Paul's Boutique

Already one of the best sounding records in my collection

Its difficult to find any beasties on vinyl these days but I had to splurge and pick up this classic which is a triple fold out with great graphics

good sound, great album

This has to be the best album by far that they came out with! I love license to Ill and all the others but this album was a huge part of my teen years! A must have for any b boy fans collection!!

If you don't own it, buy it!

Possibly the best rap/early hip hop album ever. I'm not quite sure how to caveat this review, which I nearly never give. But here it goes: I pursue genius in music, regardless of genre. I am a huge Deadhead. John Coltrane's Eqinox is the best jazz single I've ever heard. Then again, Miles Davis's Kind of Blue is my all-time favorite album. But there's the Chili Peppers, Primus, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Tom Waits (especially Heart of Saturday Night and Closing Time), and on and on. If you share my quirky musical interests and can overlook the Beastie Boys' general perception out there, you are in for a real treat. I had it on CD back in the early '90s. Knew it was exceptional back then. Just got the Lp and am playing vinyl on high end turntable to tube amp to a sweet 2.1 wired speaker system. I'm done selling other than to say get this album.

when you re-buy an item (remasters, omnibus, collector's edition, etc.), and it is better than the original?That's how this re-release of Paul's Boutique is. The original was never loud enough on anything I played it through. Now, the re-mastered version is quite loud enough, and it friggin' rocks. There's not all that excess ephemera included, simply shrouding the same ol' CD that was originally released. The packaging is very sparse, much like the original, which inludes a mini-poster with the lyrics on it. All the dynamite is in the remaster, as the original production was stellar to begin with. That's my 2 cents on the remaster.And, then....Paul's Boutique. What more can I say? It is an essential Beastie Boys album. Now, some folks like Licensed to Ill better, or Check Your Head, or whatever... but I like all of them. I don't think many artists sophomoric releases are as good or better than their first, but Paul's Boutique definitely is. And yet it so different than Licensed to Ill, it's hard to imagine a single group doing two entirely diferent styles of albums, and both be equally as good as the other- 5 star indeed.So, whether you had the original or this is your first time to hear of Paul's Boutique, this is the edition to buy.

Fantastic album from start to finish. Amazing production. The best Beastie Boys album.

An amazing record by the Beastie Boys. This 20th anniversary LP plays well and sounds great. Lots of bass! A faultless edition, in my view. (I see some reviewers have complained of warps, but mine arrived perfect and sounds perfect.)

Innovative as you would expect from the boys, with 'Shake Your Rump' - one of their best songs. Their kinetic creativity is to be heard here, but still prefer the fun and eclectic breadth of 'Check Your Head' and 'Ill Communication'. Excellent sound quality on the re-mastering as you would expect from the Beastie Boys.

not as instant as licensed to ill .this is less rock n more hip hop .someone once said elvis was the best non black r n b singer ever .well the beasties r the rap equivelant .ive not heard better beats n rhymes b4 . superb.

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Love this album. So classic, vinyl is beautiful and the sleeve design is just so iconic.