Hip Hop Reconstruction From The Ground Up

This is the first ever Shadow release, about 20 copies were recorded and sent to various fanzine and underground magazines, the one that got him a column in the June edition of The Source (Unsigned Hype, coordinated by [a1930507]). Initial copies were sent with a tracklist and a flyer, and recorded on a TDK D90 cassette. Contact address is written inside the hand-illustrated j-card. Shadow's loops were done on a Yamaha MT-100 4-track in the same vain as the [r=2084421], produced during the same period of time. There's no timings on release, retrieved from splitting audio tracks on a computer. A1 is similar to track 1 - Let The Rhythm Hit Em (DJ Shadow Remix), A2 is similar to track 2 - Best Of The Megamixes (Part 1), A5 is similar to track 10 - Best Of The Megamixes (Part 3), B3 is similar to track 11 by 3rd Bass - Wordz Of Wisdom (DJ Shadow Remix), B4 is similar to track 5 - Best Of The Megamixes (Part 2) to be found on [r=1203260]. A6 is the same as track 5 - Make It Critical, B4 is similar to track 8 - Genesis Beat, but B6 is a complete different track compared to track 2 - DJ Shadow's Theme (Original Version) which sounds in all point like B7! to be found on [r=1558056]. All other tracks are not to be found anywhere else. Stated on tracklist: A2 Includes tracks by (..., [a30011], [a21290], [a1781], [a3268], ..., [a363094], [a158297], [a51188] [Edits By Shadow], [a601544]). A4 Special Thanks to The Medicine Man. A5a Includes tracks by ([a21913], ..., [a143896]). A7 Includes tracks by (A Tribe Called Quest, [a28209], [a172658], [a29057], Brand Nubian, [a361533] And [a26996], [a29058], [a21125], [a207755]). B4 Includes tracks of (..., [a17101], [a154551], [a13726], [a39827], [a116182], MC ... ..., Terminator X, Paris, ...). B8 is stated as a Bonus track and is the instrumental version of B1. B9 is not on the tracklist, it starts after the main mix ends and stops abruptly like if the tape was ejected from decks. All tracks recorded at The Chop Shop, except B1 & B2 recorded in The Parlor Of Mystery. For Contact Info: 123 "B" Thille Hall Davis CA, 95616 (916) 754-0148