Derek B Bullet From A Gun

This could be my favourite album of all time. It defines Hip Hop's coming of age. The perfect balance of drum programming, sampled loops and scratching.

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3 comments 'Derek B – Bullet From A Gun (EU Edition CD) (1988) (FLAC + 320 kbps)' May 7, 2013 at 12:04 am @Ghost Gunner read: Version with bonus tracks here. DEREK B - BULLET FROM A GUN My name is Q - EZQ (Who is number one?) I am number one. James Bond 007 - License to Kill, EZQ / Derek B - License to Ill! On Her Majesty's Secret Service of Rap. America, you're under attack! From the crowned prince of poetry. The Man With The Golden Mic is me. You thought you'd never hear anybody with the gall. Bullet From A Gun Producer – Derek Boland, Simon Harris Written-By – Boland. 5:41: A2: Bad Young Brother Producer – Derek Boland, Simon Harris Written-By – Boland. 3:58: A3: Power Move Mixed By – Brian B, Derek B Producer – Alan Scott, Derek Boland Written-By – Boland. 4:05: A4: Human Time Bomb Producer – Derek Boland Written-By. British rapper Derek B elicited some mild response from his debut release, Bullet from a Gun, on Profile. He displayed decent rapping skills and the beats were competent, if not awesome or outstanding. It did not make a substantial impact on the hip-hop or R&B front, however, and also failed to register on the pop scene. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1988 Vinyl release of Bullet From A Gun on Discogs. Label: Tuff Audio - DRKLP 1,Tuff Audio - 834 732-1. Format: Vinyl LP, Album, Stereo. Country: UK. Genre: Hip Hop.


When the time came to compile Bullet From a Gun the total running time was too long. Since vinyl still dominated in 1988 some songs were shortened to fit. CD's on the other hand could hold up to 74 minutes of music so bonus tracks were added. Unfortunately though some tracks on CD were the versions shortened to fit on vinyl. The good news is between the US & UK releases we can salvage all the full length versions.
UK Good Groove (5:52)
US Goodgroove (6:31)
UKBullet Rock the Beat (5:30)
US Rock the Beat (4:42)
UK We've Got the Juice (4:37)
US We Got the Juice (5:44)
'Rock the Beat' benefits the most from having the full release. The backwards beat is a sonic classic & was unfortunately trimmed for the edited version.
CD Bonus Tracks:
UK Rock the Beat
BulletUK Derek B's Got...
UK Bad Young Brother (Billy Beat Mix)
USDerek B Bullet From A Gun Alright Now
US Def Beat Boy
Surprising to see 'Rock the Beat' is a bonus track in the UK. I'd have included it before 'Human Time Bomb' & maybe a couple others.

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So here is the definitive version of Bullet From a Gun that I have compiled. Combining the best of the UK & US releases it is the only version you will ever need:
  1. Bullet From a Gun
  2. Bad Young Brother (Billy Beat Mix)
  3. Power Move
  4. Human Time Bomb
  5. All City
  6. Rock the Beat
  7. Get Down
  8. We've Got the Juice
  9. Alright Now
  10. Good Groove
  11. Success
  12. Derek B's Got...!
  13. Def Beat Boy
I once saw a Japanese version for sale on eBay that had 14 tracks but didn't list them. If you happen to have it can you please share the tracklisting.
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