Check Your Head

~ Release by Beastie Boys (see all versions of this release, 22 available)

Annotation

1998 Reissue

Annotation last modified on 2026-02-12 13:41 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶12" Vinyl

2▼12" Vinyl
#	Title	Rating	Length
C1	The Blue Nun miscellaneous support: Mark Ramos Nishita (task: master carpender) engineer: Mario Caldato Jr. producer: Beastie Boys and Mario Caldato Jr. bass: MCA clavichord, keyboard [D6], organ and Wurlitzer electric piano [wurlitzer]: Mark Ramos Nishita drums (drum set) [drums]: Mike D (member of Beastie Boys) guitar: Adrock phonographic copyright (℗) by: Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1992) recorded at and mixed at: G-Son Studios in Atwater Village, Los Angeles, California, United States engineered at: PCP Labs recording of: The Blue Nun writer: Adam Horovitz, Michael Diamond (member of Beastie Boys) and Adam Yauch publisher: Brooklyn Dust Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)	1.25	0:31
C2	Stand Together miscellaneous support: Mark Ramos Nishita (task: master carpender) engineer: Mario Caldato Jr. producer: Beastie Boys and Mario Caldato Jr. bass: MCA clavichord, keyboard [D6], organ and Wurlitzer electric piano [wurlitzer]: Mark Ramos Nishita drums (drum set) [drums]: Mike D (member of Beastie Boys) guitar: Adrock phonographic copyright (℗) by: Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1992) recorded at and mixed at: G-Son Studios in Atwater Village, Los Angeles, California, United States engineered at: PCP Labs recording of: Stand Together writer: Adam Horovitz, Ron Aspery, Mario Caldato Jr., Colin Hodgkinson, Michael Diamond (member of Beastie Boys) and Adam Yauch publisher: Brooklyn Dust Music	3.35	2:47
C3	Pow miscellaneous support: Mark Ramos Nishita (task: master carpender) engineer: Mario Caldato Jr. producer: Beastie Boys and Mario Caldato Jr. bass: MCA clavichord, keyboard [D6], organ and Wurlitzer electric piano [wurlitzer]: Mark Ramos Nishita drums (drum set) [drums]: Mike D (member of Beastie Boys) guitar: Adrock percussion: James Bradley, Jr. phonographic copyright (℗) by: Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1992) recorded at and mixed at: G-Son Studios in Atwater Village, Los Angeles, California, United States engineered at: PCP Labs recording of: Pow writer: Adam Horovitz, Mario Caldato Jr., Michael Diamond (member of Beastie Boys) and Adam Yauch publisher: Brooklyn Dust Music	2.25	2:13
C4	The Maestro miscellaneous support: Mark Ramos Nishita (task: master carpender) engineer: Mario Caldato Jr. producer: Beastie Boys and Mario Caldato Jr. bass: MCA clavichord, keyboard [D6], organ and Wurlitzer electric piano [wurlitzer]: Mark Ramos Nishita drums (drum set) [drums]: Mike D (member of Beastie Boys) guitar: Adrock vocals: Nax Setevassac phonographic copyright (℗) by: Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1992) recorded at and mixed at: G-Son Studios in Atwater Village, Los Angeles, California, United States engineered at: PCP Labs recording of: The Maestro writer: Adam Horovitz, Michael Diamond (member of Beastie Boys) and Adam Yauch publisher: Brooklyn Dust Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)	2.15	2:52
C5	Groove Holmes miscellaneous support: Mark Ramos Nishita (task: master carpender) engineer: Mario Caldato Jr. producer: Beastie Boys and Mario Caldato Jr. bass: MCA clavichord, keyboard [D6], organ and Wurlitzer electric piano [wurlitzer]: Mark Ramos Nishita congas [conga] and cuíca [cuica]: Juanito Vazquez drums (drum set) [drums]: Mike D (member of Beastie Boys) guitar: Adrock phonographic copyright (℗) by: Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1992) recorded at and mixed at: G-Son Studios in Atwater Village, Los Angeles, California, United States engineered at: PCP Labs recording of: Groove Holmes writer: Adam Horovitz, Michael Diamond (member of Beastie Boys), Mark Ramos‐Nishita and Adam Yauch publisher: Brooklyn Dust Music	3	2:33
D1	Live At P.J.'s miscellaneous support: Mark Ramos Nishita (task: master carpender) engineer: Mario Caldato Jr. producer: Beastie Boys and Mario Caldato Jr. bass: MCA clavichord, keyboard [D6], organ and Wurlitzer electric piano [wurlitzer]: Mark Ramos Nishita drums (drum set) [drums]: Mike D (member of Beastie Boys) guitar: Adrock percussion: James Bradley, Jr. phonographic copyright (℗) by: Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1992) recorded at and mixed at: G-Son Studios in Atwater Village, Los Angeles, California, United States engineered at: PCP Labs recording of: Live at P.J.’s writer: Adam Horovitz, Michael Diamond (member of Beastie Boys), Mark Ramos‐Nishita and Adam Yauch publisher: Brooklyn Dust Music	3.35	3:18
D2	Mark On The Bus miscellaneous support: Mark Ramos Nishita (task: master carpender) engineer: Mario Caldato Jr. producer: Beastie Boys and Mario Caldato Jr. bass: MCA clavichord, keyboard [D6], organ and Wurlitzer electric piano [wurlitzer]: Mark Ramos Nishita drums (drum set) [drums]: Mike D (member of Beastie Boys) guitar: Adrock phonographic copyright (℗) by: Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1992) recorded at and mixed at: G-Son Studios in Atwater Village, Los Angeles, California, United States engineered at: PCP Labs recording of: Mark on the Bus lyricist and composer: Mark Ramos‐Nishita publisher: Brooklyn Dust Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)	1.75	1:05
D3	Professor Booty miscellaneous support: Mark Ramos Nishita (task: master carpender) engineer: Mario Caldato Jr. producer: Beastie Boys and Mario Caldato Jr. bass: MCA clavichord, keyboard [D6], organ and Wurlitzer electric piano [wurlitzer]: Mark Ramos Nishita drums (drum set) [drums]: Mike D (member of Beastie Boys) guitar: Adrock phonographic copyright (℗) by: Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1992) recorded at and mixed at: G-Son Studios in Atwater Village, Los Angeles, California, United States engineered at: PCP Labs recording of: Professor Booty writer: Adam Horovitz, Mario Caldato Jr., Michael Diamond (member of Beastie Boys) and Adam Yauch publisher: Brooklyn Dust Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)	3	4:11
D4	In 3's miscellaneous support: Mark Ramos Nishita (task: master carpender) engineer: Mario Caldato Jr. producer: Beastie Boys and Mario Caldato Jr. bass: MCA Batá drum [bata'] and shekere [shakeree]: Arturo (Ture) Oliva clavichord, keyboard [D6], organ and Wurlitzer electric piano [wurlitzer]: Mark Ramos Nishita drums (drum set) [drums]: Mike D (member of Beastie Boys) guitar: Adrock phonographic copyright (℗) by: Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1992) recorded at and mixed at: G-Son Studios in Atwater Village, Los Angeles, California, United States engineered at: PCP Labs recording of: In 3’s writer: Adam Horovitz, Michael Diamond (member of Beastie Boys), Mark Ramos‐Nishita and Adam Yauch publisher: Brooklyn Dust Music	2.85	2:22
D5	Namasté miscellaneous support: Mark Ramos Nishita (task: master carpender) engineer: Mario Caldato Jr. producer: Beastie Boys and Mario Caldato Jr. bass: MCA clavichord, keyboard [D6], organ and Wurlitzer electric piano [wurlitzer]: Mark Ramos Nishita drums (drum set) [drums]: Mike D (member of Beastie Boys) guitar: Adrock percussion: James Bradley, Jr. phonographic copyright (℗) by: Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1992) recorded at and mixed at: G-Son Studios in Atwater Village, Los Angeles, California, United States engineered at: PCP Labs recording of: Namaste writer: Adam Horovitz, Michael Diamond (member of Beastie Boys), Mark Ramos‐Nishita and Adam Yauch publisher: Brooklyn Dust Music	2.6	4:01

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/175959 [info]

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dedicated to:	Dave Scilken

part of:	Pitchfork: The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s (2022-09-28) (number: 67) (order: 67) Jaguaro: One Hundred Albums You Should Remove From Your Collection Immediately (number: 96) (order: 98) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 261) (order: 261) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 261) (order: 261)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/20145 [info]
other databases:	http://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/B/Beastie_Boys/Discography/Check_Your_Head/ [info] https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/beastie_boys/check_your_head/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000279571 [info]
Wikidata:	Q608507 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 758148006605
Format:: 2×12" Vinyl
Length:: 53:29

Additional details

Type:: Album
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Grand Royal
GR066

Release events

United States
1998

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