Re: (idm) Eric B & Rakim "Paid In Full (Coldcut...)"

From James Skilton
Sent Sun, Apr 26th 1998, 17:57

Daniel Barassi <xxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
>Eric B. & Rakim - "Paid In Full" (4th & Broadway 12 BRW 78 - UK 12")
>A1 - "Paid In Full" (Seven Minutes Of Madness - The Coldcut Remix)
>B1 - "Paid In Full" (Album Mix)
>B2 - Eric B. Is On The Cut 
>
>The track "Not Paid Enough" (a version of the Paid In Full mix without
>Rakim rapping over it) appeared on the CD "What's That Noise" (Tommy Boy
>9 25974-2), but not on the vinyl release. I'm not sure about any UK releases
>of the "Not Paid Enough" track.

It was on the UK vinyl, but only the "limited" vinyl doublepack as
mentioned by someone else. I say "limited" because in the UK I never saw a
copy without the extra EP, even when it hit the sale racks a few years
later...

>Second question. On the "Let Us Play" CD-Rom, in the Coldcut A-Z game 
>(specifically on the letter X), there's a picture of a record label that says
>"Coldcut's Christmas Break". What is this??? A clever Photoshop hack, or a
>real release?

It was real. And quite amusing (at the time). I have a promo 12" of it but
I remember the commercial copy had a lurid red & green sleeve design.

anyone got a coldcut discog? Lance?

laterz,

J
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