The Private Press

~ Release by DJ Shadow (see all versions of this release, 13 available)

Tracklist

1▼Medium
#TitleRatingLength
1The Letter from Home #1
21:12
2Fixed Income
mixer:
Jim Abbiss and DJ Shadow (US hip hop producer, DJ & instrumentalist)
samples:
Voyage to Cleveland by Saint Steven
recording of:
Fixed Income
composer:
Steve Cataldo and Josh Davis (US hip hop producer, DJ & instrumentalist)
publisher:
Mo Wax Music Ltd
3.754:50
3Un autre introduction
mixer:
DJ Shadow (US hip hop producer, DJ & instrumentalist)
recording of:
Un autre introduction
writer:
François Bernard (Canadian 1970/80s singer from Quebec) and Josh Davis (US hip hop producer, DJ & instrumentalist)
2.250:49
4Walkie Talkie
mixer:
Jim Abbiss and DJ Shadow (US hip hop producer, DJ & instrumentalist)
turntable:
DJ Shadow (US hip hop producer, DJ & instrumentalist)
samples:
Life Story by The Hellers
recording of:
Walkie Talkie
composer:
Josh Davis (US hip hop producer, DJ & instrumentalist)
publisher:
Mo Wax Music Ltd
3.752:27
5The Letter from Home #2
1.650:53
6Giving up the Ghost
recording of:
Giving Up the Ghost (original version)
composer:
Josh Davis (US hip hop producer, DJ & instrumentalist)
publisher:
Mo Wax Music Ltd
5:10
7The 6 Day War
recording of:
Six Days
writer:
Brian Farrell (Singer in Colonel Bagshot), Joshua Davis (US hip hop producer, DJ & instrumentalist) and Dennis Olivieri
publisher:
Belsize Music, Jamie Music and Mo’ Wax Music
is based on:
Six Day War
5:01
8Mongrel...
mixer:
Jim Abbiss and DJ Shadow (US hip hop producer, DJ & instrumentalist)
samples:
Fantasy World by James Knight & The Butlers, House of Glass by The Glass Family (US '60s psychedelic rock band/later 70s disco group) and Strange About Your Hands by Sensations' Fix
partial recording of:
Mongrel Meets His Maker
composer:
Franco Falsini and Josh Davis (US hip hop producer, DJ & instrumentalist)
publisher:
Mo Wax Music Ltd and Warner Chappell Music Italiana S.r.l.
3.452:22
9...Meets His Maker
mixer:
Jim Abbiss and DJ Shadow (US hip hop producer, DJ & instrumentalist)
samples:
Fantasy World by James Knight & The Butlers, Little Waterfall by The Facedancers, Strange About the Hands by Sensations’ Fix and Thoughts by Iliad ('70s Fusion Band)
partial recording of:
Mongrel Meets His Maker
composer:
Franco Falsini and Josh Davis (US hip hop producer, DJ & instrumentalist)
publisher:
Mo Wax Music Ltd and Warner Chappell Music Italiana S.r.l.
3.753:00
10Right Thing (G.D.M.F.S.O.B.)
mixer:
Jim Abbiss and DJ Shadow (US hip hop producer, DJ & instrumentalist)
samples:
Disco Duck (Part I Vocal) by Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots
medley including a instrumental recording of:
G.D.M.F.S.O.B.
composer:
Josh Davis (US hip hop producer, DJ & instrumentalist)
publisher:
Mo Wax Music Ltd
medley including a recording of:
Right Thing
composer:
Josh Davis (US hip hop producer, DJ & instrumentalist)
publisher:
Mo Wax Music Ltd
3.354:22
11Monosylabik
mixer:
Jim Abbiss and DJ Shadow (US hip hop producer, DJ & instrumentalist)
samples:
Plenty Action by Soft Touch
recording of:
Monosylabik
composer:
Josh Davis (US hip hop producer, DJ & instrumentalist)
publisher:
Mo Wax Music Ltd
2.656:48
12The Letter from Home #3
0:21
13[untitled]
2:50
14Mashin' on the Motorway
mixer:
Jim Abbiss and DJ Shadow (US hip hop producer, DJ & instrumentalist)
turntable:
DJ Shadow (US hip hop producer, DJ & instrumentalist)
additional vocals:
Alex (hip-hop artist, appears on The Private Press), Brian (hip-hop vocalist), Martel (Dutch electro vocalist) and Veronica (disco house/soul vocalist Veronica Vazquez)
lead vocals:
Lateef the Truth Speaker
samples:
All Along the Watchtower by Savage Grace (Band from Detroit, MI. Disbanded after releasing two albums.), Sunshine by David Wertman and You Best Give It Up by The Mel-O-Tones
recording of:
Mashin’ on the Motorway
writer:
Lateef Daumont and Josh Davis (US hip hop producer, DJ & instrumentalist)
publisher:
Dread Piper Publishing and Mo Wax Music Ltd
33:00
15Blood on the Motorway
mixer:
Jim Abbiss and DJ Shadow (US hip hop producer, DJ & instrumentalist)
samples:
Gli uccelli by Franco Battiato (Italian singer-songwriter and composer) and Louisiana Fog by Charlie Musselwhite
recording of:
Blood on the Motorway
writer:
Josh Davis (US hip hop producer, DJ & instrumentalist) and Marc Zimmermann
publisher:
Mo Wax Music Ltd and Universal Music Publishing AB (Sweden)
3.359:12
16You Can't Go Home Again
mixer:
Jim Abbiss and DJ Shadow (US hip hop producer, DJ & instrumentalist)
samples:
"Shatterday" by Harlan Ellison (writer), El cóndor pasa by Los Incas and Life Is a Gamble (pt. I) by Preacher (funk / soul)
recording of:
You Can't Go Home Again
composer:
Josh Davis (US hip hop producer, DJ & instrumentalist)
publisher:
Mo Wax Music Ltd
3.757:04
17The Letter from Home #4
0:54
18DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist, Numark Playing Live
12:36

Credits

Release group

part of:Shortlist Music Prize Nominees (number: 2002) (order: 17)
Albums of the Year (SPIN magazine, 2003-01) (number: 19) (order: 19)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/34981 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000219876 [info]
Wikidata:Q926523 [info]