De La Soul - 3 Feet High And Rising
Limited 2LP 180 Gram Yellow Vinyl Records, Reissue
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3 Feet High And Rising is the debut studio album by American hip hop group De La Soul, originally released in March 1989 via Tommy Boy Records.
3 Feet High And Rising is the debut studio album by American hip hop trio De La Soul. It was released on March 3, 1989, by Tommy Boy. It marked the first of three full-length collaborations with producer Prince Paul, which would become the critical and commercial peak of both parties. Critically, as well as commercially, the album was a success.
It contains the singles, “Me Myself and I”, “The Magic Number”, “Buddy”, and “Eye Know”. The album title came from the Johnny Cash song “Five Feet High and Rising”.
It is listed on Rolling Stone’s 200 Essential Rock Records and The Source’s 100 Best Rap Albums (both of which are unordered). When Village Voice held its annual Pazz & Jop Critics Poll for 1989, 3 Feet High and Rising was ranked at #1, outdistancing its nearest opponent (Neil Young's Freedom) by 21 votes and 260 points. It was also listed on the Rolling Stone’s The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Released amid the 1989 boom in gangsta rap, which gravitated towards hardcore, confrontational, violent lyrics, De La Soul's uniquely positive style made them an oddity beginning with the first single, “Me, Myself and I”.
Their positivity meant many observers labelled them a “hippie” group, based on their declaration of the “D.A.I.S.Y. Age” (da inner sound, y'all).
Sampling artists as diverse as Hall & Oates, Steely Dan and The Turtles, 3 Feet High and Rising is often viewed as the stylistic beginning of 1990s alternative hip hop (and especially jazz rap).
This double album 2LP record set is a limited edition 2023 reissue on 180 gram opaque yellow coloured vinyl housed in a single pocket sleeve with printed inner sleeves and comic insert, pressed in Europe via Chrysalis Records.
(16746)
Tracklisting:
No. |
Track |
Time |
A1 |
Intro |
1:41 |
A2 |
The Magic Number |
3:16 |
A3 |
Change In Speak |
2:42 |
A4 |
Cool Breeze On The Rocks (The Melted Version) |
0:18 |
A5 |
Can U Keep A Secret |
1:40 |
A6 |
Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin's Revenge) |
3:25 |
A7 |
Ghetto Thang |
3:35 |
B1 |
Transmitting Live From Mars |
1:12 |
B2 |
Eye Know |
4:13 |
B3 |
Take It Off |
1:52 |
B4 |
A Little Bit Of Soap |
0:56 |
B5 |
Tread Water |
3:46 |
B6 |
Potholes In My Lawn |
3:50 |
C1 |
Say No Go |
4:20 |
C2 |
Do As De La Does |
2:12 |
C3 |
Plug Tunin' (Last Chance To Comprehend) |
4:06 |
C4 |
De La Orgee |
1:13 |
C5 |
Buddy |
4:54 |
D1 |
Description |
1:31 |
D2 |
Me Myself And I |
3:40 |
D3 |
This Is A Recording 4 Living In A Full Time Era (L.I.F.E.) |
3:11 |
D4 |
I Can Do Anything (Delacratic) |
0:41 |
D5 |
D.A.I.S.Y. Age |
4:46 |
SKU | 16746 |
Record Label | Chrysalis Records |
Label / Model # | Independent |
Catalogue Number | RMM-045-1 |
Country | EU - Europe |
Release Date (Year) | 31 March 2023 |
Original Release Date (Year) | 03 March 1989 |
Barcode # | 810098502580 |
Shipping Weight | 0.5600kg |
Shipping Width | 0.010m |
Shipping Height | 0.314m |
Shipping Length | 0.314m |
Shipping Cubic | 0.000986000m3 |
Type | New |
Format | Limited Edition Double Album 2LP Records, 180 Gram Opaque Yellow Coloured Vinyl, Single Pocket Sleeve, Printed Inner Sleeves, Comic Insert, Reissue |
Vinyl Colour | Yellow |
Format | VINYL LP |
Genre | Hip Hop |
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