Beastie Boys - Ill Communication (1994) First Press Vinyl + Retail Poster RARE
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Beastie Boys Ill Communication (1994) Original US Pressing 2xLP Vinyl  PLUS Retail Promotional Poster (RARE COMBO)

Label: Capitol Records ?– C1 7243 8 28599 1 8, Grand Royal ?– C1 7243 8 28599 1 8 Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Translucent Black, Gatefold
Country: US Released: 24 May 1994 Genre: Hip Hop, Rock Style: Punk

ll Communication is the fourth studio album by American hip hop group Beastie Boys. It was released on May 31, 1994 by Grand Royal Records. Co-produced by Beastie Boys and Mario C., the album is among the band's most varied releases, drawing from hip hop, punk rock, jazz and funk. As with their prior release Check Your Head, this album continues the band's trend away from sampling and towards live instruments. It features musical contributions from Money Mark, Eric Bobo and Amery "AWOL" Smith and vocal contributions from Q-Tip and Biz Markie. The Beastie Boys were influenced by Miles Davis' jazz rock albums Agharta and On the Corner while recording Ill Communication.


Ill Communication became the band's second number-one album on the US Billboard 200 albums chart and their second triple platinum album. The album was supported by the single "Sabotage", which was accompanied by a music video directed by Spike Jonze that parodied 1970s cop shows.


Beastie Boys' Michael Diamond and Adam Yauch collaborated with Gibran Evans, son of the artist and designer Jim Evans of T.A.Z., to create the album packaging. The cover photo they chose was taken by photographer Bruce Davidson in 1964 at a Los Angeles drive-in diner called Tiny Naylor’s. Davidson had been on assignment for Esquire, though the magazine ultimately didn't publish the photos. Although Davidson hadn't heard the Beastie Boys and didn't understand their music – he recalled thinking it sounded like a "secret language" when they sent him a demo tape – he agreed they could use his photo.

Jim Evans also designed the hand-drawn typeface specifically for Ill Communication, and it was used throughout the promotion of the album. The album booklet features the artwork "Gaia" by Alex Grey.


Rolling Stone included Ill Communication in its list of "Essential Recordings of the 90s". Spin ranked it number 19 on its list of the "20 Best Albums of '94". Q included it in its list of the "90 Best Albums of the 1990s". The album placed at number 15 on The Village Voice's 1994 Pazz & Jop critics' poll. Mojo ranked it number 54 on its list of "100 Modern Classics". NME ranked it number three in its list of the "Top 50 Albums of 1994" and it placed 13th in The Wire's annual critics' poll. Guitar World included Ill Communication in the "Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994" list. The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

  • Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Capitol Records, Inc.
  • Copyright (c) – Capitol Records, Inc.
  • Recorded At – G-Son Studios
  • Mixed At – G-Son Studios
  • Recorded At – Tin Pan Alley Studios (2)
  • Mixed At – Tin Pan Alley Studios (2)
  • Mastered At – Future Disc
  • Published By – Brooklyn Dust Music
  • Published By – PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
  • Published By – Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
  • Published By – Jazz Merchant Music
  • Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation

Credits

  • Bass [Fender Jazz, Zelinger], Double Bass [Acoustic Uprights] – MC Adam Yauch*
  • Design – Gibran Evans
  • Drums [Trap Kit] – Mike D
  • Engineer – Mario Caldato Jr.
  • Engineer [Assistant] – Settly
  • Guitar – Adrock*
  • Keyboards – Money Mark
  • Mastered By – Tom Baker (3)
  • Painting [Inside Painting] – Alex Grey
  • Percussion – Eric Bobo
  • Photography By [All Other] – Ari Marcopoulos
  • Photography By [Cover Photo] – Bruce Davidson (2)
  • Producer – Beastie Boys, Mario Caldato Jr.

Notes

Original US Capitol Records pressing.
Parental Advisory sticker on front cover.
Printed in USA. Original Retail Promotional Poster Included 
Disc Condition = VG+ Sleeve Condition = VG+ Poster Condition = VG (Has been folded and stored with the record since it's release) 


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