BEASTIE BOYS 'Rock Hard / Party's Gettin' Rough' Original US 12" (DJ 002)
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BEASTIE BOYS
'Rock Hard / Party's Gettin' Rough'
From my own collection which I bought during the era.
Selling because "I'm too old to breakdance, but too young to die !"
Original cover: Original & in excellent condition.
 Vinyl:(NM+) Near mint, appears barely used.


This is the original/OG pressing from 1985 - NOT one of the Euro re-issues from 2007. 

Beastie Boys ?– Rock Hard

Label: Def Jam Recordings ?– DJ002 Format: Vinyl, 12", 33 ? RPM
 Country: US Released: 1985 Genre: Hip Hop, Rock Style:  

Tracklist


This A1 Rock Hard 5:00 A2 Party's Getting Rough 6:01
That B1 Beastie Groove 3:40 B2 Beastie Groove (Instrumental) 3:40

Companies, etc.

  • Published By – Def Jam Recordings
  • Mastered At – Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs

Credits

  • Edited By – Latin Rascals*
  • Mastered By – Herb "Boom Boom" Powers*
  • Mixed By – Jay Burzootie*, Rick Rubin, Russell Simmons
  • Producer – Beasties*, Rick Rubin
  • Recorded By [Original Tracks] – Mark Kamins

Notes

Sure Shot
Pub. By
Def Jam
(ASCAP)
1985

'Rock Hard' contains a sample of AC/DC 'Back In Black'.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Etchings side A): DJ-002-A HERbiE JR :^) "IT's TimE To Do A LiTTLE somEThiNg jusT LiKE This"
  • Matrix / Runout (Etchings side B): DJ-002-B HERbiE JR :^) CoLd RuNNiNg ThiNgs ONCE ANd FoR ALL
  • Matrix / Runout (Machine stamp both sides): MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK
  • Rights Society: ASCAP

"Rock Hard" is a single by the Beastie Boys, released by Def Jam Records on 12" in 1984. The song, and the accompanying songs on the 12", feature the band's first major label rap effort.

The track contains samples from the AC/DC song "Back in Black", which was used without obtaining legal permission - thereby causing the record to be promptly withdrawn ! Later, when the group planned to include the out-of-print song on their 1999 compilation, Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds of Science, AC/DC refused to allow the sample to be used. Mike D spoke to AC/DC's Malcolm Young personally on the phone when their lawyers refused to clear the sample, and later said that "AC/DC could not get with the sample concept. They were just like, 'Nothing against you guys, but we just don't endorse sampling.'" Ad-Rock then added "So we told them that we don't endorse people playing guitars."[3]

The cover design is also famous for now being the official Def Jam records logo for vinyl releases; to this day, vinyl singles released by Def Jam have this design.

Long removed from print, it was considered a rare collector's item until Def Jam reissued the single in Europe in 2007.


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