Beastie Boys
As the first white rap group of any importance, the Beastie Boys received the scorn of critics and strident hip-hop musicians, both of whom accused them of cultural pirating, especially since they began as a hardcore punk group in 1981. But the Beasties weren't pirating -- instead, they treated rap as part of a post-punk musical underground, where the Do It Yourself aesthetics of hip-hop and punk weren't that far apart. Of course, the exaggerated b-boy and frat-boy parodies of their unexpected hit debut album, Licensed to Ill, didn't help their cause...[more]
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Hello Nasty, the Beastie Boys' fifth album, is a head-spinning listen loaded with analog synthesizers, old drum machines, call-and-response vocals, freestyle rhyming, futuristic sound effects, and virtuoso turntable scratching. The Beasties have long been notorious for their dense, multi-layered explosions, but Hello Nasty is their first record to build on the multi-ethnic junk culture breakthrough of Check Your Head, instead of merely replicating it. Moving from electro-funk breakdowns to La [ read more ]
CD $23.73
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VINYL FORMAT. Beastie Boys' Check Your Head 24 bit digitally remastered for the first time, overseen by the band. 180 gram 2xLP gatefold vinyl set. "Check Your Head brought the Beastie Boys crashing back into the charts and into public consciousness, but that was only partially due to the album itself -- much of its initial success was due to the cult audience that Paul's Boutique cultivated in the years since its initial flop release, a group of fans whose minds were so thoroughly blow [ read more ]
LP $25.98
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VINYL FORMAT. Insound Staff Pick - 2009! 180-gram vinyl. The Beastie Boys' Paul's Boutique has been 24 bit digitally re-mastered for the 1st time, overseen personally by the band to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release. The original vinyl artwork has been faithfully restored. It also includes a free digital download for a track-by-track commentary by the band discussing each song over the music - Paul's Boutique "The Director's Cut" bonus audio. Such was the power [ read more ]
LP $25.98
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VINYL FORMAT. On 180 gram vinyl! Digitally remastered for the first time ever, overseen by the band themselves. Contains the hit song "Sabotage." About the album: "The best moments of Ill Communication rank with the best music the Beasties have ever made, as well as the best pop music of the '90s... The first half overflows with brilliant, imaginative variations on their aesthetic: the assured groove of "Sure Shot," the warped rap of "B-Boys Makin' With the Freak Freak," the relentless di [ read more ]
2xLP $25.98
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VINYL FORMAT. Vinyl version of the long-out-of-print Beastie Boy's first EP from 1982. Features fan favorite "Egg Raid on Mojo." New York hardcore before the Boys started to rap.
LP $27.99
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VINYL FORMAT. Super-limited 5000 only 180g pressing for this brand new Beasties track. Tracks are "Too Many Rappers (Featuring Nas)," followed by instrumental and a capella versions on the flip-side.
12" $6.99
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VINYL FORMAT. Beastie Boys Hello Nasty digitally remastered for the first time! This special reissue contains a bonus album of B-sides and rarities - remastered and never before released - plus skits and remixes. This double LP is pressed on high quality 180 gram vinyl and comes housed in a gatefold sleeve with the original cover art faithfully restored. Contains the hit song "Intergalactic." "Moving from electro-funk breakdowns to Latin-soul jams to spacy pop, Hello Nasty covers [ read more ]
2xLP $25.98
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Beastie Boys Hello Nasty digitally remastered for the first time! This special reissue contains a bonus CD of B-sides and rarities - remastered and never before released - plus skits and remixes. This ten panel eco-friendly double CD set has been faithfully restored with the original artwork. Contains the hit song "Intergalactic." "Moving from electro-funk breakdowns to Latin-soul jams to spacy pop, Hello Nasty covers as much ground as Check Your Head or Ill Communicatio [ read more ]
2xCD $23.99
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VINYL FORMAT. Limited edition picture disc version of the Beastie Boy's classic Licensed to Ill. About the album: "...there is the overpowering loudness of the record - operating from the axis of where metal, punk, and rap meet, there never has been a record this heavy and nimble, drunk on its own power yet giddy with what they're getting away with. There is a sense of genuine discovery, of creating new music, that remains years later, after countless plays, countless misinterpretations, [ read more ]
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VINYL FORMAT. An early Beastie Boys EP. Four tracks of total goodness including the title track, "Hold It Now Hit It," "Brass Monkey" and "Posse in Effect."
12" $6.99
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VINYL FORMAT. This super-deluxe package is available at this special, low price ONLY at Insound! An ultra-deluxe four LP vinyl version of Check Your Head, featuring the deluxe remastered album and the four original 12" singles (36 tracks total), all pressed on high-quality 180gram vinyl and packaged in a fabric-wrapped hardcover coffee table book case. This bundle also includes the special book edition of the Sounds of Science.
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4xLP+2xCD+Book $99.00
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VINYL FORMAT. Limited edition 4xLP version of Check Your Head. On 180 gram vinyl featuring the deluxe remastered album and the four original 12" singles (36 tracks total). Comes in an eight panel gatefold package and a fabric-wrapped, hard-cover case. Includes full album download with bonus B-sides. "Check Your Head brought the Beastie Boys crashing back into the charts and into public consciousness, but that was only partially due to the album itself - much of its initial success was due [ read more ]
4xLP $114.99
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