Sir Stewart Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Beastie Boys To Reissue "Paul's Boutique" With Original Artwork, Song CommentariesIt's too late to make David Fricke's top reissues of 2008, but next year's list has an early contender: Beastie Boys will reissue their epic Paul's Boutique on January 27th to celebrate the album's 20th anniversary. The classic LP has been digitally remastered for the first time, with all three Beasties overseeing the 24-bit process. The album's original vinyl artwork will be restored in an eco-friendly, eight-panel digipak displaying a panoramic view of the intersection at Rivington and Ludlow in New York City's Lower East Side. A foldout poster will also be included in the package, plus the reissue gives fans access to a free download of a "track-by-track" album commentary, with Mike D, Ad-Rock and MCA talking about the songs while the track plays in the background, much like Director's Commentaries on DVDs. Despite a four-star Rolling Stone review, Paul's Boutique was deemed a critical failure upon its release in 1989. But the Beastie Boys' second album (and follow-up to the massively successful License to Ill) has gone on to become a cult classic and is recognized as one of the greatest rap albums of all time. With sample-heavy production courtesy of the Dust Brothers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CortezTheKiller Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 This is fucking awesome news. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 http://www.beastieboys.com/ http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news...versary-reissue Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Beastie Boys To Reissue Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Best news I've heard all day, seriously. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 shit, I haven't been this excited about the Beastie Boys in a long time. thanks for the news. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Kinda surprised they're even allowed to re-release since this is one of the albums that led to all the crackdowns on sampling. Must be a grandfather clause or something. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CortezTheKiller Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Probably my #2 hip hop album ever.Ditto. Right behind Nation of Millions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Ditto. Right behind Nation of Millions. And maybe 3-ft. High and Rising. But this is awesome news. If they do a good to great job on the remaster, this could be really something. Who knows what else there is to be heard on those tracks? So dense. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RaspberryJam Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 This is excellent news. My first thought though was that some of the charm of that album is the analog sampling. I hope that won't be lost. They're pretty smart guys though, they know what they are doing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jesusetc84 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 This almost makes up for getting dumped last night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mfwahl Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 This almost makes up for getting dumped last night.Vibes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jesusetc84 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Vibes hahaha I know..subtle way of bitching about it. In all seriousness, I'm excited. The CD total suffers from 80s CD syndrome; I don't know if it was even really mastered. It's so tinty, and tiny sounding. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spongebob Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Sweet. This is a timeless album. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 hahaha I know..subtle way of bitching about it. In all seriousness, I'm excited. The CD total suffers from 80s CD syndrome; I don't know if it was even really mastered. It's so tinty, and tiny sounding.Yup - it seems to be at about half the volume of other CDs. The thing has always sounded best on cassette, oddly enough. I hope they managed to capture that. And - > Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jesusetc84 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Yup - it seems to be at about half the volume of other CDs. The thing has always sounded best on cassette, oddly enough. I hope they managed to capture that. And - > Yeah...the earliest cds that started to sound loud were probably early 90s grunge records. Then by the mid-90s every record was compressed to hell...which doesn't work well on certain music, but on rap I like my bass pounding. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blureu Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Did anyone ever try to call the phone number for Paul's Boutique back in the day? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 Did anyone ever try to call the phone number for Paul's Boutique back in the day?Hell yeah! I remember my cousin and me calling it on our uncle's car phone during a family party that summer. I left my phone number and told the Beasties to call me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CortezTheKiller Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Did anyone ever try to call the phone number for Paul's Boutique back in the day?Always. We used drive around town egging the little hoodrats with "Eggman" playing too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 Just wanted to share this image I made over the summer in Photoshop class (when the 20th anniv release was just wishful thinking on my part). I updated the date and disc info today: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PigSooie Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 That's cool, petey. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 holy. balls. excellent news. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Maybe the best album cover ever. Certainly their best record. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 http://www.beasties88.blogspot.com/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Also my favorite record of all time, and I'm SUPER excited about the remastering! Now if we can just get a Pretty Hate Machine remaster, my remastering wish list will be complete. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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