- Performer Beastie Boys
- Title Check Your Head
- Date of release 1992
- Country US
- Style Downtempo, Hardcore Hip-Hop
- Other formats RA ASF APE DMF MMF AC3 AU
- Genre Electronic / Hip-hop & RAP
- Size MP3 1624 mb
- Size FLAC 1213 mb
- Rating: 4.8
- Votes: 138
Three years elapsed between the releases of the band's second studio album Paul's Boutique and Check Your Head, which was recorded at the G-Son Studios in Atwater Village in 1991 under the guidance of producer Mario Caldato J. the group's third producer in three albums
Check Your Head is the third album by the Beastie Boys, released on April 21, 1992. Three years elapsed between the release of Paul's Boutique (the band's second album) and their recording of this album. Check Your Head was recorded at the G-Son Studios in Atwater Village, California in 1991. Connect to this site.
Producer – Beastie Boys. Producer, Engineer – Mario Caldato Jr. Notes. Booklet: Recorded + Mixed at: G·Son Studios, Atwater Village, CA. Sequenced at PCP Labs. Tray insert: All songs published by Brooklyn Dust Music (ASCAP) Made in Canada.
While describing the Beastie Boys’ sampling process in an unidentified 1992 video interview, the late MCA said, You gotta have some idea of what labels are gonna be cool with you and what artist. MCA. A photo of the Beastie Boys from the ‘Check Your Head’ era. Though he described himself as a pause-tape battler in the video, Ad-Rock realized that pause-tapes were somewhat of an acquired taste for the casual listener. You smoke a lot of weed and you make pause-tapes, he told Propellerhead. Then you try to play it for somebody and people are like, ‘Why am I listening to this. Who cares?’ Even though peers of the group may have not understood the value of their creations, pause-tapes played a crucial role in the making of Check Your Head - from inspiration to the actual composition.
for Check Your Head was simple - combine the two albums, and somehow come up with something that was artistically valid, and would still sell.
Professor Booty is Track 18 on Beastie Boys' third (full-length) LP, Check Your Head. It was recorded and mixed at G-Son Studios, Atwater Village, CA, Co-produced by Beastie Boys & Mario C with Mario C acting as engineer. After sequencing at PCP Labs, the album was released on . 1. Professor Booty dropped on 1. 5. 1992 as the fifth single in support of CYH. Samples include: Give It Up by Kool & the Gang, from the album, Kool & the Gang (1969). Loose Booty by Willie Henderson, from the album, Dance With the Master (1974)
| A1 | Jimmy James |
| A2 | Funky Boss |
| A3 | Pass The Mic |
| A4 | Gratitude |
| A5 | Lighten Up |
| A6 | Finger Lickin' Good |
| A7 | So What'cha Want |
| A8 | The Biz Vs. The Nuge |
| A9 | Time For Livin |
| A10 | Something Got To Give |
| B1 | The Blue Nun |
| B2 | Stand Together |
| B3 | Pow |
| B4 | The Maestro |
| B5 | Groove Holmes |
| B6 | Live At P.J.'s |
| B7 | Mark On The Bus |
| B8 | Professor Booty |
| B9 | In 3's |
| B10 | Namaste |
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDP 7 98938 2 | Beastie Boys | Check Your Head (CD, Album) | Capitol Records, Grand Royal | CDP 7 98938 2 | US | 1992 |
| C4-598938 | Beastie Boys | Check Your Head (Cass, Album, Club, CRC) | Capitol Records, Grand Royal | C4-598938 | US | 1992 |
| C1-94225 | Beastie Boys | Check Your Head (2xLP, Album, RE, RM, 180) | Capitol Records, Grand Royal | C1-94225 | US | 2009 |
| C498938 | Beastie Boys | Check Your Head (Cass, Album) | Capitol Records, Grand Royal | C498938 | Netherlands | 1992 |
| GR066, EST 2171 | Beastie Boys | Check Your Head (2xLP, Album, Unofficial) | Grand Royal , Capitol Records | GR066, EST 2171 | Europe | Unknown |
| 1 | Jimmy James | 3:14 |
| 2 | Funky Boss | 1:35 |
| 3 | Pass The Mic | 4:17 |
| 4 | GratitudeWritten-By – Cushman* |
2:45 |
| 5 | Lighten UpBata, Shekere [Shakeree] – Arturo (Ture) Oliva*Cuica, Congas – Juanito Vazquez |
2:41 |
| 6 | Finger Lickin' GoodMridangam, Tambura – Drew LawrenceWritten-By – Hill*, Fite* |
3:39 |
| 7 | So What'cha Want | 3:37 |
| 8 | The Biz Vs. The NugeVocals [Uncredited] – Biz MarkieWritten-By – Dr. Marcel Hall*, Ted Nugent |
0:33 |
| 9 | Time For Livin'Written-By – Frontline , Sylvester Stewart |
1:48 |
| 10 | Something's Got To Give | 3:28 |
| 11 | The Blue Nun | 0:32 |
| 12 | Stand Together | 2:47 |
| 13 | Pow | 2:13 |
| 14 | The MaestroVocals [Singing] – Nax Setevassac |
2:52 |
| 15 | Groove HolmesCuica, Congas – Juanito Vazquez |
2:33 |
| 16 | Live At P.J.'s | 3:18 |
| 17 | Mark On The Bus | 1:05 |
| 18 | Professor Booty | 4:13 |
| 19 | In 3'sBata, Shekere [Shakeree] – Arturo (Ture) Oliva* |
2:23 |
| 20 | Namasté | 4:01 |
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDP 7 98938 2 | Beastie Boys | Check Your Head (CD, Album) | Capitol Records, Grand Royal | CDP 7 98938 2 | US | 1992 |
| C4-598938 | Beastie Boys | Check Your Head (Cass, Album, Club, CRC) | Capitol Records, Grand Royal | C4-598938 | US | 1992 |
| C1-94225 | Beastie Boys | Check Your Head (2xLP, Album, RE, RM, 180) | Capitol Records, Grand Royal | C1-94225 | US | 2009 |
| C498938 | Beastie Boys | Check Your Head (Cass, Album) | Capitol Records, Grand Royal | C498938 | Netherlands | 1992 |
| GR066, EST 2171 | Beastie Boys | Check Your Head (2xLP, Album, Unofficial) | Grand Royal , Capitol Records | GR066, EST 2171 | Europe | Unknown |
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