Singer: Blackalicious
Title: Melodica
Label: Mo Wax ‎– MWSSCD 001, Mo Wax ‎– MWSSLP 001
Type: CD, EP
Country: UK
Date of released: 1994
Category: Hip Hop
Style: Conscious, Instrumental
Size MP3 zip: 1550 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1448 mb
Rating: 5.0✭
Format: MP3 MPC ADX FLAC MMF MP3 AAC AA FLAC

Tracklist

1	Swan Lake (Vocal)	5:39
2	Lyric Fathom (Vocal)	4:14
3	Attica Black (Vocal)	6:09
4	40oz. For Breakfast (Vocal)	7:42
5	Rhymes For The Deaf, Dumb And Blind (Vocal)	2:38
6	Deep In The Jungle (Vocal)	6:49
7	Swan Lake (Instrumental)	5:16
8	Lyric Fathom (Instrumental)	3:18
9	Attica Black (Instrumental)	6:13
10	Deep In The Jungle (Instrumental)	7:09
11	Rhymes For The Deaf, Dumb And Blind (Instrumental)	2:29

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Mo Wax Recordings
• Copyright (c) – Mo Wax Recordings
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Solesides
• Copyright (c) – Solesides
• Produced For – Reconstruction Music
• Produced For – Blackalicious Music
• Published By – Dread Piper Publishing
• Published By – Blackalicious Music
• Published By – Asia's Music
• Glass Mastered At – Nimbus

Credits

• Cover [Back Cover Photo], Photography By [Back Cover Photo] – Peter Williams
• Design [Mac'in] – Swifty
• Engineer – DJ Shadow (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 8, 10, 11), That Fool Auto* (tracks: 3, 9)
• Illustration [Front / Back] – The 8th Wonder
• Lyrics By – Asia Born (tracks: 6), L.Daumont*, Lateef The Dread Piper* (tracks: 6), The Gift Of Gab, T.Parker*, T.Shimura*
• Producer – Chief Xcel (tracks: 1 to 3, 6 to 10), DJ Shadow (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 7, 11)

Notes

This is the original UK 1994 release on Mo Wax in a jewel case, not the 1996 reissue in a cardboard sleeve, though they share the same catalogue number.

Category MWSSLP 001 appears on back sleeve.
Category MWSSCD 001 appears in the booklet.

All songs produced for Blackalicious Music, except tracks 4, 5 and 11 produced for Reconstruction Music. Track 1 & 7 produced for Reconstruction/Blackalicious Music.
All lyrics written for Blackalicious Music, except for track 6 lyrics written for Blackalicious Music, Dread Piper Publishing and Asia's Music.

Track 4 reads "40oz" on rear of the case, but insert shows real title which is "40oz. For Breakfast".
Tracks 5 and 11 misspell the word "Rhymes" for "Rymes".
The Gift Of Gab (T.Parker)
Asia Born (T.Shimura)
Lateef The Dread Piper (L.Daumont)

Rear: (P) + (C) 1994 Mo' Wax Recordings / Solesides.
Disc: ® + © 1994 Mo Wax Recordings
Booklet: Copyright 1994 Solesides Records.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 5 016555 040120
• Barcode (String): 5016555040120
• Matrix / Runout: MASTERED BY NIMBUS MWSSCD 001 1:0

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SS003	Blackalicious	Melodica ‎(CD, EP)	Solesides	SS003	US	1994
AVCJ-60015	Blackalicious	Melodica ‎(CD)	Jazz Not Jazz Records	AVCJ-60015	Japan	1994
MWSSLP 001	Blackalicious	Melodica ‎(2x12", EP)	Mo Wax, Solesides	MWSSLP 001	UK	1994
MWSS CD001	Blackalicious	Melodica ‎(Cass, EP, Promo)	Mo Wax	MWSS CD001	UK	1994
0087522MRO, none	Blackalicious	Melodica ‎(CD, EP)	Marlboro Music, Mo Wax	0087522MRO, none	Germany	1994

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