Public Enemy

Vinyl Records and Rare LPs:

	25th Anniversary Vinyl Collection New - Vinyl - 06007 534 087-8 Sealed 2013 Limited Edition Box Set Containing The Complete Def Jam Studio Albums (6 Albums And Nine 12 Inchers) With Complete Reproduction Of The Original LP Releases. Some Shrink Tears, But Box Remains Sealed. more
	911 Is A Joke Used - 12 - 73179 1990 12" Single In Picture Sleeve. Clean COH. Features Vocal And Instrumental Versions Of "911 Is A Joke" And "Revolutionary Generation." Vinyl Appears Glossy, Unplayed. more
	Apocalypse 91...The Enemy Strikes Black Used - Vinyl - C2 47374 1991 2LP Gatefold Original In Glossy, Unplayed Condition. Their Comeback Album After The Professor Griff Brouhaha And A Brief Break Up. Includes "Bring Tha Noize" With Anthrax. more
	Fear Of A Black Planet Used - Vinyl - C45413 1990 Original With Custom Inner Sleeve. The Last Vital PE Release! Includes The Hits "911 Is A Joke," "Fight The Power" And Perhaps The Greatest Hip Hop Track Ever "Welcome To The Terrordome." more
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Sealed - Vinyl - B0037973-01 Sealed 2023 2LP 180gm remaster. Hype Sticker. "It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back" by Public Enemy is a groundbreaking album that merges hip-hop with politically charged lyrics, creating a powerful, thought-provoking experience for listeners. Released in 1988, it's a seminal moment in the history of hip-hop that challenged the status quo and ushered in a new era of socially conscious rap. With its aggressive beats and samples, "It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back" is a tour de force of musical experimentation, blending funk, soul, and rock influences to create a unique sound that's still imitated to this day. But it's the message behind the music that truly sets this album apart. Public Enemy's politically charged lyrics tackle issues like racism, poverty, and police brutality head-on, delivering a powerful message of resistance and empowerment. It's an album that demands to be heard, a rallying cry for those seeking change in a world that's often hostile to progress. If you're a music lover looking for an album that's both innovative and socially conscious, "It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back" should be at the top of your list." more
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back New - Vinyl - 0600753468210 Sealed 2013 180gm Reissue, Includes Download Voucher. Part Of The Back To Black "Hip-Hop Heroes" Series. more
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Colored Vinyl - New - B0034237-01 Sealed 2013 180gm Reissue, Includes Download Voucher. Part Of The Back To Black "Hip-Hop Heroes" Series. "Yo! Bum Rush The Show Was An Invigorating Record, But It Looks Like Child's Play Compared To Its Monumental Sequel, It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back, A Record That Rewrote The Rules Of What Hip-Hop Could Do. That's Not To Say The Album Is Without Precedent, Since What's Particularly Ingenious About The Album Is How It Reconfigures Things That Came Before Into A Startling, Fresh, Modern Sound. Public Enemy Used The Template Run-D.M.C. Created Of A Rap Crew As A Rock Band, Then Brought In Elements Of Free Jazz, Hard Funk, Even Musique Concrète, Via Their Producing Team, The Bomb Squad, Creating A Dense, Ferocious Sound Unlike Anything That Came Before. This Coincided With A Breakthrough In Chuck D's Writing, Both In His Themes And Lyrics. It's Not That Chuck D Was Smarter Or More Ambitious Than His Contemporaries -- Certainly, KRS-One Tackled Many Similar Sociopolitical Tracts, While Rakim Had A Greater Flow -- But He Marshaled Considerable Revolutionary Force, Clear Vision, And A Boundless Vocabulary To Create Galvanizing, Logical Arguments That Were Undeniable In Their Strength. They Only Gained Strength From Flavor Flav's Frenzied Jokes, Which Provided A Needed Contrast. What's Amazing Is How The Words And Music Become Intertwined, Gaining Strength From Each Other. Though This Music Is Certainly A Representation Of Its Time, It Hasn't Dated At All. It Set A Standard That Few Could Touch Then, And Even Fewer Have Attempted To Meet Since." AMG - Stephen Thomas Erlewine. more
	It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Used - Vinyl - B0019394-01 2014 Limited edition RSD reissue with Lenticular cover. "It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back" by Public Enemy is a groundbreaking album that merges hip-hop with politically charged lyrics, creating a powerful, thought-provoking experience for listeners. Released in 1988, it's a seminal moment in the history of hip-hop that challenged the status quo and ushered in a new era of socially conscious rap. With its aggressive beats and samples, "It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back" is a tour de force of musical experimentation, blending funk, soul, and rock influences to create a unique sound that's still imitated to this day. But it's the message behind the music that truly sets this album apart. Public Enemy's politically charged lyrics tackle issues like racism, poverty, and police brutality head-on, delivering a powerful message of resistance and empowerment. It's an album that demands to be heard, a rallying cry for those seeking change in a world that's often hostile to progress. If you're a music lover looking for an album that's both innovative and socially conscious, "It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back" should be at the top of your list." more
	Live From Metropolis Studios Box Set - Used - 00602547229212 2015 Deluxe limited edition 2LP/2CD & DVD box set edition. Inner tri-fold jacket has top seam splits. Light rub marks at spine of gatefold. Housed in a secondary outer slip case and includes a 16-page booklet. Vinyl pressed on translucent/clear vinyl. "Recorded live in a studio in a suburb of London, Live from the Metropolis Studios appeared just a few months after Public Enemy's muscular 2015 studio effort Man Plans, God Laughs, so there's nothing from that album here. That said, this double-disc live album -- which is accompanied by a longer home video release, including a documentary -- isn't fixated on the past. To be sure, PE thread in their big hits -- "911 Is a Joke" and "Welcome to the Terrordome" come early, "Night of the Living Baseheads" and "Fight the Power" show up later -- but there are sharp selections from deep in the catalog (including the title track to Spike Lee's "He Got Game"), and the proceedings conclude with "Harder Than You Think," the 2007 single that became their biggest-ever hit in the U.K. What impresses is both the depth of the songbook plus the vigorous, sinewy attack. As they bear down on their 30th anniversary, Public Enemy may no longer sound like young men but they're canny, muscled survivors, a group intent to preach thegospel until they die with their boots on." All Music Guide – Stephen Thomas Erlewine more
	Muse Sick-N-Hour Mess Age New - Vinyl - 314 523 362-1 Sealed 1994 2LP Gatefold Original With Custom Inner Sleeves. Score Mark Through Bar-Code. Sadly Panned Upon It's Release This Album Now Finds High Praise Within The Hip Hop Universe. more
	What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down? New - Vinyl - B0032884-01 Sealed 2020 Original In Gatefold. more
	What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down? Sealed - Vinyl - B0032884-01 Sealed 2020 Original In Gatefold. more
	Yo! Bum Rush The Show Sealed Import - SVLP 213 Sealed 2000 180gm HQ Reissue. “Sometimes, Debut Albums Present An Artist In Full Bloom, With An Assured Grasp On Their Sound And Message. Sometimes, Debut Albums Are Nothing But Promise, Pointing Toward What The Artist Could Do. Public Enemy's Gripping First Album, Yo! Bum Rush The Show, Manages To Fill Both Categories: It's An Expert, Fully Realized Record Of Extraordinary Power, But It Pales In Comparison With What Came Merely A Year Later. This Is Very Much A Rick Rubin-Directed Production, Kicking Heavy Guitars Toward The Front, Honing The Loops, Rhythms, And Samples Into A Roar With As Much In Common With Rock As Rap. The Bomb Squad Are Apparent, But They're In Nascent Stage -- Certain Sounds And Ideas That Would Later Become Trademarks Bubble Underneath The Surface. And The Same Thing Could Be Said For Chuck D, Whose Searing, Structured Rhymes And Revolutionary Ideas Are Still Being Formed. This Is Still The Sound Of A Group Comfortable Rocking The Neighborhood, But Not Yet Ready To Enter The Larger National Stage. But, Damn If They Don't Sound Like They've Already Conquered The World! Already, There Is A Tangible, Physical Excitement To The Music, Something That Hits The Gut With Relentless Force, As The Mind Races To Keep Up With Chuck's Relentless Rhymes Or Flavor Flav's Spastic Outbursts. And If There Doesn't Seem To Be As Many Classics Here -- "You're Gonna Get Yours," "Miuzi Weighs A Ton," "Public Enemy No. 1" -- That's Only In Comparison To What Came Later, Since By Any Other Artist An Album This Furious, Visceral, And Exciting Would Unquestionably Be Heralded As A Classic. From Public Enemy, This Is Simply A Shade Under Classic Status.” All Music Guide - Stephen Thomas Erlewine more