Back Once Again

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Back Once Again
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Released1997
RecordedS.A.E Studios, Adelaide, South Australia
Genre Hip hop
Length32:25
Label Independent
Producer Hilltop Hoods
Hilltop Hoods chronology
Back Once Again
(1997)
A Matter of Time
(1999)

Back Once Again is the six-track debut extended play by the Australian hip hop group, Hilltop Hoods. [1] It was released as a 12" vinyl EP in 1997 and, as from September 2015, is rare. [2] The title track contains a vocal sample from "Bring the Noise" by Public Enemy.

Contents

Hilltop Hoods formed in 1991 when Suffa (Matthew Lambert) and MC Pressure (Daniel Smith) met at Blackwood High School. [3] DJ Next (Ben Hare) performed all of the Turntablist/DJ work for the group [4] [5] and regularly competed in the local DMC tournaments. [6]

Hooded Puppets, a short-lived live instrumental group, comprising Chris Lambert (bass), Kenny Kreuper (drums) and Lee Moore (saxophone), contribute on two tracks on the EP. [7] The Hooded Puppets performed alongside Hilltop Hoods at a number of their early performances.

Track listing

Side A / Southside

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Back Once Again" (feat. Hooded Puppets) M. Lambert, D. Smith [8] 6:36
2."Shades of Grey" B. Francis, M. Lambert, D. Smith [9] 5:21
3."No Redemption"M. Lambert, D. Smith4:57

Side B / Flipside

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mankind Must Suffer" (feat. Quiromystics)M. Lambert, D. Smith, A. Bradley5:24
2."Gemini" (feat. Hooded Puppets)C. Lambert, M. Lambert, D. Smith, K. Kruper, L. Moore [10] 5:12
3."Back Once Again Remix" (feat. Flak)M. Lambert, D. Smith, M. Vereguth4:55

Credits

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