Rush (2014, Reissue)
Every Wednesday, in honor of Ed Lover Dance Day from Yo MTV Raps, I take a break from rock and roll to write a little bit about hip hop. In the late 80s and early 90s hip hop ruled my musical life. During this often called 'Golden Era' I discovered so much incredible music. As I am slowly replacing the CDs I've had for twenty-five plus years with vinyl copies, I'm going to talk about some albums that had a really important impact on me during some very formative years.I wrote about the original pressing of this album a few months ago here. You can see that I had issues with the quality of the record I bought on eBay and although the seller was super cool and accommodating, it still left me without a real copy of this record in my collection. Luckily, I was able to find another at a good price.
This version is even cooler as it's on red vinyl. Sure, I know some folks prefer the sanctity of the first pressing of a record, but for me, I'll always be most interested in the coolest looking and/or best sounding version that there is. 180g will get me every time, but barring that I'll take a colored vinyl version every time.
This one is in great condition and I can now listen to the album on vinyl whenever I want. It's a great thing. If you want to read about the album itself, the last time I wrote about that bunk copy pretty well covered it. In short, it's the best Redman record and worth checking out if you're unfamiliar for any reason.
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