{"product_id":"beastie-boys-pauls-boutique-20th-anniversary-edition-lp","title":"Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (20th Anniversary Edition) (LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn an era when laptop mash-up artists like Girl Talk are praised for the artistry of name-that-tune karaoke DJing, it's even more timely to reissue PAUL'S BOUTIQUE as a 20th Anniversary edition. Admittedly, the repackaging itself is less than revelatory, with final track \"B-Boy Bouillabaisse\" split up from its original medley (although \"A Year And A Day\" and \"Dropping Names\" finally receive their due as breakout singles) (A digi-download card with audio commentary is also included.) But for a generation of younger hip-hop fans casually accustomed to kneejerk sampling and familiar with the Beasties only from \"Fight For Your Right\" and freeing Tibet, PAUL's giddy psychedelic crate-digging (along with production team the Dust Brothers) will properly blow their minds.\u003cbr\u003eWhen The Beastie Boys hit platinum with their debut album, they were instantly labeled the Elvises of rap, accused of being just another bunch of white musicians stealing from black music. But what was overlooked was that the Beasties actually had some interesting ideas to take hip hop to new levels. While in the years to come other white rappers like Vanilla Ice and Jesse Jaymes would prove they were the true cultural thieves, the Beasties defended themselves by recording a seminal rap album, PAUL'S BOUTIQUE. The record was, in fact, so legit that it eroded their commercial appeal in middle America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePAUL'S BOUTIQUE is a sample-fest--a post-modern epic of cut and splice studio wizardry. Taking snippets of music from sources as disparate as Curtis Mayfield, The Beatles, B.D.P., The Ramones and The Jaws soundtrack (as well as countless others), they built songs out of the debris of modern culture. Over these mind-blowing tracks, they weaved tall tales, self-promotional proclamations and sheer non-sense into a singular vision of inspired lunacy. Besides Public Enemy, no one else was producing albums as complex as this. PAUL'S BOUTIQUE sounds two or three years ahead of its time, perhaps this is why the album was considered such a failure upon its release.\u003cbr\u003eWhatever the case, there really is no album that sounds quite like this one does; the Beasties returned to the top of the charts a few years later with CHECK YOUR HEAD, but they may never be able to top the originality and depth of their stunning sophomore effort.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Beastie Boys: Mike D, Ad-Rock, M.C.A.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20th Anniversary Edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Hip Hop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemember, for our lowest prices, always order directly from \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(184, 49, 47);\"\u003e Joco Records\u003c\/span\u003e!\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA1 To All The Girls\u003cbr\u003eA2 Shake Your Rump\u003cbr\u003eA3 Johnny Ryall\u003cbr\u003eA4 Egg Man\u003cbr\u003eA5 High Plains Drifter\u003cbr\u003eA6 The Sounds Of Science\u003cbr\u003eA7 3-Minute Rule\u003cbr\u003eA8 Hey Ladies\u003cbr\u003eB1 5-Piece Chicken Dinner\u003cbr\u003eB2 Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun\u003cbr\u003eB3 Car Thief\u003cbr\u003eB4 What Comes Around\u003cbr\u003eB5 Shadrach\u003cbr\u003eB6 Ask For Janice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e B-Boy Bouillabaisse \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eB7.a 59 Chrystie Street \u003cbr\u003eB7.b Get On The Mic \u003cbr\u003eB7.c Stop That Train \u003cbr\u003eB7.d A Year And A Day \u003cbr\u003eB7.e Hello Brooklyn \u003cbr\u003eB7.f Dropping Names \u003cbr\u003eB7.g Lay It On Me \u003cbr\u003eB7.h Mike On The Mic \u003cbr\u003eB7.i A.W.O.L.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joco Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48097673838851,"sku":"SC9MSU-I5CR-00","price":29.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/phishstonesproducts.myshopify.com\/products\/beastie-boys-pauls-boutique-20th-anniversary-edition-lp","provider":"PhishStones Products","version":"1.0","type":"link"}