Gravediggaz – 6 Feet Deep (2LP, Vinyle noir avec marques grises)
Rarity - Sealed
Gravediggaz:
- The Undertaker - vocals
- RZArector - vocals
- The Grym Reaper - vocals
- Gatekeeper – vocals
Additional Vocals – James Jackson (B4), Mr. Sime (B4), Raquelle Stroud (B4), Skiz (B4), Ted (The Judge) Gannon (B4), Wildman Steve (B4)
Guest Spook Vocals – Biz Markie (A1), Brother Rich (A1), Chino (A1), Graig G (A1), Dave Warner (A1), Don McKenzie (A1), Ethan Ryman (A1), I-Roc (A1, D3), Joyce (A1), Joyce's Mom (A1), King Ice (A1), Michael Preston (A1), Mike G (A1), Mr. Sime (A1), Q's Nephew (A1), Robert Robinson (A1), Stephanie Jackson (A1), Tim (Bimos) Wright (A1), Don McKenzie (A3), Gerald Whaley (A3), Kurious (A3), Biz Markie (A4), MC Serch (A4), Amier (B2), Derrick Lovelace (B2), Djinji Brown (B2), Eddie Berkeley (B2), Hellrazor (B2), Tracey Witherspoon (B2), Vernon Reid (B2), Scott (The Moleman) Harding (B3), Chino(Q) (C3, D3), Dreddy Kruger (C4), Killah Priest (C4), Scientific Shabazz (C4), Masta Ace (D1), Biz Markie (D3), Brother Rich (D3), Graig G (D3), Dave Warner (D3), Don McKenzie (D3), Ethan Ryman (D3), Joyce (D3), Joyce's Mom (D3), King Ice (D3), Michael Preston (D3), Mike G (D3), Mr. Sime (D3), Q's Nephew (D3), Robert Robinson (D3), Stephanie Jackson (D3), Tim (Bimos) Wright (D3)
Featuring – Killah Priest (B4), Scientific Shabazz (B4), Donyell O Thomas (C1), Goldielocks (C1), The Fugitives (C1)
Performer – Eugene McDaniels (A3), Patrice Rushen (C1), The Whole Darn Family (D1)
Material performed by Leroy & The Drivers (A1), Allen Toussaint (A2), John Ussery (A4), Booker T & The MG's (B3)
Keyboards – Don Newkirk (D1)
Bass Guitar – Scott Harding (C1)
Arranged by Prince Paul (A1-5, B2 to C2, D1, D3)
Written by E. McDaniels (A3), D. Collins (B4, C4), W. Reed (B4), A. Rushen (C1), P. Rushen (C1), Pedro Sime (C3), J. Dockery (C4), W. Reed (C4), A. Moon (D1), T. Thomas (D1)
2LPs, Gatefold jacket
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black & sliver splatter
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : GZ Media
Label : VMP - Vinyl Me Please
Original Label : Island
Recorded in 1991–1994 at GLC Sound Studios ; Paul's Coffee Shop ; Firehouse Studio, NYC ; Platinum Island Studios
Engineered by Ethan Ryman, Ken Ifell, Prince Paul, Scott Harding
Mixed at Greene St. Recording by Scott Harding, Prince Paul (A1-5, B2 to C2, D1, D3), Gatekeeper (B1), Undertaker (B1), Grym Reaper (C3), Mr. Sime (C3), Gravediggaz (C4, D2), RZA (C4, D2)
Produced by Prince Paul (A1-5, B2 to C2, D1, D3), Gatekeeper (B1), RNS (B4), RZA (B4), Mr. Sime (C3), RZA (C4), Gravediggaz (D2), RZA (D2)
Executive-Producer – The Undertaker
Mastered by Chris Gehringer at Hit Factory Mastering
Lacquers cut by Cicely Balston at Alchemy Mastering at AIR
Design by Gee Street Art, David Calderley
Liner Notes by Gary Suarez
Photography by Christian Witkin
Originally released in August 1994Tracks :
Side A;
- Just When You Thought It Was Over (Intro)
- Constant Elevation
- Nowhere To Run, Nowhere To Hide
- Defective Trip (Trippin')
- 2 Cups Of Blood
Side B:
- Blood Brothers
- 360 Questions
- 1-800 Suicide
- Diary Of A Madman
Side C:
- Mommy, What's A Gravedigga?
- Bang Your Head
- Here Comes The Gravediggaz
- Graveyard Chamber
Side D:
- Deathtrap
- 6 Feet Deep
- Rest In Peace (Outro)
“6 Feet Deep is a sick joke. A lethally great and a ghoulishly comical one, but a deranged and sadistic prank nonetheless. Eschatological, gruesome, paranoid, and obsessed with death (both imposing and experiencing it), the debut from eeeeevil supergroup Gravediggaz lands somewhere in the nexus at which the bizarro universe of legendary producer Prince Paul -- who oversees the whole project while wearing the mask and wielding the shovel of the Undertaker for the occasion -- crashes headlong into RZA's dingy, farcical New York City, a haunted, inverse Oz where graffiti meets science fiction meets splatter flick in an unholy alliance that finds Freddy Krueger fiendishly pursuing the turf gangs out of Walter Hill's The Warriors down 125th and Elm Streets. Throw in a few crazed variations on Medieval torture techniques, a few too many midnight kung-fu screenings, and a few fantasies of bodily damage so giddily, demonically cartoonish that they would make Wile E. Coyote lick his lips with mischievous envy, and you have this brilliantly strange, whimsically jagged horror film in song (critics unofficially dubbed the style horrorcore) with its maimed and gnawed tongue firmly planted in cheek. If you can stomach the buckets of lyrical blood spilled herein, there is no end to the gory highlights, from the running-in-place nightmare of "Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide" to the psychotically nauseous angel-dust high of "Defective Trip (Trippin')" to the willfully objectionable "1-800 Suicide" and self-destructive "Bang Your Head," all of them terribly catchy. As a bonus, 6 Feet Deep is sure to offend the sensibilities of all middle-aged family-values crusaders and conservative-type politicians -- vampires of a different sort -- who aren't in on the joke. Overseas, the album was titled Niggamortis. With its combined allusion to mortality and example of wicked wordplay, it would have been even more apropos. Whatever it goes by, though, the album can be resurrected again and again without losing any of its devilishly good potency.” AllMusic Review by Stanton Swihart
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