GZA – Liquid Swords (The Chess Box)
Tracklist
| A1 | Liquid Swords | |
| A2 | Duel Of The Iron Mic | |
| A3 | Living In The World Today | |
| B1 | Gold | |
| B2 | Cold World | |
| B3 | Labels | |
| C1 | 4th Chamber | |
| C2 | Shadowboxin' | |
| C3 | Hell's Wind Staff | |
| C4 | Killah Hills 10304 | |
| D1 | Investigative Reports | |
| D2 | Swordsman | |
| D3 | I Gotcha Back | |
| E1 | Liquid Swords (Instrumental) | |
| E2 | Duel Of The Iron Mic (Instrumental) | |
| E3 | Living In The World Today (Instrumental) | |
| F1 | Gold (Instrumental) | |
| F2 | Cold World (Instrumental) | |
| F3 | Labels (Instrumental) | |
| G1 | 4th Chamber (Instrumental) | |
| G2 | Shadowboxin' (Instrumental) | |
| H1 | Killah Hills 10304 (Instrumental) | |
| H2 | Investigative Reports (Instrumental) | |
| H3 | I Gotcha Back (Instrumental) |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – Universal Music Enterprises
- Produced For – Wu-Tang Productions
- Produced For – Get On Down
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Geffen Records
- Copyright © – Geffen Records
- Pressed By – United Record Pressing
- Published By – Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc.
- Published By – Ramecca Publishing
- Published By – GZA Music Publishing
- Published By – Delicious Apple Music Corp.
- Published By – Purple Records Dist. Corp
- Published By – Fun City Music Corp.
- Published By – Ki Music (2)
- Published By – EMI April Music Inc.
- Published By – Zawinul Music
- Published By – Magidson Music Corp.
- Published By – Music Sales Corp.
- Published By – Jobete Music Co.
- Published By – Black Bull Music
- Mastered At – Sterling Sound
- Lacquer Cut At – Nashville Record Productions
Credits
- A&R – Wendy Goldstein
- Art Direction – Cyril Gittens
- Cover [Cover Concept] – Mathematics*
- Cover [Cover Illustration] – Denys Cowans*
- Design – Reiner, N.Y.C.*
- Design [Reissue], Layout [Reissue] – Luca Iannino
- Illustration [Cover Illustration] – Denys Cowans*
- Illustration [Interior Illustrations], Logo – Mathematics*
- Lacquer Cut By – WG*
- Liner Notes – Genius*
- Management – Wu-Tang Management
- Mastered By – Tom Coyne
- Mastered By [Reissue] – M. Samps
- Photography By – Mark Humphrey (2)
- Producer [Produced By] – RZA
- Promotion – Brian Coleman (2)
- Songwriter [All Songs Written By] – R. Diggs*
- Supervised By [Project Supervision] – Paul Williams (14)
Notes
Record Store Day 2013 box set, includes full album and instrumental, art / background / lyric booklet, sticker sheet, and full wooden chess set (inside back of the box itself serves as the board). Limited to 750 copies.
Runout informations are hand-etched.
In lyrics booklet "Inspektah Deck" is credited as "Inspektah Deck A.K.A. Rollie Fingers" and on printed inner sleeves as "Rolly Fingers A.K.A. Inspector Deck".
In lyrics booklet "Masta Killa" is credited as "Masta Killa A.K.A. Noodles" and on printed inner sleeves as "Master Killer A.K.A. Noodles"
In lyrics booklet "Ol' Dirty Bastard" is credited as "Ol' Dirty Bastard A.K.A. Dirt McGirt" and on printed inner sleeves as "Ol' Dirty Bastard A.K.A. Dirt Megirt".
In lyircs booklet "Ghost Face Killer" is credited as "Ghost Face Killer A.K.A. Tony Starks" and on printed inner sleeves as "Tony Starks A.K.A. Ghost Face Killer".
In lyrics booklet "RZA" is credited as "The RZA A.K.A. Bobby Steels" and on printed inner sleeves as "RZA".
In lyrics booklet "Method Man" is credited as "Method Man A.K.A. Johnny Blaze" and on printed inner sleeves as "Johnny Blaze A.K.A. Method Man".
In lyrics booklet "Raekwon" is credited as "Chef Raekwon A.K.A. Lou Diamonds" an on printed inner sleeves as "Lou Diamond A.K.A. Raekwon The Chef".
In lyrics booklet "U-God" is credited as "U-God A.K.A. Lucky Hands" and on printed inner sleeves as "Lucky Hands A.K.A. U-God".
On back cover and lyric booklet:
℗ 1995 Geffen Records © 2013 Geffen Records. Manufactured by Universal Music Enterprises,a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. [...] Printed in China.
On labels:
℗ 1995 Geffen Records © 2013 Geffen Records. LP Manufactured by Universal Music Enterprises,a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. [...]
In lyrics booklet credits:
Liquid Swords [...] Careers-BMI Publishing, Inc. Ramecca Music Publishing BMI/GZA Music Publishing/Delicious Apple Music Co./Purple Records Distribution Corp./Fun City Music Co./EMI April Music Inc./KI Muisic ASCAP
Contains Elements From "Groovin' On A Sunday Afternoon" [...] Delicious Apple Music Co./ Purple Records Distribution Corp./Fun Music Co. [...] Used Courtesy Of Creme Hi Records [...] By Arrangement with CEMA Special Markets; "Mercy Mercy, Mercy" [...] Zawinul Music BMI [...] Used Courtesy Of Creme Hi Records. By Arrangement With CEMA Special Markets
Duel Of The Iron Mic [...] Careers-BMI Publishing, Inc. Ramecca Music Publishing BMI/GZA Music Publishing/Magidson Music Corp./Music Sales Corp. ASCAP
Featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard [...] Courtesy Of Elektra Entertainment Group, Dreddy Kruger Courtesy Of GZA Productions and Inspektah Deck [...] and Masta Killa [...] Courtesy Of Loud Records. Contains Elements From "I'm Afraid The Maquerade Is Over" [...] Magidson Music Corp./Music Sales Corp. ASCAP [...] Used Courtesy Of Fantasy Records
Living In The World Today
Gold
Cold World [...] Careers-BMI Publishing, Inc. Ramecca Music Publishing BMI/GZA Music Publishing/Jobete Music Co.,/Black Bull Music ASCAP Featuring Inspektah Deck [...] Courtesy Of Loud Records And Life Courtesy Of GZA Productions
Labels
4th Chamber [...] Featuring Ghost Face Killer [...] Tony Starks [...] And The RZA [...] Courtesy Of Loud Records And Killah Priest Courtesy Of GZA Productions
Shadowboxin' [...] Featuring Method Man [...] Courtesy Of Def Jam Records
Hell's Wind Staff [...] Featuring Killah Priest And Dreddy Kruger Courtesy Of GZA Productions And Masta Killa [...] Of Loud Records
Killah Hills 10304
Investigative Reports [...] Featuring Chef Raekwon [...] Ghost Face Killer [...] Tony Starks [...] And U-God [...] Courtesy Of Loud Records
Swordsman
I Gotcha Back
Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth [...] Featuring Killah Priest Courtesy Of GZA Productions
Produced By [...] for Wu-Tang Productions *Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth Produced By 4th Disciple for Wu-Tang Productions
Mastered By Tom Coyne at Sterling Sound, New York, NY [...] Management : Wu-Tang Management & Geoffrey L. Garfield For DC Comics. Art Direction: [...] for GZA Grafx. Design: Reiner, NYC [...]
Produced For Re-Issue By: Get On Down
Mastered By M. Samps
Design And Layout By: Alfredo Rico Dimas
[...]
All Songs Written By [...] And Published By Careers-BMG Publishing, Inc. Ramecca Music Publishing BMI/GZA Music Publishing ASCAP Except As Indicated [...] Special Thanks To: Sophia Chang
Runout informations are hand-etched.
In lyrics booklet "Inspektah Deck" is credited as "Inspektah Deck A.K.A. Rollie Fingers" and on printed inner sleeves as "Rolly Fingers A.K.A. Inspector Deck".
In lyrics booklet "Masta Killa" is credited as "Masta Killa A.K.A. Noodles" and on printed inner sleeves as "Master Killer A.K.A. Noodles"
In lyrics booklet "Ol' Dirty Bastard" is credited as "Ol' Dirty Bastard A.K.A. Dirt McGirt" and on printed inner sleeves as "Ol' Dirty Bastard A.K.A. Dirt Megirt".
In lyircs booklet "Ghost Face Killer" is credited as "Ghost Face Killer A.K.A. Tony Starks" and on printed inner sleeves as "Tony Starks A.K.A. Ghost Face Killer".
In lyrics booklet "RZA" is credited as "The RZA A.K.A. Bobby Steels" and on printed inner sleeves as "RZA".
In lyrics booklet "Method Man" is credited as "Method Man A.K.A. Johnny Blaze" and on printed inner sleeves as "Johnny Blaze A.K.A. Method Man".
In lyrics booklet "Raekwon" is credited as "Chef Raekwon A.K.A. Lou Diamonds" an on printed inner sleeves as "Lou Diamond A.K.A. Raekwon The Chef".
In lyrics booklet "U-God" is credited as "U-God A.K.A. Lucky Hands" and on printed inner sleeves as "Lucky Hands A.K.A. U-God".
On back cover and lyric booklet:
℗ 1995 Geffen Records © 2013 Geffen Records. Manufactured by Universal Music Enterprises,a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. [...] Printed in China.
On labels:
℗ 1995 Geffen Records © 2013 Geffen Records. LP Manufactured by Universal Music Enterprises,a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. [...]
In lyrics booklet credits:
Liquid Swords [...] Careers-BMI Publishing, Inc. Ramecca Music Publishing BMI/GZA Music Publishing/Delicious Apple Music Co./Purple Records Distribution Corp./Fun City Music Co./EMI April Music Inc./KI Muisic ASCAP
Contains Elements From "Groovin' On A Sunday Afternoon" [...] Delicious Apple Music Co./ Purple Records Distribution Corp./Fun Music Co. [...] Used Courtesy Of Creme Hi Records [...] By Arrangement with CEMA Special Markets; "Mercy Mercy, Mercy" [...] Zawinul Music BMI [...] Used Courtesy Of Creme Hi Records. By Arrangement With CEMA Special Markets
Duel Of The Iron Mic [...] Careers-BMI Publishing, Inc. Ramecca Music Publishing BMI/GZA Music Publishing/Magidson Music Corp./Music Sales Corp. ASCAP
Featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard [...] Courtesy Of Elektra Entertainment Group, Dreddy Kruger Courtesy Of GZA Productions and Inspektah Deck [...] and Masta Killa [...] Courtesy Of Loud Records. Contains Elements From "I'm Afraid The Maquerade Is Over" [...] Magidson Music Corp./Music Sales Corp. ASCAP [...] Used Courtesy Of Fantasy Records
Living In The World Today
Gold
Cold World [...] Careers-BMI Publishing, Inc. Ramecca Music Publishing BMI/GZA Music Publishing/Jobete Music Co.,/Black Bull Music ASCAP Featuring Inspektah Deck [...] Courtesy Of Loud Records And Life Courtesy Of GZA Productions
Labels
4th Chamber [...] Featuring Ghost Face Killer [...] Tony Starks [...] And The RZA [...] Courtesy Of Loud Records And Killah Priest Courtesy Of GZA Productions
Shadowboxin' [...] Featuring Method Man [...] Courtesy Of Def Jam Records
Hell's Wind Staff [...] Featuring Killah Priest And Dreddy Kruger Courtesy Of GZA Productions And Masta Killa [...] Of Loud Records
Killah Hills 10304
Investigative Reports [...] Featuring Chef Raekwon [...] Ghost Face Killer [...] Tony Starks [...] And U-God [...] Courtesy Of Loud Records
Swordsman
I Gotcha Back
Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth [...] Featuring Killah Priest Courtesy Of GZA Productions
Produced By [...] for Wu-Tang Productions *Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth Produced By 4th Disciple for Wu-Tang Productions
Mastered By Tom Coyne at Sterling Sound, New York, NY [...] Management : Wu-Tang Management & Geoffrey L. Garfield For DC Comics. Art Direction: [...] for GZA Grafx. Design: Reiner, NYC [...]
Produced For Re-Issue By: Get On Down
Mastered By M. Samps
Design And Layout By: Alfredo Rico Dimas
[...]
All Songs Written By [...] And Published By Careers-BMG Publishing, Inc. Ramecca Music Publishing BMI/GZA Music Publishing ASCAP Except As Indicated [...] Special Thanks To: Sophia Chang
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 6 64425 40551 4
- Barcode (Scanned): 664425405514
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): B0017826-01-A LP-1 GET 54055 NRP ⓤ
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): B0017826-01-B LP-1 GET 54055 NRP ⓤ
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side C): B0017826-01-C LP-2 NRP ⓤ
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side D): B0017826-01-D LP-2 WG/NRP ⓤ
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side E): B0017826-01-E LP-3 NRP ⓤ
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side F): B0017826-01-F LP-3 WG/NRP ⓤ
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side G): B0017826-01-G LP-4 GET 54055 NRP ⓤ
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side H): B0017826-01-H LP-4 GET 54055 WG/NRP ⓤ
- Pressing Plant ID (URP): ⓤ
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Liquid Swords (2×LP, Album) | Geffen Records | GEF2-24813 | US | 1995 | ||
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Liquid Swords (CD, Album) | Geffen Records | GED 24813, 424 813-2 | Europe | 1995 | ||
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Liquid Swords (Instrumental Version) (2×LP, Album, Promo) | Geffen Records | PRO-A2-4810 | US | 1995 | ||
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Liquid Swords (CD, Album, Club Edition) | Geffen Records | CGEFD 24813, GEFSD-24813, GED 24813 | Canada | 1995 | ||
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Liquid Swords (2×LP, Album) | Geffen Records | GEF2-24813 | UK | 1995 |
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