N.W.A. Straight Outta Compton 1988 US RUTHLESS RECORDS ORIGINAL - NEAR MINT
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Oct 28, 2018
Sold Date
Oct 18, 2018
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N.W.A. Straight Outta Compton 1988 US RUTHLESS RECORDS ORIGINAL - NEAR MINT
N.W.A.Straight Outta Compton
1988 US RUTHLESS RECORDS (SL 57102) FIRST PRESSING
GREAT ORIGINAL US COPY OF THIS CLASSIC
WELL PLAYED BUT WELL CARED FOR AND DELIVERING PERFECT SOUND
MATRIX SIDE ONE: SL-1-57102-24 1-1 SRC
MATRIX SIDE TWO: SL-2-57102-21 1-3 SRC
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL LIGHTLY GLOSSY SLEEVE (still in shrink - opened)
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL DIE-CUT WHITE INNER SLEEVE
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: EXCELLENT
Both labels are clean and unmarked but they do carry quite a few spindle traces.
This copy has been well played but also very well cared for
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both sides shine like new
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays beautifully throughout with nothing to fault.
No scratches, loud clicks, ticks or pops and very clean
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
The cover is still in the original shrink with nothing to fault bar a little feathering on the opening edge
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
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
UK: £11.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £18.00 (International Signed For delivery)
Combined Post: for items purchased within any 10 day period - additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
Guarantee: all records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way I will email you when payment has been received to let you know when the item will be posted. Please leave feedback upon receipt of the item so that I know you have received it safely. Thanks 841 (GS 7.0.16 (841))
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