Mellow Man Ace ESCAPE FROM HAVANA Near Mint Vinyl Record LP 1989 Dust Brothers

$

38

Vinyl is Near Mint; glossy, played fewer than three times in its life. Cover is strong VG+ with small promo cut in bottom corner (see pic); minimal edge wear, looks fantastic with great color. Been in storage in climate controlled home for 30 years. Rare vinyl featuring some of the earliest production work from DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill and the Dust Brothers (pre-Beastie Boys).

All records are packaged with great care and shipped in a premium record album cardboard mailer.

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Tracklist

A1 Hip Hop Creature

Producer – Dust Brothers*

Written-By – Fortson*, King*, Dike*, Ross*, Simpson*

3:59

A2 Menitrosa

Producer – Tony G.*

Written-By – S. Reyes*, T. Gonzalez*

4:19

A3 Rhyme Fighter

Mixed By – Michael Ross, Tony G.*

Producer – Tony G.*

Written-By – S. Reyes*, T. Gonzalez*

5:10

A4 If You Were Mine

Producer – Matt Dike, Michael Ross

Written-By – Edwards*, Dike*, Ross*

4:38

A5 River Cubano

Producer – Grandmixer Muggs

Written-By – Muggerud*, Freeze*, Reyes*

4:24

A6 Rap Guanco

Producer – Tony G.*

Written-By – S. Reyes*, T. Gonzalez*

4:22

B1 Mas Pingon

Producer – Matt Dike, Michael Ross

Written-By – M. Dike*, S. Reyes*

5:12

B2 Gettin' Stupid

Mixed By – Michael Ross

Producer – Johnny Rivers (2)

Written-By – J. Rivers*, S. Reyes*

4:49

B3 Talkapella

Producer – Mellow Man Ace, Tony G.*

Written-By – Freeze*, Reyes*, Gonzalez*

3:49

B4 B-Boy In Love

Producer – Tony G.*

Written-By – S. Reyes*, T. Gonzalez*

4:33

B5 En La Casa

Mixed By – Def Jef, Michael Ross

Producer – Def Jef

Written-By – J. Fortson*, S. Reyes*

4:06

B6 Enquentren Amor

Producer – Matt Dike, Michael Ross

Written-By – Edwards*, Dike*, Ross*

5:08

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Capitol Records, Inc.

Copyright (c) – Capitol Records, Inc.

Record Company – Capitol Industries-EMI, Inc.

Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.

Published By – Varry White Music

Published By – Dust Brothers Music

Mastered At – Masterdisk

Credits

Design [Cover], Photography By – Salomon*

Engineer – Brian Foxworthy (tracks: A2 to A6, B2 to B6) , Mario Caldato, Jr.* (tracks: A1, B1)

Executive-Producer – Michael Ross

Management – Jerry Heller , Morey Alexander

Notes

1989 US 1st release in a full high gloss jacket.

Tracks A2, A6, B1, and B5 are Rap tracks sung in Spanish.

Tracks A4, and B4 are Ballads sung in English.

Track B6 is a Bolero sung in Spanish.

? © 1989 Capitol Records, Inc.

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Why you can bid with confidence when purchasing music from me:

I was a DJ for about 10 years and accumulated a lot of records, CD’s, and tapes during this time, many in duplicate or triplicate. I’m also a slight packrat and have hung on to most of my collection for 30+ years. It has been at my home in a climate controlled, smoke-free environment. In 2020 I have decided to move on and begun the slow process of listing many of the unused, or hardly used, duplicates and other items I no longer want, or listen to, on eBay.?

I take my time inspecting each record, grading it appropriately, and researching prices all over the web. I do my best to offer a fair price. My vinyl grades are conservative; I prefer to underpromise and overdeliver as a seller. I test all my vinyl, unless it is sealed, or is something I am sure has never been played. Why would I have something and never played it? Because as a DJ I was mailed more than one copy of many items by record companies and record pools. Now it’s your turn to enjoy them!

Below is my grading criteria; most everything I list is VG+ or higher. Please message me if you have further questions about a listing here. 

Very Good (VG) A VG-rated vinyl has experienced reasonable use. A VG-rated record often carries light pops and clicks. It might have light visible scratches, and the cover may have split edges. You can enjoy listening to a VG-rated record without issue, and you can use the cover as an artistic display, too. For the most part, a VG-rated record is undamaged. Upon close inspection, however, its use will be apparent.

Very Good Plus (VG+) A VG+ record has little faults. It doesn’t have any compromised audio or visuals. A VG+ record may have several inaudible marks and a little rub or wear on cover. Its audio may have slight background crackle. A lot of these records have been in and out of their sleeve only a few times. Their minute signs of use, generally, reflect high-quality care.?

Near Mint (NM) A Near Mint record looks glossy and it’s clearly only been played a few times. NM vinyl has little to no markings, and its package is either untouched or nearly untouched. Don’t expect to find any distortions on a NM record. In essence: A NM record is imperfect only in its one-or-two-time use.

Mint (M) A Mint record is perfect. It’s never been played, and it might’ve never been removed from its package. It has no blemishes or audio distortions. Mint vinyl is rare and valuable.