Main Source - Breaking Atoms
Review by Witoslaw Koczewski
Breaking Atoms by Main Source is a classic hip-hop album that has stood the test of time. Released in 1991, it features the production skills of Large Professor and the lyrical talents of MCs Sir Scratch and K-Cut. The album is an example of the Golden Age of hip-hop, with its jazzy samples, hard-hitting beats, and socially conscious lyrics.
The album opens with the track "Snake Eyes," which sets the tone for the rest of the album with its smooth jazz samples and hard-hitting drums. The track "Looking at the Front Door" is a standout, with its soulful sample and poignant lyrics about a failing relationship. Other standout tracks include "Just Hangin' Out," "Peace Is Not the Word to Play," and "Live at the Barbeque," which features a young Nas in one of his earliest appearances.
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Tracks
| Track | Duration | Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Think | 3:35 | |
| Vamous A Repair | ||
| Just A Friendly Game | ||
| Just A Friendly Game Of Baseball (Bonus Version) | 4:20 | |
| Just Hanging Out | ||
| Just Hangin Out (Remix) | ||
| Just A Friendly Game Of Baseball (Bonus Version, For Our Friends In A Tribe Called Quest) | 4:05 | |
| Fakin`The Funk (Kobakov & Good The 6 Remix) | ||
| Snake Eyes | 3:30 | |
| Fakin`The Funk | ||
| Just Hangin' Out | ||
| Scratch | 02:57 | |
| Just A Friendly Game Of Baseball | 3:22 | |
| Vamos a Rapiar | 3:58 | |
| Live At the Barbeque | 4:35 | |
| Peace Is Not the Word To Play | 3:7 | |
| Fakin' The Funk | 3:41 | |
| Scratch & Cut | ||
| Friendly Game Of Baseball | ||
| Looking At The Front Door | ||
| Time (Unreleased) | 3:59 | |
| Looking at the Front Door | 04:09 | |
| Bonafied Funk | 4:45 | |
| Looking At the Front Door | 4:9 | |
| Live At The Barbeque | ||
| Just Hangin' Out (Remix) | 3:59 | |
| Watch Roger O.K. | ||
| Just A Friendly Game Of Baseball (Remix) | 4:02 | |
| Looking At The Front Door (Uncut) (Unreleased) | 3:31 | |
| Just A Friendly Game Of Baseball (Remix for our friends in A Tribe Called Quest) | ||
| Just a Friendly Game of Baseball | 3:22 | |
| He Got So Much Soul (He Don't Need No Music) | ||
| Just Hangin Out | 4:10 | |
| Just Hangin' Out | 4:10 | |
| Scratch & Kut | 2:57 | |
| Atom | 2:58 | |
| He Got So Much Soul | 3:34 | |
| Scratch & Kut | ||
| Peace Is Not The Word To Play | ||
| Just A Friendly Game Of Baseball (Remix For Our Friends In A Tribe Called Quest) | 4:04 | |
| Just A Friedly Game Of Baseball (Remix) | 5:20 | |
| Peace Is Not The Word To Play (12" Mix) | ||
| He`s Got So Much | ||
| Large Professor | 3:8 | |
| Watch Roger Do His Thing | 4:21 | |
| Vamos A Rapiar | ||
| Fakin The Funk | 3:40 | |
| He Got So Much Soul (He Don't Need No Music) | 3:34 | |
| Live At The Bar BQ | ||
| How My Man Went Down In The Game | ||
| Time | 3:59 | |
| Peace Is Not The Word To Play (Remix) | 3:50 |
Video
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Images
Catalog Numbers
- WPK-2004
- WPL 2005
- WP-2004
- MWP002
- VMP-006
- WPD 2004
- PCD-23782
- WPL 2004
- 98842 00051
- HIPBOOTLP
- E4-97543
- ACD 1305
- MWP003
- CDP-7-97543-2
- WPD 2004, CDP-7-97543-2
- CAT 1305, CAT-1305
- DOV-001
Labels
- Wild Pitch Records
- Vinyl Me, Please
- Actual Records, P-Vine Records
- Not On Label
- Attic, Wild Pitch Records
- EMI USA
- Wild Pitch Records, EMI USA
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Formats
- Cassette
- Album
- Promo
- Advanced-A List Only
- 2 × Vinyl
- LP
- Limited Edition
- Vinyl
- CD
- Reissue
- Remastered
- Digipak
- Club Edition
- Misprint
- Orange in Clear Vinyl
- 7"
- 45 RPM
- Violet
- Longbox
- White Label
- Unofficial Release
- Repress
- Blue Translucent
Companies
| Role | Company |
|---|---|
| Phonographic Copyright (p) | Wild Pitch Records |
| Copyright (c) | Wild Pitch Records |
| Manufactured By | Ingrooves Music Group |
| Distributed By | Ingrooves Music Group |
| Pressed By | Rainbo Records |
| Recorded At | Homeboy Studios |
| Mixed At | Power Play Studios |
| Remastered At | Joao Carvalho Mastering |
| Designed At | DigitaLava.com |
| Mastered At | DMS |
| Published By | Frozen Soap Songs |
| Lacquer Cut At | Welcome To 1979 |
| Exclusive Retailer | Vinyl Me, Please |
| Glass Mastered At | Nimbus, Virginia |
| Marketed By | Universal Music Distribution |
| Licensed From | Wild Pitch Records, LTD. |
| Made By | Sony DADC |
| Recorded By | Homeboy Studios |
Credits
| Role | Credit |
|---|---|
| Producer | Main Source |
| Mixed By | Main Source |
| Art Direction | Amy V. Fine |
| Design | Terry Clarke |
| Cover | Terry Clarke |
| Mastered By | Chris Gehringer |
| Photography By | Peter Bodtke |
| Rap | Large Professor |
| Recorded By | Anton Pukshansky, Tony Papamichael |
| Turntables | K-Cut, Sir Scratch |
| Written-By | K. McKenzie, S. McKenzie, W. Mitchell |
| Artwork By | Terry Clarke |
| Photography | Peter Bodtke |
| Scratches | K-Cut, Sir Scratch |
| Design Concept | Terry Clarke |
| Management | Actual Management, S. McKenzie |
| Remastered By | Joao Carvalho |
| Vocals | Large Professor |
| Lacquer Cut By | CJH |
| Liner Notes | Pharoahe Monch |
| Sleeve Notes | Baby Paul |
| Artwork | Amy V. Fine |
| Other | S. McKenzie |
| Engineer | Anton Pukshansky, Tony Papamichael |
| Bass | Anton |
Notes
- "A LIST ONLY"
- Published by Frozen Soap Songs (ASCAP) & Kahari Music (BMI).
- Recorded at Homeboy Studio, Power Play and at Libra Digital.
- Mixed at Power Play Studios.
- Mastered at Hit Factory, DMS.
- Runout Grooves:
- WP-2004 A/B (each side respectively)
- DMS cg peace sign (side a)
- HuB (both sides)
- Tracks 13, 14, 15 are bonus tracks.
- 6 panel digipak
- Made in the USA.
- On Spine:
- MAIN SOURCE BREAKING ATOMS - WILD PITCH RECORDS 30TH ANNIVERSARY
- Back cover has a typo at the bottom, music is misspelled "Muisc"
- Gatefold jacket. Color-in-color LP. With bonus 7", booklet, VMP excerts.
- Track 12: Bonus version, for our friends in A Tribe Called Quest
- EMI USA also released this album in the same year with the same catalog number on the tray insert. There are obvious differences in the printing on the discs themselves and in the CD matrix, but if you can only see the covers then notice on the original Wild Pitch release the trails of stardust appear to be accumulating on the blue spheres in what look like land masses. The later EMI release shows only smooth blue spheres.
- The version of "Live At The Barbeque" on this reissue is the Refried Barbeque and originally appeared on the B-Side of the "Just Hangin Out" 12".
- Any information on the run out groove has been scratched out.
- ℗ & © 1991 Wild Pitch Records, Ltd.
- Comes in badly copied original picture cover.
- Mastered at Hit Factory DMS
- Recorded at Homeboy Studio, Power Play & Libra Digital
- Limited Edition Double Vinyl
- Plain White Cover With Sticker
- D3: Bonus Version, for our friends in "A Tribe Called Quest"
- The Cat No Has Been Taken From The Plain White Stickered Cover As Any Information On The Record Has Been Scratched Out
- Under exclusive license agreement from Wild Pitch Records, Ltd.
- Canada issue with unique catalogue number under Attic records.
- Later version of the 2008 reissue (Breaking Atoms), made by Sony DADC instead of EDC, USA. Originally released in 1991.
- Track 12 is a bonus version 'for our friends in A Tribe Called Quest'.
- Recorded at Homeboy Studio and Power Play by Anton Pukshansky and at Libra Digital by Tony Papamichael.
- Mastered at Hit Factory DMS.
- Management for Actual Management
- ©℗Wild Pitch Records.
- Manufactured and distributed by Fontana Distribution.
- This version comes in a Wild Pitch label sleeve with the old address of the label. Most likely issued as a promotional copy.
- Recorded at Homeboy Studio, Power Play, and Libra Digital; Mixed at Power Play Studios; Mastered at Hit Factory DMS.
- The front and back cover artwork appears to be a copy of the first EMI 1991 reissue, but with an extra barcode and missing copyright information at the bottom of the back cover. Elsewhere, the main differences on this counterfeit are the all-blue CD artwork, the eight extra tracks, and the complete absence of any copyright and publishing information.
- Recorded at Homeboy Studio, Power Play, and Libra Digital. Mastered at Hit Factory DMS.
- (P)(C) 1991 EMI Records USA under exclusive license agreement from Wild Pitch Records, Ltd. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., a subsidiary of Capitol-EMI Music, Hollywood and Vine Streets, Hollywood, California. Printed in the USA.
- This is the second EMI USA reissue with EMI catalog number on both the tray insert and the disc. Wild Pitch Records registered trademark is present on tray insert spline. Bar code on back.
- CD matrix: CPCD 97543 S1728B 1-1-2 CAPITOL JAX 2 C
- Barcode: 0 7777-97543-2 8
- This is the first EMI USA reissue with catalog number WPD 2004 on the tray insert and EMI catalog number printed on the CD. No bar code on the back.
- CD matrix: CPCD 97543 S1728B 1-1-1 CAPITOL JAX 1 C
- This REPRESS has the same etchings as the original in the run-out grooves:
- This release also has a newer barcode, and has different writing (on the actual record centre label, as well as in the bottom right corner of the back cover) which gives a different Wild Pitch address:
- (P)(C) WILD PITCH RECORDS, LTD. P.O. BOX 3482 GRAND CENTRAL STATION, N.Y., N.Y. 10163
- No indication of year; poss late 90s, early 00s.
- Some copies of the original VMP press came with a 7" that skipped, VMP did a limited repress. The repress can be differentiated from the original on the spine and back cover. The repress lacks print on the spine and corrects the typo on the back cover. The repress also did not ship with the art print and cocktail print.
- Limited Edition Vinyl LP
- 1990's reissue, unknown year, some time after 1994 as presence of sid codes on disc.
- Mastered by Chris Gehringer at Hit Factory DMS.
- Photo Effects by George Chevalier.
Barcodes
- Barcode (Text): 8 81034 11560 7
- Barcode (Scanned): 881034115607
- Matrix / Runout: 12390 - MWP002
- Matrix / Runout (Moulded on Hub): Rainbo CA
- Mastering SID Code: none
- Mould SID Code: IFPI A605
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Rights Society: BMI
- Matrix / Runout (Stamped Side A): 150966E1/A Welcome to 1979
- Matrix / Runout (Scribed Side A): 242MG001-VMP A CJH
- Matrix / Runout (Stamped Side B): 150966E2/A1
- Matrix / Runout (Scribed Side B): 242MG001-VMP-B CJH
- Matrix / Runout (Stamped Side C): 150967H2/A
- Matrix / Runout (Scribed Side C): 242MG001-VMP-7 B CJH
- Matrix / Runout (Stamped Side D): 150967H1/A2 Welcome to 1979
- Matrix / Runout (Scribed Side D): 242MG001-VMP-7 A CJH
- Barcode: 0 91693-2004-2 6
- Matrix / Runout: WPD 2004 (V) MASTERED BY NIMBUS
- Barcode: 4995879237823
- Matrix / Runout: PCD–23782 MT F01
- Mastering SID Code: IFPI L266
- Mould SID Code: IFPI 4497
- Rights Society: JASRAC
- Barcode (Text): 0 91693-2004-1 9
- Barcode (Scanned): 091693200419
- Matrix / Runout (A-Side Runout Etching): WP-2004 A DMS cg☮ HuB
- Matrix / Runout (B-Side Runout Etching): WP-2004 B HuB
- Barcode: 0 91693-2004- 1 9
- Matrix / Runout (Side A): WPL 2004 A'
- Matrix / Runout (Side B): WPL 2004 B'
- Matrix / Runout (Side C): WPL 2004 C'
- Matrix / Runout (Side D): WPL 2004 D'
- Barcode (As Printed): 8 98842 00051 3
- Barcode: 898842000513
- Matrix / Runout: 988 420 0051 01@
- Barcode: 0 7777-97543-4 2
- Barcode (Scanned ): 077779754342
- Barcode: 0 5736-21305-2 4
- Matrix / Runout (A-Side Runout Etching): WP-2004 A DMS cg☮︎ HuB
- Barcode (Text): 8 98842 00051 3
- Barcode (String): 898842000513
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): DIDX-157042 2 A02
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): DIDX-157042 2 A01
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 1, 2): IFPI L327
- Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 50D3
- Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 507E
- Barcode: 0 91693-2004-4 0
- Barcode (Text): 8 25848 19252 0
- Barcode (Scanned): 825848195820
- Matrix / Runout: MAIN SOURCE IMPI LM58 1B00100073
- Barcode (Text): 8 81034 11561 4
- Barcode (Scanned): 881034115614
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout hand etching): 12390-MWP003-1 A BREAKING ATOMS S-100450 DcBφs
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout hand etching): 12390-MWP003-1 B BREAKING ATOMS S-100451 DcBφs
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout hand etching): 12390-MWP003-1 C BREAKING ATOMS S-100452 DcBφs
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout hand etching): 12390-MWP003 D BREAKING ATOMS S-100453 DcBφs
- Matrix / Runout (Etched A): WP-2004 A DMS cg☮ HuB
- Matrix / Runout (Etched B): WP-2004 B HuB
- Barcode (As Printed): 0 9163-2004-2 6
- Barcode: 09163200426
- Matrix / Runout: 2712-2-1 ALLIED DT *WPD-2004*
- Mastering SID Code (In most outer band of matrix): IFPI L452
- Mould SID Code (Above most inner band of matrix): ifpi 7713
About Main Source
Joint American/Canadian hip-hop group, originally composed of DJ/producer brothers (aka ), (aka ) from Toronto, Canada, and Queens rapper/producer (aka ), who later left and was replaced by another MC, , (aka ).
Name Vars
- M.S.
- Main Sounce
- MainSource
- Mainsource
Members
- Michael Deering
- Kevin McKenzie
- Shawn McKenzie
- William Paul Mitchell
Summary by Witoslaw Koczewski
Comments
"Like the kid from the bridge named the rappin' NAS." This dropped in '91, the Illmatic dropped in "94.
Any serious hip head will hear a Eric B & Rakim flow and sound in track 2 just hanging out.
I'm 14 and been into hiphop for like 2 years now.. found out about this album yesterday and it's one of my favorites already.
This Album Is The Introduction To A GOAT In Nas
Real Hip-Hop
get me a plug and broker i want own this label and all its revenue assets
its Jayson
These samples are killer.. way better than most East coast 90s acts imo
Its July 2021 right now and I'm Bumpin this Classic album which came out around this time in 1991. 30th Year Anniversary!
One of my all-time favorite rap albums.
Fucck yes!!
I love this Main Source first album..forget the haters..WORD hip-hop heads should learn from this album.
super classic in its entirety listen str8 thru HIP HOP PERFECTION
The album’s most recognizable track and one of the greatest singles to surface during hip-hop’s early ‘90s heyday, “Looking at the Front Door” finds an exasperated Large Professor lamenting a relationship doomed by a shady girl “who's shootin' up his world like Shaft,” as he daydreams about more gratifying romances beyond the front door. The arrangement is propelled by an infectious groove courtesy of Donald Byrd’s “Think Twice” (1975), which perhaps not coincidentally, would be sampled to equally glorious effect 2 months later on Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam’s dancefloor-friendly hit “Let the Beat Hit ‘Em.” “As soon as ‘Looking at the Front Door’ came out, Lisa Lisa and [Cult Jam] did they thing and they didn’t holla at all,” Large Professor recalled to HipHopDX in 2012. “They didn’t pay no homage or nothing and they just did it.” Imitation is apparently not the sincerest form of flattery in this case, then.
