3 LP – Limited 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition 180g Vinyl Set. Features lenticular cover art and includes a bonus LP with 12 bonus tracks (remixes, B-sides and rarities), all housed in a rigid slipcase. By 1994 the Beastie Boys had settled into their cultural role as the grand arbiters of cool, and Ill Communication is pretty much a catalog of coolness: live funk, a bit of hardcore, ingenious samples of obscure records, keyboards by analogue master Money Mark, guest shots by Q-Tip and Biz Markie, MCAs cop-show metal number Sabotage, and the inevitable cascade of witty old-school rhymes. But its also a surprisingly mature record from a band that had, after all, been at it for 12 years already. The original jazz-funk instrumentals hold their own with the groups favourite sample sources. their voices are modestly buried in the mix, and theyve tempered their old snottiness with lyrical compassion: Check out Bodhisattva Vow, a salute to buddhist spirituality. Tracklist: Disc: 1 Side A 1. Sure Shot 2. Tough Guy 3. B-Boys Makin With The Freak Freak 4. Bobo On The Corner 5. Root Down Side B 1. Sabotage 2. Get It Together 3. Sabrosa 4. The Update 5. Futtermans Rule Side C 1. Alright Hear This 2. Eugenes Lament 3. Flute Loop 4. Do It) 5. Rickys Theme Side D 1. Heart Attack Man 2. The Scoop 3. Shambala 4. Bodhisattva Vow 5. Transitions Side E 1. Root Down (Free Zone Mix) 2. Resolution Time 3. Get It Together (Buck-Wild Remix) 4. Dope Little Song 5. Sure Shot (European B-Boy Mix) 6. Heart Attack Man (Unplugged) Side F 1. The Vibes 2. Atwater Basketball Association File No. 172-C 3. Heart Attack Man (Live) 4. The Maestro (Live) 5. Mullet Head 6. Sure Shot (European B-Boy Instrumental)
