The Private Press is the second full-length studio album by DJ Shadow

DJ Shadow

Joshua Paul Davis better known as DJ Shadow is an American music producer, DJ and songwriter. He is considered a prominent figure in the development of instrumental hip hop and first gained notice with the release of his highly acclaimed debut album Endtroducing....., which was constructed...

, released on June 2, 2002 on MCA

Music Corporation of America

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. Although not as critically well-received as his 1996 debut breakthrough Endtroducing..., The Private Press still received universal acclaim.

Release

The single "Six Days

Six Days

"Six Days" is a song by American hip-hop artist DJ Shadow, from his second album, The Private Press. The song was written by Brian Farrell and Dennis Olivieri, and was produced by DJ Shadow...

" featured a promotional video directed by Wong Kar-wai

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. "Blood On The Motorway" was featured in a TV commercial for the British mobile phone network O2

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 and for the BBC advert for Darwin: The Genius of Evolution.

The Limited Edition version of The Private Press has different packaging, and includes "Giving Up The Ghost (original version)" and a bonus disc featuring "Pushin' Buttons Live" (a 12-minute live track featuring Cut Chemist

Cut Chemist

Lucas MacFadden , better known as Cut Chemist, is an American DJ and record producer. He is a former member of the funk Latin band Ozomatli, and of hip hop group Jurassic 5...

 and DJ Nu-Mark).

The album was given a Parental Advisory

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, because the tracks "Walkie Talkie" and "Mashin' on the Motorway" contain several uses of profanity. An edited version also exists with the profane moments re-edited.

The Private Repress

The Private Repress

The Private Repress is a Japan-exclusive remix album by DJ Shadow, released in 2003. It contains remixed tracks and b-sides from the album The Private Press. The remixed version of "Six Days" was included in the street racing film The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift.-Track listing:#"Intro" –...

was released in 2003, consisting of remixed tracks and b-sides from the recording era.

The song "Blood on the Motorway" was featured in the ending scene of the film dot the i

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and the film Better Luck Tomorrow

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.

Track listing

1. (Letter from Home) – 1:09
2. "Fixed Income" – 4:49
3. "Un Autre Introduction" – 0:44
4. "Walkie Talkie" – 2:27
5. "Giving Up the Ghost" – 6:30
6. "Six Days
   Six Days
   "Six Days" is a song by American hip-hop artist DJ Shadow, from his second album, The Private Press. The song was written by Brian Farrell and Dennis Olivieri, and was produced by DJ Shadow...
   
   " – 5:02
7. "Mongrel..." – 2:20
8. "...Meets His Maker" – 3:02
9. "Right Thing/GDMFSOB" – 4:20
10. "Monosylabik" – 6:46
11. "Mashin' on the Motorway" – 2:58
12. "Blood on the Motorway" – 9:12
13. "You Can't Go Home Again" – 7:03
14. (Letter from Home) – 0:57

A limited edition version of the album came with an additional single track CD. The track was "Pushin' Buttons Live" and featured guest appearances from Jurassic 5

Jurassic 5

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 DJs, Cut Chemist

Cut Chemist

Lucas MacFadden , better known as Cut Chemist, is an American DJ and record producer. He is a former member of the funk Latin band Ozomatli, and of hip hop group Jurassic 5...

 and DJ Nu-Mark.

Samples

"(Letter from Home)"

• A recorded letter (a "Recordio-Gram") by Nubella Johnson.

"Fixed Income"

• "She's Gonna Grow on You" by Sensations' Fix
• "Million Grains of Sand" by Marcus
• "Bright Shadows" by Beaver and Krause
• "Voyage to Cleveland" by Saint Steven
• "Love Eyes" by Phluph
• "Beacon from Mars" by Kaleidoscope
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• "With Cat-Like Thread" by Spindrift Liberate

"Un Autre Introduction"

• "Jingle Overture (Discoteque)" by François Bernard and Roby

"Walkie Talkie"

• "Life Story" by The Hellers
• "Gangster Rap" by Hollywood
• "Feel the Heartbeat" by The Treacherous Three
• "My Philosophy" by Boogie Down Productions
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"Giving Up the Ghost"

• "Bound to Be" by The Dream Academy
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• "Asparagus" by Anthony Gnazzo

"Six Days"

• "I Cry in the Morning" by Dennis Olivieri
• "Six Day War" by Colonel Bagshot
• "Drummer's Salute" by The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
• "The Revival" by The Salvation Co.

"Mongrel...Meets His Maker"

• "Strange About Your Hands" by Sensations' Fix
• "Little Waterfalls" by The Facedancers
• "Thoughts" by Iliad
• "Fantasy World" by James Knight and the Butlers

"Right Thing/GDMFSOB"

• "Ask Me Why the Tape Wobbles" by Barry O'Brian
• "What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy)" by Information Society
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• "Mooses Saloon" by Smile
• "Work the Box" by The Children
• "Disco Duck (Part 1)
  Disco Duck
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  " by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots
  Rick Dees
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• "Here (In the Garden)" by Gypsy
• "Techno Scratch" by Knights of the Turntables

"Monosylabik"

• "Plenty Action" by Soft Touch
• "I Need Your Loving" by The Whitney Family

"Mashin' on the Motorway"

• "Sunshine" by David Wertman
• "All Along the Watchtower" by Savage Grace
• Dialogue from the film Roger and Me ("He just wanted us to call him Captain Da. He said you could call me Da-Da. Whatever that meant.")

"Blood on the Motorway"

• "Pissing in a River" by Patti Smith
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• "It's Easy" by Marc Z
• "Gli Uccelli" by Franco Battiato
  Franco Battiato
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"You Can't Go Home Again"

• "Life is a Gamble" by Preacher
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• "El Condor Pasa
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  " by Los Incas
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