The Cactus Album by 3rd Bass - Released: 1989
Awesome copy. Looks/Sounds un-played - comes with original sleeve and inner paper sleeve - Top of Sleeve does have shelf wear
Artist Profile - 3rd Bass
Members: [a=Michael Berrin] (pka [a=MC Serch]), [a=Peter Nash] (pka [a=Prime Minister Pete Nice]), [a=Rich Lawson] (pka [a=DJ Richie Rich] or [a=Daddy Rich])
3rd Bass was formed in 1987 in Queens, NY, United States, and disbanded in 1992 after releasing two full length albums (1989's "The Cactus Album" and 1991's "Derelicts Of Dialect") and a handful of memorable singles.
Notably, 3rd Bass gave time on early wax to two eventual legends: [a=Zev Love X] (later known as the great [a=MF Doom]) from [A=KMD] first appeared on "The Gas Face" in 1989, and [a=Nas]'s second studio appearance was on the MC Serch song "Back To The Grill" in 1992.
Artist Images
Vinyl Record available in Nottingham
Notes
Art Direction for Drawing Board Graphics.
A2, A5, A8, A9, B1, B2, B4, B6 & B10 recorded and mixed at Chung King Studios, New York, NY
A4 recorded and mixed at Island Media Studios, West Babylon, NY
A6 & B8 recorded and mixed at Green Street Studios, New York, NY
Text on back cover:
The cactus stands firm on the desert plain, juicing fluids from its desolate environment. Two solo MC's absorbed and deciphered culture from far rockaway to Bedford-Stuyvesant and, like the desert plant, stood alone. Predators never set it off, for all over sharp thorns protrude. Step... and your mack-daddy license is revoked. All shades knowledge cactus techniques, and jet from ignorance in the desert.
Catalog number on labels: C 45415
Catalog number on spine: FC 45415
Catalog number on inner sleeve: 45415
AL-45397 and BL-45397 scratched out from runout grooves. Runouts are etched.
Direct Metal Mastering (DMM).
Companies
CBS Records Inc. | Copyright (c)
CBS Records Inc. | Phonographic Copyright (p)
CBS Records Inc. | Manufactured By
Columbia Records | Manufactured By
R.I.F. Productions | Produced For
Sam I Am Productions Inc. | Produced For
Chung King Studios | Recorded At
Island Media Studios | Recorded At
Greene St. Recording | Recorded At
Chung King Studios | Mixed At
Island Media Studios | Mixed At
Greene St. Recording | Mixed At
Masterdisk | Mastered At
Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Carrollton, GA | Pressed By
Credits
Howard Zucker | Art Direction, Design
Greg Calbi | Direct Metal Mastering By [Runout Etch ☆] | A1 to A10
Chris Gehringer | Direct Metal Mastering By [Runout Etch ☮] | B1 to B10
Adam Gazzola | Edited By | B1, B2, B10
Steve Ett | Edited By | A2, A5, A8, A9
Bruce Buchalter | Engineer | A8, B1, B2
Chuck Valli | Engineer | B1
Curt Fresca | Engineer | A4
Greg Gordon | Engineer | A2, A5, A9, B4
Kevin Reynolds | Engineer | A5, A8, A9, B2, B4, B6, B10
Mark Mendelbaum | Engineer | B2
Nick Sansano | Engineer | A6, B8
Cey Adams | Logo [Logo Design], Design [Logo Design]
Identifiers
Pressing Plant ID: G (Runouts)
Matrix / Runout: AL 45415 (Label side A)
Matrix / Runout: BL 45415 (Label side B)
Matrix / Runout: AL-45415-1A A̶L̶-̶4̶5̶3̶9̶7̶-̶1̶A̶ Dmm G1 MASTERDISK 3 iN DECCA CYPHER, R.I.F. K.M.D. ✩ A19 (Variant 1: runout side A)
Matrix / Runout: BL-45415-1A B̶L̶-̶4̶5̶3̶9̶7̶-̶1̶A̶ Dmm G1 WE OUT LIKE ELVIS ☮ B2 (Variant 1: runout side B)
Matrix / Runout: AL-45415-1A A̶L̶-̶4̶5̶3̶9̶7 - 1A Dmm G1 MASTERDISK 3 iN DECCA CYPHER, R.I.F. K.M.D. ✩ A2 (Variant 2: runout side A)
Matrix / Runout: BL-45415-1A B̶L̶-̶4̶5̶3̶9̶7̶ - 1A Dmm G2 WE OUT LIKE ELVIS ☮ A5 (Variant 3: runout side B)
Matrix / Runout: AL-45415-1A A̶L̶-̶4̶5̶3̶9̶7 - 1A Dmm G1 MASTERDISK 3 iN DECCA CYPHER, R.I.F. K.M.D. ✩ A5 (Variant 4: runout side A)
Matrix / Runout: BL-45415-1A B̶L̶-̶4̶5̶3̶9̶7̶ - 1A Dmm G2 WE OUT LIKE ELVIS ☮ A3 (Variant 4: runout side B)
Matrix / Runout: AL-45415-1A A̶L̶-̶4̶5̶3̶9̶7 - 1A Dmm G1 MASTERDISK 3 iN DECCA CYPHER", R.I.F. K.M.D. (✩) A2 (Variant 5: runout side A)
Matrix / Runout: BL-45415-1A B̶L̶-̶4̶5̶3̶9̶7̶-̶ ̶1̶A̶ G1 A2 WE OUT LIKE ELVIS ☮ (Variant 5: runout side B)
Barcodes
074644541519
0 7464 - 45415 - 1
Primary barcode
074644541519
