Sold Date: September 17, 2023
Start Date: September 10, 2023
Final Price: $46.00 (USD)
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Beastie Boys Licensed To Ill 1986 1st Press Gatefold Def Jam VG/VG+.

For auction is a good listeners copy of Licensed To Ill by American hip-hop band, The Beastie Boys. The trio’s debut that was released in November 1986 and was a huge commercial and critical success. The album peaked at the top of the Billboard 200, becoming the first rap LP to do so. Also, it is only the second rap album ever to be certified platinum, which it accomplished by February 1987. Licensed To Ill contains the singles “(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)” (#7) and “Brass Monkey” (#48) which both reached the Top-50 on the Billboard Hot 100. Also featured are the classics, “The New Style”, “Girls”, “No Sleep Til Brooklyn”, “Paul Revere” and “Hold Now, Hit It”. The album has been considered both one of the best hip-hop records and debuts ever and is often on best of lists. In 2013, Rolling Stone named it the best debut album of all time and in 2020 it ranked #192 on the magazine’s list of 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Licensed To Ill re-entered the Billboard 200 and peaked at #18 in 2012, after the death of Adam Yauch (a.k.a. MCA). The album now has been certified diamond in the US with sales of 10 million copies. This copy is a 1st Carrollton Press.

Vinyl is play graded VG-. Many light visible surface marks but nothing deep that can be felt. Stain on Side 2 runout that does not affect playback. Label on same side has a tear from a sticker being removed. Plays with mild background noise at times that is never overwhelming. Most apparent at the beginning of each side. There is one small jump on Track 4 on Side 1 that can be easily missed. Plays through and there are no more issues. If not for this hiccup the record would be a solid VG. Please see pics.

Gatefold cover is in VG+ condition. There is minor shelf wear on seams but no splits. Corners have limited wear. There are a few tiny creases on the title of front. Original Def Jam inner sleeve is included but a generic white die-cut one is used to protect vinyl. Please see pics.

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