Annotation
This profile documents the physical Japanese Initial Limited Edition "Mini-LP" replica pressing (Catalog: UICD-9014).
Unlike the subsequent standard Japanese retail jewel case version (UICD-6092), this special early-market edition was rushed out on August 26, 2005, to capture early launch-week momentum.
Note on tracklist discrepancies: While the physical paper insert artwork displays a condensed, stylized 17-track presentation (15 core tracks plus 2 explicitly listed bonus tracks), the actual data sectors on the physical CD mirror the standard full 21-track audio layout—retaining all standard skits and interludes—and appends a hidden 20th track ("Diamonds From Sierra Leone" original solo version) right before the final two regional bonus cuts ("We Can Make It Better" and "Back To The Basics"). The total actual indexed track count on the disc is 22.
Tracklist
| 1CD | |||
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| # | Title | Rating | Length |
| 1 | Wake Up Mr. West | 0:41 | |
| 2 | Heard ’Em Say | 3:24 | |
| 3 | Touch the Sky | 3:57 | |
| 4 | Gold Digger | 3:28 | |
| 5 | Skit #1 | 0:34 | |
| 6 | Drive Slow | 4:33 | |
| 7 | My Way Home | 1:44 | |
| 8 | Crack Music | 4:31 | |
| 9 | Roses | 4:06 | |
| 10 | Bring Me Down | 3:19 | |
| 11 | Addiction | 4:27 | |
| 12 | Skit #2 | 0:31 | |
| 13 | Diamonds From Sierra Leone (remix) | 3:53 | |
| 14 | We Major | 7:29 | |
| 15 | Skit #3 | 0:24 | |
| 16 | Hey Mama | 5:05 | |
| 17 | Celebration | 3:18 | |
| 18 | Skit #4 | 1:19 | |
| 19 | Gone | 6:03 | |
| 20 | Diamonds From Sierra Leone (original version) | 3:59 | |
| 21 | We Can Make It Better | 3:53 | |
| 22 | Back to the Basics | 1:39 | |
Credits
Release group
| associated singles/EPs: | Diamonds From Sierra Leone Gold Digger by Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West) feat. Jamie Foxx (actor, comedian, and singer) Heard ’Em Say by Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West) featuring Adam Levine of Maroon 5 (Maroon 5’s lead vocalist) Heard ’Em Say / Touch the Sky Touch the Sky by Kanye West (Ye, formerly Kanye West) feat. Lupe Fiasco |
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| part of: | The Gummy Awards: Top 20 Albums of 2005 (number: 20) (order: 20) The Wire: 2005 Rewind (number: 25) (order: 24) Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the 2000s: pub_2011-07-18 (number: 40) (order: 40) Grammy Award: Best Rap Album nominees (number: 2006 winner) (order: 55) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 117) (order: 117) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 117) (order: 117) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 118) (order: 118) Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (number: 2006) (order: 216) |
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| Discogs: | https://www.discogs.com/master/7087 [info] |
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| lyrics page: | https://genius.com/albums/Kanye-west/Late-registration [info] |
| reviews: | https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/xx4h [info] |
| other databases: | https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/kanye_west/late_registration/ [info] |
| Allmusic: | https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000344292 [info] |
| Wikidata: | Q1130097 [info] |
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