2000 Still Sealed 2-LP - SLUM VILLAGE "Fantastic, Vol. 2" - GOODVIBE RECORDINGS
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Excellent, guaranteed original, 2000 STILL SEALED Neo Soul 2-LP by SLUM VILLAGE entitled "Fantastic, Vol. 2" on GoodVibe Recordings Records (#2025-1, Stereo). "Fantastic, Vol. 2" (also referred to as Fantastic Volume II) is the second album from Detroit's SLUM VILLAGE. During the time of its release the group was still composed of its earliest members T3, Baatin and Jay Dee. The album was initially completed in 1998 for A&M Records shortly before the label became obsolete, leaving the group in limbo for over a year. During this period, however, the group's producer Jay Dee greatly increased his profile through work with artists such as Common, Busta Rhymes, Erykah Baduand A Tribe Called Quest. At the same time tremendous acclaim from notables such as Questlove ofThe Roots and Q-Tip built up anticipation for the long-delayed LP. SLUM VILLAGE eventually found an outlet with Goodvibe Recordings & Barak Records, and released this album in 2000. Although sales were slow (due to heavy bootlegging, the group nevertheless had a huge impact on the underground circuit and were proclaimed torchbearers for the departing A Tribe Called Quest. In particular Jay Dee's much lauded production work, full of subtle grooves and soul claps, was a blueprint for the direction that neo soul would take in the coming years. The album was re-released minus the original version of "Fall-N-Love", which was replaced by the remix due to sample clearance issues, as well as their collaboration with Common, "Thelonius" (which originally appeared on Common's Like Water for Chocolate). The album received a great deal of praise. The Phoenix New Times, for example, commented that "(Jay Dee's) production style has been subtly influencing better-recognized producers for years" and even went as far as to claim that "SLUM VILLAGE is going to single-handedly save rap music." The group themselves have since acknowledged the impact this record had, and while they benefited greatly from it, it has also overshadowed their later, though more commercially successful work. The 12th track, "Get Dis Money," is featured on the Office Space soundtrack. Condition: Cover = solid VG/VG+ (SEALED), Records = MINT. Winning bidder to add $3.50 postage in the USA. Good luck - check out my other auctions for more vintage records for sale and save on postage costs!
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