N.W.A. Straight Outta Compton 1988 UK ORIGINAL RARE COMPLETE w/OBI + STENCIL
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Sep 29, 2016 Sold Date
Sep 19, 2016 Start Date
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N.W.A. Straight Outta Compton 1988 UK ORIGINAL RARE COMPLETE w/OBI + STENCIL

N.W.A.
Straight Outta Compton

1988 UK RUTHLESS/PRIORITY RECORDS ?(BRLP 534) FIRST PRESSING
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL RARELY SEEN OBI STRIP AND ESPECIALLY RARE STENCIL
MATRIX SIDE ONE: BRLP 534 -A1 (?) 9AT123 T.M.F POSSEE
MATRIX SIDE TWO: BRLP 534 -B1 9AT123 THE EXCHANGE
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL LIGHTLY GLOSSY SLEEVE (with OBI strip)
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL DIE-CUT WHITE INNER SLEEVE
AND WHITE STENCIL SHEET

Straight Outta Compton wasn't quite the first gangsta rap album, but it was the first one to find a popular audience, and its sensibility virtually defined the genre from its 1988 release on.
It established gangsta rap -- and, moreover, West Coast rap in general -- as a commercial force, going platinum with no airplay and crossing over with shock-hungry white teenagers.
Unlike Ice-T, there's little social criticism or reflection on the gangsta lifestyle; most of the record is about raising hell -- harassing women, driving drunk, shooting it out with cops and partygoers. All of that directionless rebellion and rage produces some of the most frightening, visceral moments in all of rap, especially the amazing opening trio of songs, which threaten to dwarf everything that follows.
Given the album's sheer force, the production is surprisingly spare - mostly DJ scratches and a drum machine, plus a few sampled horn blasts and bits of funk guitar.
Although Cube wrote some of his bandmates' raps, including nearly all of Eazy-E's, each member has a distinct delivery and character, and the energy of their individual personalities puts their generic imitators to shame.
But although Straight Outta Compton has its own share of posturing, it still sounds refreshingly unclaculated because of its irreverence.
It's impossible to overstate the enduring impact of Straight Outta Compton; as polarising as its outlook may be, it remains an essential landmark, one of hip-hop's all-time greatest

Side 1:
Straight Outta Compton (4:18)
_ _ _ _ Tha Police (5:46)
Gangsta Gangsta (5:36)
If It Ain't Ruff (3:34)
Parental Discretion Iz Advised (5:15)
Side 2:
Express Yourself (4:25)
Compton's In The House (Remix) (5:20)
I Ain't Tha 1 (4:54)
Dopeman (Remix) (5:20)
Quiet On Tha Set (3:59)

LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels - seen little use
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both sides shine like new
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
The best original UK copy I have seen/heard and incredibly rare *complete* (first I've seen) - a pretty quiet cut but when cranked up really loud there are no audible issues of note - sounds as every bit as exciting now as it was way back when
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
light storage rub on the edges/corners but little else to fault
STENCIL: MINT
As-new - untouched
OBI: NEAR MINT
No marks, splits or rips

POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
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UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)

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 775 (GS 7.0.3 (775))


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