by John Gentile
Public Enemy are set to release two of their classic albums. 1988's It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back and 1990's Fear of a Black Planet will be released November 24, 2014 and December 8, 2014, respectively. Both reissues will come with a bonus disc of b-sides. The Nation of Millions reissue also includes a DVD version of the VHS concert Fight the Power. Questlove will provide liner notes for Nations of Millions and Wax Poetics editor-in-chief Andre Torres will write the liner notes for Black Planet.
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back:
Disc 1
- Countdown to Armageddon
- Bring the Noise
- Don't Believe the Hype
- Cold Lampin' With Flavor
- Terminator X to the Edge of Panic
- Mind Terrorist
- Louder Than a Bomb
- Caught, Can We Get a Witness?
- Show 'Em Whatcha Got
- She Watch Channel Zero?!
- Night of the Living Baseheads
- Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
- Security of the First World
- Rebel Without a Pause
- Prophets of Rage
- Party For Your Right to Fight
Disc 2
- Bring the Noise (No Noise version)
- Bring the Noise (No Noise instrumental)
- Bring the Noise (No Noise a cappella)
- Rebel Without a Pause (instrumental)
- Night of the Living Baseheads (Anti-High Blood Pressure Encounter mix)
- Night of the Living Baseheads (Terminator X Meets DST and Chuck Chill Out instrumental mix)
- Terminator X to the Edge of Panic (No Need to Panic radio version)
- The Edge of Panic
- The Rhythm, the Rebel (a papella)
- Prophets of Rage (Power version)
- Caught, Can We Get a Witness? (Pre Black Steel Ballistic Felony dub)
- B-Side Wins Again (original version)
- Black Steel in the Hour Of Chaos (instrumental)
- Fight The Power (soundtrack version)
Disc 3: Fight The Power Live DVD
- Countdown to Armageddon
- Public Enemy Number One
- Miuzi Weighs a Ton
- Night of the Living Baseheads (live)
- Fight the Power (video)
- Bring the Noise
- Don't Believe the Hype
- Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
- Rebel Without a Pause
- Terminator X to the Edge Of Panic (video)
- Night of the Living Baseheads (video)
- Prophets of Rage
Fear of a Black Planet:
Disc 1
- Contract on the World Love Jam (instrumental)
- Brothers Gonna Work It Out
- is a Joke
- Incident at 666 FM (instrumental)
- Welcome to the Terrordome
- Meet the G That Killed Me
- Pollywanacraka
- Anti-Nigger Machine
- Burn Hollywood Burn [ft. Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kane]
- Power to the People
- Who Stole the Soul?
- Fear of a Black Planet
- Revolutionary Generation
- Can't Do Nuttin' For Ya, Man!
- Reggie Jax
- Leave This Off Your Fu*kin Charts (instrumental)
- B Side Wins Again
- War at 33 1/3
- Final Count of the Collision Between Us and the Damned (instrumental)
- Fight The Power
Disc 2
- Brothers Gonna Work It Out (remix)
- Brothers Gonna Work It Out (dub)
- Flavor Flav
- Terrorbeat
- Welcome to the Terrordome (Terrormental)
- Can't Do Nuttin' For Ya Man (Full Rub mix)
- Can't Do Nuttin' For Ya Man (UK 12" Powermix)
- Can't Do Nuttin' For Ya Man (Dub Mixx)
- Burn Hollywood Burn (Extended Censored Fried to the Radio version)
- Anti-Nigger Machine (Uncensored extended)
- is a Joke (instrumental)
- Power to the People (instrumental)
- Revolutionary Generation (instrumental)
- War at 33 1/3 (instrumental)
- Fight the Power (soundtrack version)
- Fight the Power (Powersax)
- Fight the Power (Flavor Flav Meets Spike Lee)
- The Enemy Assault Vehicle Mixx (Medley)