Pre-Order Thread

Probably didn't notice because it rawked so hard.
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Although I'd argue they didn't do that until Human Clay.
 

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One of the more unsung talents that came out of the Gang Starr Foundation was the Brooklyn-based duo Group Home, consisting of MCs Lil Dap and Melachi The Nutcracker. Dap was first showcased on the Gang Starr posse cut Im The Man, on 1992s Daily Operation; Melachi appeared on Words From The Nutcracker from 1993s Hard To Earn. The early Group Home song So Called Friends was also featured on 1993s now-legendary Gangstarr Foundation Sampler, which also gave the world Jerus Come Clean.

By 1995, Dap and Melachi had paid their dues and finally got their own full-length: Livin Proof. And it was everything that Gang Starr and any true school hip-hop fans could have wanted, produced almost entirely by DJ Premier (with two exceptions: Serious Rap Shit helmed by Guru himself; and 4 Give My Sins, produced by Jay-Z mentor Jaz-O (aka Big Jazz).

Beyond the albums classic singles – Supa Star, Livin Proof and Suspended In Time – there are Premier-overseen classics all over, including The Realness, Inna Citi Life, and Sacrifice. In fact, many Gang Starr scholars agree that the beats on Living Proof are in the Top 5 of all Premier-produced albums – no small boast, but certainly hard to disprove.
 
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I expect to see this one on r/vinyljerk.
 

@threesunrises
Thank you. I wish it was available in the US store, but I know it's part of the UK album day.
Hahahahaha... shipping from the UK is nearly the cost of the LP... almost enough to make me not order it. (Note I said "almost") 😁
 
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bernie grundman cut. the album itself rules (I have the pure pleasure reissue) but can't comment on this specific pressing. should be widely available though at other shops.
 
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