SLUM VILLAGE BOX SET VINYL AND CD NOW OUT OF PRINT

	£		80
	$		106

NEW SEALED 4CD + 5 x 7". Limited to 1,000 only worldwide. Hip-hop fans around the world worship the late, great J Dilla, and for good reason. He remains one of the most beloved rap producers of all time celebrated by artists ranging from A Tribe Called Quest and The Pharcyde to Madlib, Kanye West, Nas and Kendrick Lamar because of his connection with his collaborators, as a producer and a person. He was, quite simply, a musical genius who left us too soon. When it came to connection, there was perhaps none greater in his musical life than with the trio Slum Village, which included Detroit way-back friends and MCs T3 and Baatin. It's where the artist known as Jay-Dee got his start, where he cut his earliest production teeth in the 90s, and where he started to understand that making music reaches its peak when artists build their work as family. This new and exhaustive collection comprising four CDs and five 7" records from the group's Dilla-helmed era is the perfect way for longtime fans to celebrate Dilla's work with his first musical family, as well as for newcomers to enter the expansive musical world he created in the 1990s. As Slum Village, the group, with Dilla as chief producer and sometime MC, put out two full-lengths under the SV name: Fan-Tas-Tic Vol. 1 and Fan-Tas-Tic Vol. 2. Both are included here in full, with original album vocal tracks, bonus mixes and remixes, and selected instrumentals on a third CD. CD #4 is a beyond-the-albums journey through rare bonus cuts (with selected tracks from the J-88 Best Kept Secret album, with the same trio lineup): 11 songs, including the remix to 'Hold Tight'; two Madlib collabs ('Things You Do' and 'Get It Together'); and the Pete Rock remix of 'Once Upon A Time' (the original was also produced by Pete and is found on CD #2). This multi-layered musical cake is iced by a separate vinyl companion, containing five 7" (two singles off Vol. 2 'Raise It Up' and 'I Don't Know' plus three singles just for this set, each on its own color of premium vinyl: 'Fall In Love,' 'Fall In Love Remix' and 'Players'), and a liner notes book with rare photos and images. The text is by journalist Martin Caballero, with extensive input from the group's only surviving member, T3. The 7" labels in this collection are inspired by the original "Raise It Up" and "I Don't Know" 12" releases, which were designed to look like test pressings. The set itself is housed in a deluxe flip-top 7" box. DISC 1 (Fan-Tas-Tic Vol. 1) - Fantastic 1 - This Beat (Keep It On) - I Don't Know - How We Bull$#!+ - Fat Cat Song - The Look Of Love Estimate - Hoc N Pucky - Beej N Dem - Pregnant - Forth & Back (Rock Music) - Fantastic 2 - Fantastic 3 - This Beat (Keep It On) (Remix) - 5 Ela Remix - Give This Nigga - Players - Look Of Love (Remix) - Pregnant - Things U Do (Remix) - Fat Cat Song (Remix) - Fantastic 4 // DISC 2 (Fan-Tas-Tic Vol. 2) - Intro - Conant Gardens - I Don't Know - Jealousy - Climax (Girl Sh**) - Tell Me - What's It All About - Forth And Back (Remix) - Untitled - Fall In Love - Get Dis Money - CB4 - Players - Once Upon A Time - Eyes Up - 2U4U (Original Mix) - Go Ladies - We Be Dem #1 - We Be Dem #2 - Get It Together - Hold Tight (Original Mix) - Once Upon A Time (Original Mix). DISC 3 (Instrumentals) - Conant Gardens - Climax (Girl Sh**) - Jealousy - Hold Tight - Tell Me - I Don't Know - Forth And Back - Untitled - Fall In Love - Get Dis Money - Raise It Up - Players - Eyes Up - 2U4U - CB4 - Go Ladies - Hustle - Fall In Love (Remix). DISC 4 (Bonus Tracks) - Things You Do (Madlib) - Get It Together (Madlib) - Look Of Love (Alt. Remix) - Stupid Ass Lies - The World's Full Of Sadness - Hold Tight Remix - What's Love Got To Do With It - Players (Dr. Love) - Once Upon A Time (Pete Rock Remix) - 2U4U (Instrumental) - Hustle (Instrumental).