Sold Date: January 14, 2014
Start Date: January 7, 2014
Final Price: $29.99 (USD)
Bid Count: 2
Seller Feedback: 710
Buyer Feedback: 10

J DILLA RECORD COLLECTION

Artist: Common

Title: The Light 12" B/W Funky for You

Label: MCA Records 

Condition: Cover NM / Record NM

Now with the verification from Ma Dukes, a limited amount of J Dilla’s personal record collection are up for auction with a signed and numbered certificate from Ma Dukes!

Years ago J Dilla moved a large collection of records, personal test presses and audio master tapes into a storage until after his Detroit basement studio flooded. Shortly thereafter he moved to Los Angeles.

The storage unit was left by Dilla and taken care of by his mother, Maureen “Ma Dukes” Yancey, but attention and priorities soon shifted: Dilla became seriously ill and hospitalized, and with his mother at his side in Los Angeles during a planned two-week visited that turned into years, the unit was lost.

In Spring of 2012, the entire collection was finally recovered. The back payments and fees were paid – Ma Dukes was reunited with the contents she last saw just before leaving to L.A. to take care of Dilla. All the J Dilla (Slum Village...etc.) test pressings, personal recordings, personal items, tapes, along with a large portion of the record collection are being held by Ma Dukes for inclusion in a possible future Hip Hop museum and upcoming record release projects.

What you will receive:

1) A signed and numbered certificate from Maureen Yancey (Ma Dukes) stating the LP record you will receive is from J Dilla's personal collection.

2) The LP described above originally bought by Dilla (on one of his many crate diggin’ expeditions) still in the plastic bag Dilla put all his records in.

The certificates are numbered with the plan of an online registry for Dilla fans to list their Dilla Collection LP. Including the artist, title, and whether any tracks on the LP are known to have been sampled by Dilla. This registry is dependent on the sales of the limited amount of the collection and response from the fans. Visit the J Dilla foundation web site for future updates.

Shipping - US Domestic Media Mail is $4.00 for the first record and $2.00 per additional record shipped in one box.

Due to a rise in US Postal rates in January, there is a limited of 4 records per shipment for international packages. 

International shipping is $18.99 for the first LP and $2.25 for each additional up to 4 records per package. Any auctions going over $50 PRIORITY MAIL IS REQUIRED AND WILL INCLUDE INSURANCE. DO NOT BID IF YOU ARE NOT PREPARED TO PAY FOR PRIORITY MAIL.

Proceeds from the sale of these records go to benefit the J Dilla Foundation. Please visit the foundation web site and support Ma Dukes and all the foundations efforts!