Local 604

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local.604 (re-issue)
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Studio album by
Released2002
Recorded2002
StudioGotham City Studios
Genre Hip hop
Length73:09
Label Underworld Inc. Records (Battleaxe Records)
Producer Rob the Viking
Sweatshop Union chronology
local.604 (Independent)
(2002)
local.604 (re-issue)
(2002)
Natural Progression
(2004)
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local.604 is a 2002 album by Canadian hip hop group Sweatshop Union. It is a re-issue of the band's first independent release, with some new tracks, edited tracks, and one cut track.

Track listing

All tracks were written by Sweatshop Union, except where noted.

  1. "Nothing Makes Sense" (DertMerchant) – 2:32
  2. "Union Dues" – 3:09
  3. "Feelin' Alright" (Kyprios) – 3:15
  4. "The Humans' Race" – 4:14
  5. "President's Choice" (Creative Minds) – 3:32
  6. "Don't Mind Us" (Innocent Bystanders) – 3:34
  7. "Blue Collar Ballad" (Dirty Circus) – 3:50
  8. "All I Know" (Kyprios) – 3:33
  9. "Dirty Work" – 5:31
  10. "The Truth We Speak" (Dirty Circus) – 3:22
  11. "Little Things" (Creative Minds) – 3:51
  12. "Prose and Cons" (Dirty Circus featuring Bookworm and J-StaRRRrrr!!!) – 4:09
  13. "A Wrinkle in Time" (Innocent Bystanders) – 2:53
  14. "Breath" (Creative Minds) – 2:35
  15. "Labour Pains" – 4:16
  16. "The Revolution" (Kyprios) – 5:04
  17. "Ascend" (Innocent Bystanders) – 4:42
  18. "Outro" – 9:07

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