LABEL: Capitol
VINYL RELEASE DATE: 8/12/2022
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 1992
VARIANT: Black Vinyl 4LP
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Beastie Boys’ multi-platinum album Check Your Head, UMe will release a limited-edition reissue of the rare 4LP deluxe version of the album, originally released in 2009 as an artist store exclusive. The long out-of-print and much sought-after box set features the 2009 remaster of the original double album, plus two extra LPs of bonus content including remixes, live versions, and B-sides. All four LPs are pressed on 180-gram vinyl and housed in a fabric wrapped, stamped, hardcover case.
Originally released in April 1992, Check Your Head was a milestone for Beastie Boys on multiple levels: It was their first album to be produced, in its entirety, by Beastie Boys with Mario Caldato Jr. and to feature keyboard player Keyboard Money Mark, as well as the first to be recorded at the band’s own G-Son studios in Atwater Village, CA. Most significantly, however, Check Your Head marked the return of live instrumentation to the forefront and backbone of the Beastie Boys sound, with the bulk of the album featuring Mike D on drums, Adrock on guitar and MCA on bass for the first time since the band’s early 1980s hardcore punk recordings.
Featuring the now-classic tracks “So What’cha Want,” “Pass The Mic,” “Gratitude” and “Jimmy James,” Check Your Head stormed the U.S. Top 10, ultimately returning Beastie Boys to hard-touring, platinum-selling status, and setting the band up for the pop cultural dominance it would achieve in the decade to come.
A1 JIMMY JAMES
A2 FUNKY BOSS
A3 PASS THE MIC
A4 GRATITUDE
A5 LIGHTEN UP
B1 FINGER LICKIN' GOOD
B2 SO WHAT' CHA WANT
B3 THE BIZ VS THE NUGE
FEATURING – BIZ MARKIE
B4 TIME FOR LIVIN'
B5 SOMETHING'S GOT TO GIVE
C1 THE BLUE NUN
C2 STAND TOGETHER
C3 POW
C4 THE MAESTRO
C5 GROOVE HOLMES
D1 LIVE AT P. J.'S
D2 MARK ON THE BUS
D3 PROFESSOR BOOTY
D4 IN 3'S
D5 NAMASTE
E1 DUB THE MIC (INSTRUMENTAL)
E2 PASS THE MIC (PT. 2, SKILLS TO PAY THE BILLS)
E3 DRUNKEN PRAYING MANTIS STYLE
E4 NETTY'S GIRL
F1 THE SKILLS TO PAY THE BILLS (ORIGINAL VERSION)
F2 SO WHAT' CHA WANT (SOUL ASSASSIN REMIX VERSION)
F3 SO WHAT' CHA WANT (BUTT NAKED VERSION)
F4 GROOVE HOLMES (LIVE VS. THE BIZ)FEATURING – BIZ MARKIE
G1 STAND TOGETHER (LIVE AT FRENCH'S TAVERN, SYDNEY AUSTRALIA)
G2 FINGER LICKIN' GOOD (GOVERNMENT CHEESE REMIX)
G3 GRATITUDE (LIVE AT BUDOKAN)
G4 HONKY RINK
H1 JIMMY JAMES (ORIGINAL ORIGINAL VERSION)
H2 BOOMIN' GRANNY
H3 DRINKIN' WINE
H4 SO WHAT' CHA WANT (ALL THE WAY LIVE FREESTYLE VERSION)
