Paul's Boutique (20th Anniversary edition)
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Beastie Boys
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studio album
First released:
Jul 19 1989

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Paul's Boutique is the second studio album by American hip hop group Beastie Boys, released on July 25, 1989 on Capitol Records. Featuring production by the Dust Brothers, the recording sessions for the album took place at Mario G's Studio in Los Angeles and The Opium Den in Brooklyn, New York from 1988 to 1989, after which the recordings underwent mixing at the Manhattan-based Record Plant Studios.

Paul's Boutique was initially considered a commercial failure by the executives at Capitol Records, as its sales did not match that of the group's previous record, Licensed to Ill, and the label eventually decided to stop promoting the album. The album's popularity continued to grow, however, and it has even been touted as a breakthrough achievement for the Beastie Boys. Highly varied lyrically and sonically, Paul's Boutique secured the Beastie Boys' place as critical favorites in the hip-hop genre, and has been widely recognized as the group's magnum opus. The album's rankings near the top of many publications' "best albums" lists in disparate genres has given Paul's Boutique critical recognition as a landmark album in hip hop.

On January 27, 1999, Paul's Boutique was certified double platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America. In 2003, the album was ranked number 156 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The album was re-released in a 20th anniversary package featuring 24-bit remaster audio and a commentary track on January 27, 2009.

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20th Anniversary edition
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Release dates:
  • Feb 10 2009

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5 stars Paul's Boutique comes correct
I'm not going to waste your time reviewing the content of this classic album. If you haven't already heard Paul's Boutique- where the hell have you been for the past 20 years? This was probably the first relevant hip hop album ever made by whiteboys (back when sampling was free). Oh, and the Dust Brothers went on to do even MORE great things...

What I am going to review here are the improvements made to the quality of the content by way of remastering. I'm no rocket-surgeon (intended) but I do …
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Written by J. VanDenEng
3 stars Anniversary Edition Is Not That Hot
This is not a review of the album per se (this is a great album if you don't already know), but a review of the re-released anniversary edition. That being said, for an anniversary edition I would expect some new liner notes, and some bonus material, none of which is here. For the track by track interview information you have to go to [...] and download it, but the directions on how to get this, (included on a card in the CD) are nebulous. So the 3 rating is for the anniversary edition. The album, of course, gets a 5!
Written by Carl J. Vest

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Credits Edit

  1. composer

  2. design

    2. Ricky Powel Haze [photography]

  3. engineer

  4. performer

    1. E.Z. Mike [turntables]

  1. producer

    1. Beastie Boys [except 14]
    3. The Dust Brothers [except 14]

  2. writer

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Paul's Boutique 15 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Capitol Records
catalog number: 91743
release dates: Jul 19 1989
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Paul's Boutique 17 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: 91743
release dates: Jul 19 1989
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Paul's Boutique 15 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: 91743
release dates: Jul 19 1989
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Paul's Boutique 15 tracks format: 1 x vinyl
release dates: Jun 22 1999
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