Public Enemy to release deluxe editions of two classic albums

Public Enemy to release deluxe editions of two classic albums

'It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back' and 'Fear of a Black Planet' are both getting revamped

by Chris Bound: October 31, 2014
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To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the group's former record label Def Jam, Public Enemy will be releasing deluxe editions for two of their most influential albums.

'It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back' and 'Fear of a Black Planet' originally released in 1988 and 1990 respectively are both to be reissued as two-disc collections featuring the original album with a bonus CD of rare mixes and alternate versions. The former will also come with a DVD of the 'Fight the Power… Live' show, originally released in 1989.

Both albums will also come with new liner notes from The Roots' Questlove and Wax Poetics magazine editor-in-chief Andre Torres, with 'It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back' out on the 24th November, with 'Fear of a Black Planet' arriving a little later on the 8th December.

Have a listen once again to Public Enemy's 'Don't Believe The Hype' in the player below.

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