Monthly Archives: July 2022

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Declaime & Madlib – In The Beginning (Vol. 2) (2022), LP

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Declaime & Madlib – In The Beginning (Vol. 2) (2022), LP
27
Jul

In the Beginning (Vol. 2) continues the treasure trove of the early works of Declaime & Madlib, the longtime collaborators who helped usher in a new sound and style from the city of Oxnard, Calif. This collection is brimming with previously unheard tracks from this beyond-creative duo that blends hip-hop with funk, jazz, soul, and psychedelia to lay the groundwork for so many other emcees and producers. For Declaime (a/k/a Dudley Perkins), this series serves as a way to honor his friends and the city that raised them. He shouts out names like The Almighty Metaphor (aka MED), Oh No the Disrupt, DJ Romes, Kazi, and more, who he says “created a lane for the city of Oxnard to get the recognition it deserves.” Some of them make an appearance in one form or another on this collection, too—Romes, for example, mastered the project—that compiles 10 previously lost tracks that were recorded from 1993 to ‘96.

Release Date: 05.08.2022

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Beastie Boys – Check Your Head (2022), 4xLP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Indie Exclusive

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Beastie Boys – Check Your Head (2022), 4xLP, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Indie Exclusive
25
Jul

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Beastie Boys’ multi-platinum album Check Your Head, on Aug 12, UMC will release a limited-edition reissue of the rare 4LP deluxe version of the album, originally released in 2009 as an artist store exclusive. The long out-of-print and much sought-after box set features the 2009 remaster of the original double album, plus two extra LPs of bonus content including remixes, live versions, and B-sides. All four LPs are pressed on 180-gram vinyl and housed in a fabric wrapped, stamped, hardcover case. Originally released in April 1992, Check Your Head was a milestone for Beastie Boys on multiple levels: It was their first album to be produced, in its entirety, by Beastie Boys with Mario Caldato Jr. and to feature keyboard player Keyboard Money Mark, as well as the first to be recorded at the band’s own G-Son studios in Atwater Village, CA. Most significantly, however, Check Your Head marked the return of live instrumentation to the forefront and backbone of the Beastie Boys sound, with the bulk of the album featuring Mike D on drums, Adrock on guitar and MCA on bass for the first time since the band’s early 1980s hardcore punk recordings.

Release Date: 12.08.2022

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Arthur Verocai (1972), LP, 50 Years Edition

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Arthur Verocai (1972), LP, 50 Years Edition
20
Jul

Arthur Verocai (1972), LP, 50 Years Edition, Deluxe, Coloured, 16-page booklet with interview, A2 poster, 10 x photos from the original recording session

A complete album masterpiece in every sense of the word, considered by many to be one of the greatest ever made, regardless of genre. The album transcends the genre of Brazilian music, and in fact all genres. Highlighted in part by the number of artists that have sampled from it; MF Doom, Ludacris & Common, Little Brother, Jneiro Jarel aka Dr Who Dat?, Dibiase and Action Bronson amongst others.

Release Date: 26.08.2022

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Joey Bada$$ – 1999, 2xLP, Purple In Tan Color

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Joey Bada$$ – 1999, 2xLP, Purple In Tan Color
15
Jul

The debut mixtape from Pro Era crew member and Brooklyn MC, Joey Bada$$. Leaning into the golden era sound of hip-hop, Joey Bada$$ garnered widespread acclaim from some of Hip-Hop’s most vaunted tastemakers by crafting a project that paid homage to the 90s, despite only being 17 years old at the time. With the standout tracks, “Waves”, “Survival Tactics”, & “Snakes”, the 15 track album features production from Chuck Strangers, Lord Finesse, MF Doom, & J Dilla, as well as guest appearances from Pro Era members Kirk Knight, CJ Fly, Nyck Caution, Rokamouth, Dessy Hinds, Dyemond Lewis, T’nah Apex & the late Capital STEEZ. Pro Era Forever.

Release Date: 25.11.2022

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Diamond D – Hatred, Passions and Infidelity (1997), 2xLP, Reissue

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Diamond D – Hatred, Passions and Infidelity (1997), 2xLP, Reissue
14
Jul

In 1997 Diamond released his second studio album Hatred, Passions and Infidelity. Included are the tracks “MC Iz My Ambition” and “No Wondah”, which were built around the lyrics from De La Soul’s “Stakes Is High”, released one year earlier. The album features many guest performances, including Don Barron, John Dough, Gina Thompson, Phife Dawg (A Tribe Called Quest), Pete Rock, Big L, Lord Finesse, AG, Fat Joe, Busta Rhymes, K. Terroribul and Sadat X.

Release Date: 19.08.2022

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Guru – Jazzmatazz Volume 1, LP, Reissue, Limited Edition, 180g

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Guru – Jazzmatazz Volume 1, LP, Reissue, Limited Edition, 180g
01
Jul

Guru’s Jazzmatazz 1, originally released in 1993, is one of the first albums to combine a live jazz band with hip hop production and rapping. Guru had a vision and brought together a diverse group of jazz cats both old and new school; Lonnie Liston Smith, Branford Marsalis, Ronny Jordan, Donald Byrd and Roy Ayers and vocalists like Carleen Anderson, N’Dea Davenport (Brand New Heavies) and French rapper MC Solaar have cooperated on this classic album. Jazzmatazz proved to be a highly influential album and a huge commercial success.

Release Date: 12.08.2022

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