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RECORD 1 of 2 (FDW 701) SIDE A T.R.O.Y. The Resurrection SIDE B T.R.O.Y. The Resurrection (Inst.) MR. CHOP After the success of Mr. Chop’s all- version of inspired songs For Pete’s Sake (FDW 7704 -- available on both CD and LP), the good folks at Five Day Weekend approached CL Smooth about the possibility of re-recording his vocals for Mr. Chop’s version of two Pete Rock & CL Smooth classics: “T.R.O.Y” and “Straighten It Out”. 20 years after the original release of both tracks on the Mecca and the Soul Brother LP, CL sounds as fresh as ever, performing with the smooth, natural ease he’s known for. Both singles feature instrumental versions on the B-side.

RECORD 2 of 2 (FDW 702) SIDE A Straighten It Out SIDE B Straighten It Out (Inst.)

ORDER CUT OFF DATE FOR THIS ITEM: APR 27th

Format: 2 different 7” singles Cat. No: FDW 701 and FDW 702 Label: Five Day Weekend Available: MAY 18th 01. Heroic Future 02. Dactyl Rap 1138 03. Black Manta 04. Worst Things First (Alt Seq with East Coast Avengers) 05. 1989 (Rap Version) 06. Dustman (with Random aka Mega Ran) 07. Zod (70’s Cartoon Edit & ) 08. Vinyl’s Dead 09. Popcorn In Revere 10. Looks Like Reign 11. My Swordz (with ) 12. Pterodactyl Sax 13. Blew My Mind In 2 Parts 14. Knifegirl (Eso’s Uber-dramatic Remix) 15. Hold On (OG Version) 16. Real American Heroes Demoralized (with King Magnetic) 17. Pterolab 1st Slaughter 18. Scalper (with Jawn P of Top Choice Clique) 19. Deathwish 20. You Ain’t Hip 21. Waxing On Decepticon 22. Time With My Girl (OG Modern with K. Flay) 23. Watch The Pro (RL-92 Remix) 24. Makin’ Beats In The Lab With Numan 25. You Ain’t The Reel One All new never-released tracks, alternative mixes, original versions and edits Let’s face it in 2010 EVERY compact disc pressed is “limited edition” so ‘At your request, I’ve released a small percentage of what was sitting around the Pterolab for the past 5 years or so. Please enjoy this of never before heard songs, stray vocal takes, we’ll spare you with that song and dance. Hopefully by now you know odd , and a bunch of bass, hiss, and sludge... you know, Hip-Hop. -- Peace, ES how we operate here at Fly Casual Creative, we press a bunch, you buy ps - I’m wrapping up the first 7L & in over four years with DJ George (Editor’s them early or you pay big time later on ebay when they are out of print. note - DJ George is 7L). The album is called 1212. The drums are hard, the are brutal, and Those are the rules. you should have it in your hands before the fall... true story.”

So here’s our new one. Fly Casualties; a response to the never ending Enjoy Fly Casualties and prepare for 1212. emails, tweets and formsprings (?!?) from the fans demanding more For more information, please visit: www.esoterichiphop.com material. This collection serves as a finishing bridge between Esoteric’s www.myspace.com/7lesoteric and www.youtube.com/pterolab string of solo releases and the upcoming 7L & Esoteric full length 1212. So Eso took a slight break from his diligent recording schedule with 7L (their first official group endeavour since 2006’s ) and assembled this 25 track grab bag of goodies. KEY SELLING POINTS:

Alongside all new never released tracks stand alternative mixes, original • Founding member of multiple Rap super groups: versions and edits that offer the listener a rare glimpse into the creative, , Demigods and always expanding and prolific mind of Esoteric, highlighting his work East Coast Avengers ethic as a producer and arranger. He handles most of the production • Co-headliner with on nationwide duties but is backed by career long partner 7L, fellow East Coast tour throughout the Winter/Spring Avenger DC the Midi Alien, DJ Opal and Random aka Mega Ran. • Highly anticipated reunion album with 7L entitled 1212 coming soon! The CD comes packaged in a four panel fold out wallet with liner notes from the ‘Dactyl himself. Here’s a sneak peak...

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Format: CD Cat. No: FLY 6706 Label: Fly Casual Creative Available: MAY 18th PART 5 of 12: ’S ONCE-A-MONTH SERIES

Madlib follows 420 Chalice All Stars: All Jamaican Sounds Marketed and promoted by with the fifth installment in his Madlib Medicine Show, History of the Loop Digga: 1990-2000.

Back in the 90s, “beat tapes,” as a producer’s Features early raps by Madlib and demo-reel is now quaintly referred to, were literally that: , never before released cassette tapes of beats that a producer made either for himself, his friends, or for potential collaborators. As you can imagine, Madlib made a bunch of ‘em in the days Publicity by Score Press between his early productions for the Alkaholiks (circa ’92) and the release of his Quasimoto album (2000) – after Limited edition which he took a couple of years off of the beats to focus on making music with his fictional five piece, Yesterdays New Quintet. Format: CD Cat. No: MMS 005 This collection of beats showcases the way that Madlib’s Label: Madlib Medicine Show early Hip Hop demos were filtered out to his friends and Available: May 18th, 2010 associates and provides an opportunity for a unique view into Madlib’s working process: these beats, often freestyled on whatever machine he had at the ready, were picked up by rappers over a period of many years. Trainspotters will find it interesting that beats later destined for the likes of and were made some years before those saw release.

This album is punctuated with a series of early solo-raps by Madlib and his Quasimoto alter ego and features the cadre known collectively as CDP – those rappers who worked side by side with Madlib during the days of his Oxnard-based “Crate Diggas Palace” studios.

The Madlib Medicine Show series is a combination of Madlib's new hip-hop productions, remixes, beat tapes, and jazz, as well as mixtapes of , soul, Brazilian, psych, jazz and other undefined forms of music from the 's 4-ton* stack of vinyl. *4-tons of vinyl, this is true. It’s all in his studio. 1. Rendezvous (2:11) 2. Heaven (3:35) 3. Ecoutez Moi (3:14) 4. You (3:29) 5. Beggin’ to Stay (2:08) 6. Holiday (2:31) 7. Another Day Gone (2:11) 8. One Night (2:07) 9. In My Life (4:11) 10. More (4:21) 11. Fly Away (3:37) 12. Young Girl (1:54) 13. Hold Me (2:40) 14. All I’m Missing Is You (4:02) 15. Close To You Tonight (3:13) 16. When I Go Down (3:26) 17. Love To Love (3.08) It’s not often that a sample clearance claim against a record 18. The Meaning Of It All (7:16) company turns out to be an altogether pleasant experience. 19. Blind As Love Can Be (6:47) Usually it’s a blustery, puffy-chested affair with lawyers on both 20. Suddenly (4:48) sides citing arcane copyright cases and threatening court proceedings as if the year were 1987 and Biz Markie had just released his first album on Cold Chillin.’ KEY SELLING POINTS: Recently, we inked the deal with singer, , pianist and man-in-the-know Matthew Larkin Cassell to issue his complete • The complete works of Bay Area works. MLC hit us up after he heard his “Heaven,” from his superb soul-jazz-singer-songwriter remastered (and superbly rare) album Pieces on the Madlib production “3.214” from the original tapes and issued together from 2: The Madlib Remix. To be fair, Madlib had no idea he was using Mssr. Cassel’s work until he put two and two • 20-page booklet containing never before together and realized that his source material, a Japanese bootleg seen photos, liner notes, annotation and 12” labled “MLC” stood for, well, you guessed it. And who an extensive interview with Cassell wouldn’t want access to the multi-tracks to MLC’s break-beat laded “My Life?” Madlib certainly did. And MLC wanted to see his • Contains “Heaven”, as sampled by entire catalog (comprised of the Pieces album, an EP entitled Matt Madlib for “3.214” The Cat, a 7” single and a recently recorded and issued vinyl EP) • Marketed & promoted by Stones Throw issued on CD and distributed digitally. • Publicity by Score Press Less than a year later, here we are. The negotiations - completed (amicably!). Matthew Larkin Cassell - The Complete Works.

ORDER CUT OFF DATE FOR THIS ITEM: MAR 16th

Format: CD in a 4-panel digipak Cat. No: STH 2244 Label: Stones Throw Records Available: MAY 18th

Stones Throw Records 2658 Griffith Park Blvd, #504, Los Angeles, CA, 90039 • www.stonesthrow.com CLASSIC RAP 45s

RECORD 1 (PBB 7006) A. Hardcore Hip Hop - Mantronix B. Mighty Hard Rocker - Cash Money & Marvelous

RECORD 2 (PBB 7007) A. The Bridge is Over - Boogie Down Productions B. Strong Island - JVC Force

RECORD 3 (PBB 7008) A. Jimbrowski - Jungle Brothers B. My Part of Town - Tuff Crew

RECORD 4 (PBB 7009) A. It’s My Turn - Stezo B. Cold Getting’ Dumb - Just-Ice

RECORD 5 (PBB 7010) A. Make The Music With Your Mouth Biz - Biz Markie B. Just Rhymin’ With Biz - Big Daddy Kane

AVAILABLE MAY 18th