Special Herbs, Vols. 7 & 8

'Special Herbs, Vols. 7 & 8' is an instrumental album released by MF Doom under the moniker Metal Fingers. As with all volumes of Special Herbs released by Metal Fingers, each track is named after a herb or similar flora. Although being an instrumental album, some tracks contain sampled speech.

Track listing

 * 1) "Safed Musli" – 3:15
 * 2) "Emblica Officinalis" – 4:50
 * 3) "Licorice" – 3:05
 * 4) "Sarsaparilla" – 3:39
 * 5) "Fo Ti" – 2:49
 * 6) "Camphor" – 1:50
 * 7) "High John" – 4:31
 * 8) "Mandrake" – 2:34
 * 9) "Devil's Shoestring" – 4:25
 * 10) "Wormwood" – 3:19
 * 11) "Cedar" – 3:35
 * 12) "Buckeyes" – 3:04
 * 13) "Chrysanthemum Flowers" – 3:54

Other versions

 * "Safed Musli" is an instrumental version of "Slow Down" by Masta Ace, from the album MA Doom: Son of Yvonne, and of "Oh Dear" by Joey Bada$, from the album Rejex.
 * "Emblica Officinalis" is an instrumental version of a section of "Anarchist Bookstore Pt. 2" by MC Paul Barman, from the album Paullelujah!.
 * "Licorice" is an instrumental version of "Sorcerers" by KMD, from the Shaman Works label compilation Shaman Work: Family Files.
 * "Sarsaparilla" is an instrumental version of "Anti-Matter" by King Geedorah featuring MF Doom and Mr. Fantastik, from the album Take Me to Your Leader.
 * "Fo Ti" is an instrumental version of "Coming For You" by NehruvianDOOM, from their self-titled album.
 * "Camphor" is an instrumental version of "Intro Outside Perspective" by John Robinson from the album Who Is This Man?
 * "High John" is an instrumental version of "95" by Isaiah Rashad from the album Welcome To The Game.
 * "Mandrake" is an instrumental version of "Perfect Day" by Dem Atlas, from the album mF deM.
 * "Wormwood" is an instrumental version of "Lockjaw" by King Geedorah featuring Trunks, and of "One Smart Nigger" by King Geedorah, both from the album Take Me to Your Leader.
 * "Cedar" is an instrumental version of "The Replenish" by John Robinson from the album Who Is This Man?
 * "Buckeyes" is an instrumental version of "Fazers" by King Geedorah, from the album Take Me to Your Leader.
 * "Chrysanthemum Flowers" is an instrumental version of MF DOOM's "Outro" to the compilation Spitkicker Presents: The Next Spit Vol. 3 as well as being an instrumental version of "Expressions" featuring Tiffany Paige by John Robinson from the album Who Is This Man?.