Beastie Boys - Check Your Head [Box Set] (2022 Re-Issue)
Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Beastie Boys’ 2× Platinum Check Your Head album. This is a limited edition reissue of the rare deluxe 4LP version of the album that was released as an artist store exclusive in 2009. Long out-of-print and sought after by fans/collectors, it features two extra LPs of bonus content, including remixes, live versions and B-sides.
All four LPs are pressed on 180-gram vinyl and housed in a fabric wrapped, stamped, hardcover case.
Originally released in April 1992, Check Your Head was a milestone for Beastie Boys on multiple levels: It was their first album to be produced, in its entirety, by Beastie Boys with Mario Caldato Jr. and to feature keyboard player Keyboard Money Mark, as well as the first to be recorded at the band’s own G-Son studios in Atwater Village, CA. Most significantly, however, Check Your Head marked the return of live instrumentation to the forefront and backbone of the Beastie Boys sound, with the bulk of the album featuring Mike D on drums, Adrock on guitar and MCA on bass for the first time since the band’s early 1980s hardcore punk recordings.
TRACKLISTING
Disc 1 - Side A
- Jimmy James
- Funky Boss
- Pass The Mic
- Gratitude
- Lighten Up
Disc 1 - Side B
- Finger Licking' Good
- So What' Cha Want
- The Biz Vs The Nuge (featuring Biz Markie)
- Time For Livin'
- Something's Got to Give
Disc 2 - Side A
- The Blue Nun
- Stand Together
- Pow
- The Maestro
- Groove Holmes
Disc 2 - Side B
- Live at P.J.'s
- Mark On The Bus
- Professor Booty
- In 3's
- Namaste
Disc 3 - Side A
- Dub The Mic (Instrumental)
- Pass The Mic (PT. 2, Skills To Pay The Bills)
- Drunken Praying Mantis Style
- Netty's Girl
Disc 3 - Side B
- The Skills To Pay The Bills (Original Version)
- So What' Chat Want (Soul Assassin Remix Version) - DJ Muggs
- So What' Cha Want (Butt Naked Version)
- Groove Holmes (Live VS The Biz) Featuring Biz Markie
Disc 4 - Side A
- Stand Together (Live At French's Tavern, Sydney Australia)
- Finger Licking' Good (Government Cheese Remix)
- Gratitude (Live At Budokan)
- Honky Rink
Disc 4 - Side B
- Jimmy James (Original Original Version)
- Boomin' Grammy
- Drinkin' Wine
- So What' Cha Want (All The Way Live Freestyle Version)
PRODUCT DETAILS
Artist: Beastie Boys
Label: EMI
Condition: New
Genre: Hip-Hop
Format: Vinyl LP
Cat Number: 4549329
Released: 12th August 2022
Celebrating the 30th anniversary of Beastie Boys’ 2× Platinum Check Your Head album. This is a limited edition reissue of the rare deluxe 4LP version of the album that was released as an artist store exclusive in 2009. Long out-of-print and sought after by fans/collectors, it features two extra LPs of bonus content, including remixes, live versions and B-sides.
All four LPs are pressed on 180-gram vinyl and housed in a fabric wrapped, stamped, hardcover case.
Originally released in April 1992, Check Your Head was a milestone for Beastie Boys on multiple levels: It was their first album to be produced, in its entirety, by Beastie Boys with Mario Caldato Jr. and to feature keyboard player Keyboard Money Mark, as well as the first to be recorded at the band’s own G-Son studios in Atwater Village, CA. Most significantly, however, Check Your Head marked the return of live instrumentation to the forefront and backbone of the Beastie Boys sound, with the bulk of the album featuring Mike D on drums, Adrock on guitar and MCA on bass for the first time since the band’s early 1980s hardcore punk recordings.
TRACKLISTING
Disc 1 - Side A
- Jimmy James
- Funky Boss
- Pass The Mic
- Gratitude
- Lighten Up
Disc 1 - Side B
- Finger Licking' Good
- So What' Cha Want
- The Biz Vs The Nuge (featuring Biz Markie)
- Time For Livin'
- Something's Got to Give
Disc 2 - Side A
- The Blue Nun
- Stand Together
- Pow
- The Maestro
- Groove Holmes
Disc 2 - Side B
- Live at P.J.'s
- Mark On The Bus
- Professor Booty
- In 3's
- Namaste
Disc 3 - Side A
- Dub The Mic (Instrumental)
- Pass The Mic (PT. 2, Skills To Pay The Bills)
- Drunken Praying Mantis Style
- Netty's Girl
Disc 3 - Side B
- The Skills To Pay The Bills (Original Version)
- So What' Chat Want (Soul Assassin Remix Version) - DJ Muggs
- So What' Cha Want (Butt Naked Version)
- Groove Holmes (Live VS The Biz) Featuring Biz Markie
Disc 4 - Side A
- Stand Together (Live At French's Tavern, Sydney Australia)
- Finger Licking' Good (Government Cheese Remix)
- Gratitude (Live At Budokan)
- Honky Rink
Disc 4 - Side B
- Jimmy James (Original Original Version)
- Boomin' Grammy
- Drinkin' Wine
- So What' Cha Want (All The Way Live Freestyle Version)
PRODUCT DETAILS
Artist: Beastie Boys
Label: EMI
Condition: New
Genre: Hip-Hop
Format: Vinyl LP
Cat Number: 4549329
Released: 12th August 2022