Special Herbs, Vol. 1 is the first album in the Special Herbs series of instrumental works released by MF Doom under the Metal Fingers moniker on various independent hip hop labels. Establishing the trend for later albums in the series, each track is named after a herb or similar flora (with the possible ironic exception of mass-produced flavour enhancer monosodium glutamate). OMD To Release 40th Anniversary Box Set, Greatest Hits Collection ‘Souvenir’. The special box set will comprise of 5 CDs and 2 DVDs housed in a 10” box set, together with a hardback book, poster and a series of 10” prints.
Special Herbs, Vols. 4, 5 & 6 | ||||
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Released | November 24, 2003 | |||
Recorded | Various dates | |||
Genre | Hip hop, instrumental hip hop | |||
Length | 73:30 | |||
Label | Shaman Works | |||
Producer | Metal Fingers | |||
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Special Herbs, Vols. 4, 5 & 6 is an album of instrumental works released by MF Doom under the Metal Fingers moniker. As with the other installments of the Special Herbs series, each track is named for a herb (or similar flora) or herbal preparation, with the exception of 'Coffin Nails' which could refer either to a slang term for tobaccocigarettes or literally to nails from coffins, which have been traditionally used in conjunction with certain herbs in the performance of ceremonial magic rituals.
The album's title is slightly misleading, in that it is not an entirely new volume: the second part of the previous installment in the Metal Fingers series (confusingly also called Special Herbs, Vol. 4 but also commonly known as Special Herbs, Vols. 3 & 4; it is this latter 'Volume 4' that is duplicated), appears again here as the first eight tracks of Vols. 4, 5 & 6. The difference in record labels on which the various albums were released explains this anomaly, similar to the earlier doublings of Vol. 2 and Vol. 4. After this volume, the numbering of the series becomes more consistent, and there are no such overlapping tracks.
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The original artwork for both the CD and vinyl versions contained depictions of Marvel Comics' Doctor Doom character (from the Fantastic Four). The original album with this artwork is now deleted but can surface from time to time on online auction sites. An updated cover was created for the album featuring MF Doom's own face.
Track listing[edit]
- 'Blood Root' – 3:00
- Produced by Metal Fingers
- 'Star Anis' – 3:28
- Produced by Metal Fingers
- 'Lemon Grass' – 4:21
- Produced by Metal Fingers
- 'Four Thieves Vinegar' – 3:34
- Produced by Metal Fingers
- 'Galangal Root' – 2:33
- Produced by Metal Fingers
- 'Spikenard' – 3:33
- Produced by Metal Fingers
- 'Cinquefoil' – 2:59
- Produced by Metal Fingers
- 'Hyssop' – 2:33
- Produced by Metal Fingers
- 'Pennyroyal' – 3:11
- Produced by Metal Fingers
- 'Lavender Buds' – 3:05
- Produced by Metal Fingers
- 'White Willow Bark' – 4:24
- Produced by Metal Fingers
- 'Orange Blossoms' – 1:59
- Produced by Metal Fingers
- 'Coffin Nails' – 2:56
- Produced by Metal Fingers
- 'Kava Kava Root' – 4:07
- Produced by Metal Fingers
- 'Valerian Root' – 4:53
- Produced by Metal Fingers
- 'Jasmine Blossoms' – 2:58
- Produced by Metal Fingers
- 'Black Snake Root' – 3:44
- Produced by Metal Fingers
- 'Horehound' – 3:07
- Produced by Metal Fingers
- 'Dragons Blood' – 4:07
- Produced by Metal Fingers
- 'Myrtle Leaf' – 5:16
- Produced by Metal Fingers
- 'Patchouly Leaves' – 3:46
- Produced by Metal Fingers
Other versions[edit]
- 'Star Anis' is an instrumental version of 'Space Tech Banana Clip' by Babbletron, from the album Mechanical Royalty.
- 'Four Thieves Vinegar' is an instrumental version of 'Escape From Monsta Isle' by Rodan, Megalon, Kong, & Spiega, from the Monsta Island Czars album Escape from Monsta Island!.
- 'Galangal Root' is an instrumental version of 'Dead Bent' by MF DOOM, from the album Operation: Doomsday.
- 'Calamus Root' is an instrumental version of 'Gas Drawls' by MF Doom, from the album Operation: Doomsday.
- 'Spikenard' is an instrumental version of 'Popcorn' by KMD, from the album Black Bastards.
- 'Orange Blossoms' is an instrumental version of 'The Instructor' by B.I., from the Spark the Sound split 7' with Chris Craft featuring MF DOOM. It is also used by Ghostface Killah on 'Underwater' from the album Fishscale.
- 'Kava Kava Root' is an instrumental version of 'Anarchist Bookstore Pt. 1' by MC Paul Barman, from the album Paullelujah!. It is also used on 'Stress Box' by MF Grimm, from the MF DOOM collaboration album Special Herbs and Spices Volume 1.
- 'Valerian Root' is an instrumental version of 'Anarchist Bookstore Pt. 2' by MC Paul Barman, from Paullelujah! .
- 'Jasmine Blossoms' is an instrumental version of 'Hoe Cakes' by MF DOOM, from the album MM.Food?.
- 'Horehound' is an instrumental version of 'Kookies' by MF DOOM, from the same album. It is also used on 'Tonight's Show' by MF Grimm featuring Invisible Man and Lord Smog, from Special Herbs and Spices Volume 1.
- 'Dragon's Blood' is an instrumental version of 'Fig Leaf Bi-Carbonate' by MF DOOM from MM.Food?. It is also used on '1000 Degrees' by MF Grimm, from Special Herbs and Spices Volume 1; and also on 'Gunz N' Razors' by Ghostface Killah featuring Trife Da God, Cappadonna and Killa Sin, from the album More Fish.
- 'Myrtle Leaf' is an instrumental version of 'Monster Zero' by King Geedorah, from the album Take Me to Your Leader.
- 'Patchouly Leaves' is an instrumental version of 'Operation: Greenbacks' by MF DOOM featuring Megalon, from the album Operation: Doomsday.
- 'Coffin Nails' is an instrumental version of 'Rapp Snitch Knishes' by MF DOOM featuring Mr. Fantastik, from the album MM.Food
2 - Blood Root
3 - Pennyroyal
4 - Safed Musli
5 - Vinca Rosea
6 - Arrow Root
7 - Star Anis
8 - Lavender Buds
9 - Valerian Root
10 - Burdock Root
11 - Zatar
12 - Lemon Grass
13 - White Willow Bark
14 - Licorice
15 - Vervain
16 - Fenugreek
17 - Four Thieves Vinegar
18 - Orange Blossom
19 - Sarsaparilla
20 - Bergamont
21 - Sumac Berries
22 - Galangal Root
23 - Coffin Nails
24 - FO Ti
25 - Podina
26 - Coriander
27 - Spikenard
28 - Kava
29 - Camphor
30 - Untitled (Meditation)
31 - Shallots
32 - Cinquefoil
33 - Emblica Officinalis
34 - High John
35 - Coltsfoot Leaf
36 - Charnsuka
Disc 2
1 - Hyssop
2 - Jasmine Blossoms
3 - Mandrake
4 - Orris Root
5 - Monosodium Glutamate
6 - Agrimony
7 - Black Snake Root
8 - Devil's Shoestring
9 - Passion Flower
10 - Red #40
11 - Arabic Gum
12 - Horehound
13 - Wormwood
14 - Yellow Dock
15 - Nettle Leaves
16 - Mugwort
17 - Dragon's Blood
18 - Datura Stramonium
19 - Cedar
20 - Mullein
21 - Bergamont
22 - Myrtle Leaf
23 - Buckeyes
24 - Coca Leaf
25 - Benzoin Gum
26 - Calamus
27 - All Spice
28 - Dragon's Blood Resin
29 - Lovage
30 - Elder Blossoms
31 - Eucalyptus
32 - Styrax Gum
33 - Myrrh
34 - Patchouly Leaves
35 - Crysanthemum Flowers
36 - Peach Extract
Disc 3 (Bonus Disc)
1 - Who Me?
2 - Plumskinzz
3 - Humrush
4 - Garbage Day #3
5 - Constipated Monkey
6 - Contact Blitt
7 - What A Niggy Know?
8 - Get-U-Now
9 - Smokin' That Shit!
10 - It Sounded Like a Roc!