Various - Quannum Spectrum

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1	–Quannum MCs* Meet Jurassic 5	Concentration Engineer – Chief XcelMixed By – DJ Shadow, Lyrics Born, Scotty HardProducer, Arranged By – Lyrics BornTurntables [Turns] – DJ ShadowWritten-By – C. Henderson*, D. Givens*, L. Daumont*, M. Stuart*, T. Parker*, T. Shimura*	4:39
2	–Blackalicious	One Of A Kind Mixed By – Chief Xcel, James WardProducer, Arranged By – Chief XcelRecorded By [Music & Vocals] – Chief XcelWritten-By – T. Parker*, X. Mosley*	2:57
3	–Latyrx	Storm Warning Mixed By – DJ ShadowProducer, Arranged By – DJ ShadowRecorded By [Music & Vocals] – DJ ShadowVocals, Arranged By [Vocals] – LatyrxWritten-By – Jogi Karpenkiel, Jandrisits*, J. Davis*, L. Daumont*, Neumeier*, Schaeffer*, T. Shimura*	5:46
4	–Divine Styler & DJ Shadow	Divine Intervention Mixed By – DJ ShadowProducer, Arranged By – DJ ShadowRecorded By [Music & Vocals] – Chief XcelTurntables [Turns] – DJ ShadowWritten-By – J. Davis*, M. Richardson*	4:18
5	–Mack B-Dog* Has A Sit-down With The Gift Of Gab	Mic Break 1 Mixed By – Chief Xcel, Chief Xcel, DJ ShadowProducer [Interlude Music] – Chief XcelRecorded By [Live On Air] – Chief Xcel, Mack B-Dog, "The Big Ol' Peeeeeeeimp"*Recorded By [Music] – Chief Xcel	1:06
6	–Maroons Feat. Erin Anova*	Golden Rule Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Erin Anova*, Lateef The Truth SpeakerFeaturing – Erin Anova*Mixed By – Chief XcelProducer, Arranged By – Chief XcelRecorded By [Music & Vocals] – Chief XcelTurntables [Turntables Wizardry] – Chief XcelWritten-By – L. Daumont*, X. Mosley*	3:54
7	–Joyo Velarde	People Like Me Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Joyo*, L.B.*, The Gift Of GabProducer, Arranged By – Lyrics BornRecorded By – Chief XcelRecorded By [Additional Background Vocals] – James WardScratches [2 Grammy-style Scratches] – Lyrics BornWritten-By – J. Velarde*, T. Barlage*, T. Shimura*, W. Ennes*	4:32
8	–Lyrics Born & The Poets Of Rhythm	I Changed My Mind Arranged By – Lyrics Born, The Soul-SaintsBass – J. CurlyDrums – M. Whitefield*Guitar – J. Whitefield*Mixed By – DJ Shadow, James Ward, Lyrics BornOrgan – Til Sahm a.k.a. "The Spooky Grinder"*Percussion – Bo Borale*Producer – The Soul-SaintsRecorded By [Music] – J. CurlyRecorded By [Vocals] – Lyrics BornVocals – Lyrics BornWritten-By – B. Borale*, J. Whitefield*, M. Whitefield*, T. Shimura*	4:39
9	–Quannum MCs* & Souls Of Mischief	The Extravaganza Mixed By – Chief Xcel, James WardProducer, Arranged By – Lyrics BornRecorded By – Chief XcelRecorded By [Additional Background Vocals] – X.C.E.L.*Turntables [Turns] – DJ ShadowWritten-By – A. Carter*, D. Thompson*, L. Daumont*, O. Lindsey*, T. Massey*, T. Parker*, T. Shimura*	6:18
10	–Lyrics Born	Hott People Backing Vocals [Background Vocals], Voice [Cheeezy Dialogue] – Joyo Vee*Mixed By – DJ ShadowProducer, Arranged By – DJ ShadowRecorded By [Music & Vocals] – DJ ShadowWritten-By – A. Adams*, B. Hamilton*, J. Davis*, T. Shimura*	4:24
11	–Latyrx Feat. EL-P	Looking Over A City Mixed By – James Ward, Lyrics BornProducer – El-Producto*Producer [Additional], Arranged By [Arrangement] – DJ Shadow, Lyrics BornRecorded By [Music ... At The Hut] – Chief XcelRecorded By [Music ... At The Parlor Of Mystery] – DJ ShadowRecorded By [Vocals] – Chief XcelWritten-By – J. Meline*, J. Davis*, L. Daumont*, T. Shimura*	4:59
12	–Blackalicious With Maroons & Joyo Velarde	Jada's Vengeance Mixed By – Chief XcelProducer [Produuced], Arranged By [Arrangenged] – Chief XcelRecorded By [Additional Vocals] – Chief XcelRecorded By [Music & Vocals] – Chief XcelWritten-By – J. Velarde*, L. Daumont*, T. Parker*, X. Mosley*	3:41
13	–Mack B-Dog*	Mic Break 2 Featuring – Chief Xcel, Shadow*Mixed By – DJ Shadow, Lyrics BornRecorded By [Live On Air] – Lyrics Born, Mack B-Dog, "The Big Ol' Peeeeeeeimp"*	0:36
14	–Quannum MCs*	Bombonyall Mixed By – Shadow*, James WardProducer, Arranged By – DJ ShadowRecorded By [Vocals] – Chief Xcel, DJ ShadowTurntables [Turns] – DJ ShadowVocals, Arranged By [Vocals Arrangements] – Quannum MCs*Written-By – J. Davis*, L. Daumont*, T. Parker*, T. Shimura*	4:20
15	–Mack B-Dog*	Mic Break 3 (Until Next Time...) Arranged By – DJ Shadow, Lyrics BornMusic By, Producer [Outro Music Produced] – Dan The AutomatorRecorded By [Live On Air] – Lyrics Born, Mack B-Dog, "The Big Ol' Peeeeeeeimp"*Recorded By, Mixed By – Dan The Automator	1:10
Bonus Track For Japan Only
16	–Lyrics Born	Always Fine Tuning Written-By – Lyrics Born	3:47

Companies, etc.

• Published By – Dread Piper Publishing
• Published By – Gifted Music
• Published By – Asia's Music
• Published By – Installah Music
• Published By – Macari & Me Music
• Published By – Najla Music
• Published By – Blackalicious Music
• Published By – Mo Wax Music Ltd.
• Published By – MCA
• Published By – Wintrup Music
• Published By – Divine Lyric Creations
• Published By – Obrafo Music
• Published By – Macaria Music
• Published By – Bainbridge Music Co.
• Published By – Bobby D.Company
• Published By – Copyright Control
• Published By – Souls Of Mischief Music
• Published By – Sweet Bippy
• Published By – Definitive Jux
• Published By – Sharkman Songs
• Recorded At – The Red October Chemical Storage Facility
• Recorded At – The Hut
• Mixed At – The Glue Factory
• Mixed At – Live Oak Studios
• Recorded At – The Parlour Of Mystery
• Recorded At – The Glue Factory
• Recorded At – JK's Mastermix Studios, München
• Recorded At – 7.62 Studios
• Recorded At – Pajamas Studio
• Recorded At – KPFA
• Engineered At – Strongroom
• Engineered At – Metropolis Studios
• Edited At – The Parlour Of Mystery
• Edited At – Strongroom
• Edited At – Metropolis Studios
• Mastered At – Metropolis Mastering
• Record Company – Interscope Records
• Record Company – DTX Recordings
• Record Company – Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings
• Record Company – Rawkus Records
• Record Company – The Late Nite Hype
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Quannum Projects, LLC
• Copyright (c) – Quannum Projects, LLC
• Licensed To – Mo Wax Labels Ltd.
• Licensed Through – Toy's Factory
• Manufactured By – Toy's Factory
• Glass Mastered At – Memory-Tech

Credits

• Art Direction – Brent Rollins, Lyrics Born
• Coordinator [Co-ordinator Assistance] – Rodney Sino-Cruz a.k.a. Rod Water a.k.a. DJ Icewater a.k.a. Roddagua a.k.a. Manila Ice a.k.a. Run*
• Design – Brent Rollins
• Edited By [96-97% Of The Digital Editing] – DJ Shadow
• Edited By [An Additional 3-4%] – Crispin Murray
• Executive-Producer [Co-Executive Producer], A&R [Co-A&R] – Chief Xcel, DJ Shadow
• Executive-Producer, A&R, Other [Get The Ball Roller] – Lyrics Born
• Layout [Collage Photos] – Bee Plus*, Erin Anova*, Joyo*, L Boogie , Quannum*, Viv Oh
• Liner Notes – Buzz , Lyrics Born, Mr. Bongo
• Mastered By – Stuart*
• Other [Chaos Orchestration / Master Of Confusion] – LaTruth The Teef Speaker*
• Other [Hair] – DJ Zen*
• Other [Stylist] – Beni B*
• Producer, Coordinator [Production Co-ordinator] – Chief Xcel, DJ Shadow, Lyrics Born, Shimovis

Notes

Issued in an oversized mini LP cardboard sleeve with an obi stating "クアナム / スペクトラム" meaning " Spectrum / Quannum" in Japanese. There's a pink numbered sticker affixed to the obi, in lieu of the barcode stating "見本品" which stands for "promo" in Japanese and "SAMPLE" is engraved in the CD hub. Durations not to be found on release, retrieved using a computer.

Track 1 Published by Dread Piper Publishing (ASCAP) / Gifted Music (ASCAP) / Asia's Music (ASCAP) / Installah Music (ASCAP) / Macari and Me Music (ASCAP) / Najla Music (ASCAP).
Music and vocals recorded at the Red October Chemical Storage Facility, Hollywood, CA using Quannum's state-of-the-art mobile recording outfit AKA "D.O.P.P.E.R.S". Additional music and background vocals recorded at The Hut. All engineering [...] with a smooth set-up by Cut Chemist. Mixed at The Glue Factory, S.F., CA.
Track 2 Published by Blackalicious Music (ASCAP).
Music and vocals recorded at The Hut. Mixed at Live Oak Studios, Berkeley, CA.
Track 3 Published by Dread Piper Publishing (ASCAP) / Mo' Wax Music administered by MCA (ASCAP) / Asia's Music (ASCAP) / Wintrup Music (Gema).
Contains a sample from "L. Torro" as written by Schaeffer, Neumeier, Jandrisits, Jogi Karpenkiel.
Music recorded at The Parlor Of Mystery and The Glue Factory, vocals recorded at The Glue Factory. Mixed at The Glue Factory.
Track 4 Published by Mo' Wax Music administered by MCA (ASCAP) / Divine Lyric Creations (ASCAP).
Music recorded at The Parlor Of Mystery, vocals recorded at The Hut. Mixed at The Glue Factory.
Track 5 "Mac B-Dog has a sit down with The Gift of Gab"
Published by Obrafo Music (ASCAP).
Interlude music recorded at The Hut. Mixed at Live Oak.
Track 6 Published by Dread Piper Publishing (ASCAP) / Obrafo Music (ASCAP).
Music and vocals recorded at The Hut. Mixed at The Glue Factory.
Track 7 Published by Asia's Music (ASCAP) / Macaria Music (ASCAP) / Bainbridge Music / Bobby D.Company (BMI).
Contains a sample from "Logic" written by W. Annes and T. Barlage.
Recorded at The Hut. Additional background vocals recorded at the lovely Live Oak Studios, nestled in the woods of B-Town CA.
Track 8 Published by Asia's Music (ASCAP) / Copyright Control.
Vocals recorded at The Hut. Music recorded at J.K. Mastermix Studios, Munich, Germany. Mixed at Live Oak Studios.
Track 9 Published by Dread Piper Publishing (ASCAP) / Gifted Music (ASCAP) / Asia's Music (ASCAP) / Souls of Mischief Music (BMI).
Recorded at The Hut. Additional background vocals recorded at 7.62 Studios, Oakland, CA, using Quannum's state-of-the-art mobile engineer, X.C.E.L. Mixed at Live Oak.
Track 10 Published by Mo' Wax Music administered by MCA (ASCAP) / Asia's Music (ASCAP) / Sweet Bippy Publishing (ASCAP).
Contains a sample of "I Enjoy Your Love" written by B. Hamilton and A. Adams.
Music recorded at The Parlor Of Mystery and The Glue Factory, vocals recorded at The Glue Factory. Mixed at The Glue Factory.
Track 11 Published by Definitive Jux (SESAC) / Dread Piper Publishing (ASCAP) / Mo' Wax Music administered by MCA (ASCAP) / Asia's Music (ASCAP).
Music recorded at The Hut and The Parlor Of Mystery. Vocals recorded at The Hut. Mixed at Live Oak.
Track 12 Published by Dread Piper Publishing (ASCAP) / Obrafo Music (ASCAP) / Gifted Music (ASCAP) / Macaria Music (ASCAP).
Music and vocals recorded at The Hut. Additional vocals recorded at Pajamas Studios, Oakland, CA. Mixed at The Glue Factory.
Track 13 "Chief Xcel explains to the people what the deal is, Shadow gets his charge on"
Track 14 Published by Dread Piper Publishing (ASCAP) / Mo' Wax Music administered by MCA (ASCAP) / Asia's Music (ASCAP) / Gifted Music (ASCAP).
Vocals Recorded at The Hut. Mixed at Live Oak.
Track 15 "until next time..."
Published by Sharkman Songs (ASCAP).
Outro music recorded and mixed at The Glue Factory.

All Mac B-Dog's "Mic Breaks" (tracks 5, 13 & 15) recorded live on air at The Late Nite Hype, K**A (we ain't trying to get sued, so don't tell 'em. Thanks peeps), Berkeley, CA. Arranged at Strongroom and Metropolis Studios, London, England.

96-97% of the digital editing was done at the Parlor of Mystery, and Strongroom. An additional 3-4% was done at Metropolis Studios. You, however, did none of the digital shit on this album. And i don't blame you. That shit was not the bomb.
Mastered at Metropolis.

Jurassic 5 appears courtesy of Interscope Records.
Divine Styler appears courtesy of DTX Records.
Souls of Mischief appears courtesy of Hieroglyphics Imperium.
El-P of Company Flow appears courtesy of Official/Rawkus Records.
Mack B-Dog, "The Big Ol' Peeeeeeeimp" appears courtesy of The Late Nite Hype.

℗ & © 1999 Quannum Projects LLC, exclusively licensed to Mo'Wax Labels Ltd.
Manufactured by Toy's Factory, Tokyo, Japan.
Sub-licensed from Mo'Wax Labels Ltd. for Japan.

Chief Xcel a.k.a. "Shimovis"

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout: TFCK-87974 MT A01
• Other (Engraved in hub): SAMPLE
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L261
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 4453
• Rights Society: ASCAP
• Rights Society: BMI
• Rights Society: Gema
• Rights Society: SESAC
• Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MWR 110 LP	Various	Quannum Spectrum ‎(2xLP, Comp)	Mo Wax	MWR 110 LP	UK	1999
7243 8 485942 8	Various	Quannum Spectrum ‎(CD, Comp)	Source	7243 8 485942 8	France	1999
TFCK-87974	Various	Quannum Spectrum ‎(CD, Comp)	Toy's Factory	TFCK-87974	Japan	1999
JAM063CD	Various	Quannum Spectrum ‎(CD, Comp)	Jam Recordings	JAM063CD	Australia	1999
MWR110CDP	Various	Quannum Spectrum ‎(CD, Comp, Promo)	Mo Wax	MWR110CDP	UK	1999