beastie_boys1986-xx-xx.flac16

Beastie Boys
1986-xx-xx
Venue: New York, NY
Location: Licensed To Ill - Def Jam Master Demos (produced by Rick Rubin, co-produced by Beastie Boys)

01 Rhymin’ and Stealin’
02 The New Style
03 She's Crafty3:38
04 I'm Down (demo)
05 Posse In Effect
06 Fight for Your Right #2
07 No Sleep till Brooklyn
08 Paul Revere
09 Brass Monkey
10 Hold It Now Hit It (Live 1995)
11 College Girls Are Easy
12 Slow and Low
13 Time to Get Ill
14 Fight for Your Right #2
15 The Scenario

Source/Lineage:  Studio SBD > Demo Cassette Tape(x)  >  Unknown Transfer > Original Ill  Silver CD (Blue Moon Records) > Unknown Transfer > CDR(x) > WAVE > Verified & Encoded to FLAC 8 w/TLH

Notes:
This was Released on the Blue Moon Label (11) ?- BM 3000 in 1997
Classic, but unless you're a die-hard Beastie-Nerd (such as myself), most people won't notice the differences between these and the proper "LTI" tracks. For example, at the end of Rhymin & Stealin, Mike D clearly says "I smoke my crack and I'm rhymin & stealin" and although it's subtle, it was edited/replaced on the proper album.
On "Fight For Your Right", the drums are slightly different (including a running high hat during the chorus) as is the guitar and there is an alternate 3rd verse about "a girl on the train and wants to get loose/well she likes it up front but she prefers the caboose..."
On "No Sleep Til Brooklyn", the drums are slightly different (different kick drum that sounds like its got too much wet on the reverb) and there are some variations on the lyrics. On this version, the line goes "MCA's in the back cause he's sleeping with a whore" whereas on the proper album, it says "kissing with a whore". Also, there's some variation on the effects used on the vocals.
And then of course there's the track "Scenario" and what I wouldn't give to have the proper version of this song...or at least one that doesn't sound like it's drowning is reverb. It's a shame because it's such a dope track even though it's pretty much a rip-off of Schooly D's "PSK What Does It Mean" track.
Slow And Low contain Extra Lyrics and a different version of Fight For Your Right. If you've ever seen the movie "Pump Up The Volume", the song is featured in during the movie (but not on the soundtrack) and it doesn't sound all muddy. What I wouldn't give to have that!
Kerry King of Slayer plays lead guitar on "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" and appears in the music video which is a parody of glam metal. The name of the song itself is a spoof on Motörhead's No Sleep 'til Hammersmith album. King's appearance on the track came about because Rick Rubin was producing both bands simultaneously (Slayer's Reign in Blood was originally released on Def Jam.
--Thanks to all Tapers and Traders --
 -- Never for sale --
 -- Do not convert to Lossy or Shitty formats --
 -- Enjoy - Ramos --