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Finally back on vinyl. Now as a double vinyl LP, officially reissued. Must have! The hip-hop legends' run from 1989 through 2001 will be released on vinyl via band member Maseo's label AOI, in partnership with Reservoir, Tommy Boy, and the distribution wing of Chrysalis. 

3 Feet High and Rising is the debut studio album by hip hop trio De La Soul and was released on March 3, 1989 It marked the first of three full- length collaborations with producer Prince Paul, which would become the critical and commercial peak of both parties. Critically, as well as commercially, the album was a success. It contains the singles, "Me Myself and I", "The Magic Number", "Buddy", and "Eye Know". The album title came from the Johnny Cash song "Five Feet High and Rising". It is listed on Rolling Stone's 200 Essential Rock Records and The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums. When Village Voice held its annual Pazz & Jop Critics Poll for 1989, 3 Feet High and Rising was ranked #1. It was also listed on the Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Released amid the 1989 boom in gangsta rap, which gravitated towards hardcore, confrontational, violent lyrics, De La Soul's uniquely positive style made them an oddity beginning with the first single, "Me, Myself and I". Their positivity meant many observers labeled them a 'hippie' group, based on their declaration of the 'D.A.I.S.Y. Age' (Da. Inner. Soul. Yall). Sampling artists as diverse as Hall & Oates, Steely Dan and The Turtles, 3 Feet High and Rising is often viewed as the stylistic beginning of 1990s alternative hip hop (and especially jazz rap).

TRACKLISTING

A1Intro1:41 A2The Magic Number 3:16 A3Change In Speak 2:33 A4Cool Breeze On The Rocks 0:48 A5Can U Keep A Secret 1:41 A6Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin's Revenge) 3:24 A7Ghetto Thang 3:35 B1Transmitting Live From Mars 1:12 B2Eye Know 4:13 B3Take It Off 1:53 B4A Little Bit Of Soap 0:57 B5Tread Water 3:45 B6Potholes In My Lawn 3:48 C1Say No Go 4:20 C2Do As De La Does 2:12 C3Plug Tunin' (Last Chance To Comprehend) 4:07 C4De La Orgee 1:14 C5Buddy 4:55 D1Description 1:32 D2Me Myself And I 3:50 D3This Is A Recording 4 Living In A Full Time Era (L.I.F.E) 3:10 D4I Can Do Anything (Delacratic) 0:41 D5D.A.I.S.Y. Age 4:42