Public Enemy are set to reissue their albums It Takes A Nation of Millions and Fear of a Black Planet in a deluxe multi disc format. The LPs (which, in the view of this scribe, have a strong claim to being amongst the greatest ever made) are to be repackaged with numerous extra mixes – as a real bonus, It Takes a Natoin of Millions will also include a DVD with footage of several live performaces from PEs late 80s pinnacle. Both will also feature extended sleeve notes from contributors including Questlove and Wax Poetics’ Andre Torres.
Tracklisting is to run as follows:
‘It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back’ tracklisting:
DISC 1 (The Album)
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?
9. Show 'Em Whatcha Got
10. She Watch Channel Zero?!
11. Night Of The Living Baseheads
12. Black Steel In The Hour of Chaos
13. Security Of The First World
14. Rebel Without A Pause
15. Prophets Of Rage
16. Party For Your Right To Fight
DISC 2 (Bonus Tracks)
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)
5. Night Of The Living Baseheads (Anti-High Blood Pressure Encounter Mix)
6. Night Of The Living Baseheads (Terminator X Meets DST And Chuck Chill Out Instrumental Mix)
7. Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic (No Need To Panic Radio Version)
8. The Edge Of Panic
9. The Rhythm, The Rebel (A Capella)
10. Prophets Of Rage (Power Version)
11. Caught, Can We Get A Witness? (Pre Black Steel Ballistic Felony Dub)
12. B-Side Wins Again (Original Version)
13. Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos (Instrumental)
14. Fight The Power (Soundtrack Version)
DISC 3 (Fight The Power Live DVD)
1. Countdown to Armageddon
2. Public Enemy Number One
3. Miuzi Weighs A Ton
4. Night Of The Living Baseheads (Live)
5. Fight The Power
6. Bring The Noise
7. Don't Believe The Hype
8. Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos
9. Rebel Without A Pause
10. Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic
11. Night Of The Living Baseheads (Video)
12. Prophets Of Rage
‘Fear of a Black Planet’ tracklisting
DISC 1 (The Album)
1. Contract On The World Love Jam (Instrumental)
2. Brothers Gonna Work It Out
3. 911 Is A Joke
4. Incident At 66.6 FM [Instrumental]
5. Welcome To The Terrordome
6. Meet the G That Killed Me
7. Pollywanacraka
8. Anti-Nigger Machine
9. Burn Hollywood Burn (featuring Ice Cube)
10. Power To The People
11. Who Stole The Soul?
12. Fear Of A Black Planet
13. Revolutionary Generation
14. Can't Do Nuttin' For Ya, Man!
15. Reggie Jax
16. Leave This Off Your Fu*kin Charts (Instrumental)
17. B Side Wins Again
18. War At 33 1/3
19. Final Count Of The Collision Between Us And The Damned (Instrumental)
20. Fight The Power
DISC 2 (Bonus Tracks)
1. Brothers Gonna Work It Out (Remix)
2. Brothers Gonna Work It Out (Dub)
3. Flavor Flav
4. Terrorbeat
5. Welcome To The Terrordome (Terrormental)
6. Can't Do Nuttin' For Ya Man (Full Rub Mix)
7. Can't Do Nuttin' For Ya Man (U.K. 12" Powermix)
8. Can't Do Nuttin' For Ya Man (Dub Mixx)
9. Burn Hollywood Burn (Extended Censored Fried To The Radio Version)
10. Anti-Nigger Machine (Uncensored Extended)
11. 911 Is A Joke (Instrumental)
12. Power To The People (Instrumental)
13. Revolutionary Generation (Instrumental)
14. War At 33 1/3 (Instrumental)
15. Fight The Power (Soundtrack Version)
16. Fight The Power (Powersax)
17. Fight The Power (Flavor Flav Meets Spike Lee)
18. The Enemy Assault Vehicle Mixx (Medley)
The Deluxe Editions are part of a year long, ongoing celebration marking the 30th Anniversary of Def Jam – the iconic record label founded in 1984 by Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons. Here's a doc taken from Public Enemy's '87 UK tour – they don't make em like this anymore…
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