paulsboutique.beastieboys.com

[b i o n i c]

you can buy paul's boutique now?


also, it appears the commentary is free.. cool

[b i o n i c]

props matespawndie for the headsup

[paul jones]

I just been playing ping pong

it's crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(y)

[silence7]

MCA Plays a mean game of Ping-Pong.....

Got More rhymes
than Jamaica got Mango

Got More flavor
than fruit striped gum

Got More suits
than Jacoby & Meyers

Got More rhymes
than Jamaica got Mango

Got More hits
than Sadaharu Oh

Got More louie
than Phillip Rizzuto

Got More excuses
than my man Dave Scilkin

Could only figure out 5, tried these others with no luck...
Rhymes
I've Got Grey Hairs

Action
My Man John Woo

spice
than the frugal gourmet

rhymes
Phillis Diller

Product
Ron Popeil

stories
J.D.'s got Salinger

cuts
my man Chuck Chillout

rhymes
my boy Abe Lincoln

rhymes
Carl Sagan’s got turtlenecks

juice
Picasso got paint

[roosta]

the "turn me up" feature is great.

[Kid Presentable]

It sounds good.

[Pres Zount]

I'm pretty good at table tennis, I must say.

[Pootytang]

This is the dopest front page they have ever put together. Thanks guys.

[Laver1969]

Looking good!

Now I gotta figure out where I'm gonna put an 8 foot wide poster.

[Kid Presentable]

I'm pretty good at table tennis, I must say.

It's laggy and the computer cheats :mad:

[Pres Zount]

Yeah, the lag is pretty bad. I'm hoping that they patch it pretty soon.

[countrymikedj]

Dope!

[ampm]

Nasty Little Man PR Press Release

BEASTIE BOYS PAUL'S BOUTIQUE
REMASTERED 20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION PRE-RELEASE AVAILABLE TODAY EXCLUSIVELY AT http://www.beastieboys.com
PHYSICAL RELEASE FEBRUARY 10
BEASTIE BOYS CONFIRMED TO APPEAR AT 2009 BONNAROO MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL

The first and most probably only hip hop record ever to be likened to Abbey Road, Dark Side Of The Moon and Pet Sounds, Beastie Boys' groundbreaking Paul's Boutique will celebrate its 20th birthday with a digitally remastered, visually expanded version. The 20th anniversary edition will finally see the landmark album released as its creators originally intended.

The Paul's Boutique 20th anniversary re-release will be available in a multitude of formats, the first being a digital download available exclusively as of today at http://www.beastieboys.com (which has been completely overhauled and re-designed to commemorate the re-release). The basic 320kbps digital download with 3D interactive digital artwork will be available immediately upon order.

Pre-Orders also open today at beastieboys.com for the February 10 release of the following configurations:

Deluxe Digital Download
Digital album download in choice of format (320kbps MP3, FLAC, Apple Lossless), 5 Beasties music videos, video commentary, 3D interactive digital album art

CD + Digital Download
8 panel ecopack CD + Digital Download

Vinyl + Digital Download
8 panel, 180g vinyl + Digital Download

T-Shirt Combos
Limited edition Paul's Boutique t-shirt with wraparound album art. Available with Deluxe Digital, CD, or Vinyl combo.

20th Anniversary Commemorative Pack
Includes Digital Deluxe, CD, Vinyl, T-shirt, and an 8 foot wide poster of the album art as it was originally intended to be enjoyed.

The Paul's Boutique reissue features no additional music, though a track-by-track audio commentary by the band detailing the making of the record will be available with every configuration.

Released in July 1989 to critical raves and commercial indifference, Paul's Boutique quietly spent a decade amassing sales in proportion to its reviews, ultimately selling over two million copies. More recently, Paul's Boutique's unprecedented multi-sampled musical density and brain-teasing lyrical complexity have earned the record all-time greatest accolades from the likes of TIME, THE SOURCE, ROLLING STONE, Q, PITCHFORK and many more, while classic tracks "Shake Your Rump," "Egg Man" and "Hello Brooklyn" continue to keep the crowd moving at Beastie Boys live shows.

Finally, Beastie Boys have signed on as a headliner for the 2009 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, TN. It will be the band's first ever appearance at Bonnaroo.

[dembones]

why is it gone?!?! am i doing something wrong? its just going to their regular homepage now.

[YoungRemy]

it appears the site went offline...

I clicked on the news page yesterday and it was empty, I guess they were revamping the site.

also, the text boxes are not responding to my keyboard when I play the lyric game or enter my address for the audio commentary...

I want that t-shirt!

also, will we get a checkyourhead.beastieboys.com version?

was that ever confirmed?

[jennyb]

yeah pretty much the coolest site ever like whoa

[cj hood]

best website ever!!! they should have released thos pics in a hard cover book w/the remastered pb...

[b i o n i c]

its really really awesome that they did this and made it all available to people who really want to know, us, ahead of time.

shame is, i dont think (most) people really know how (including me) how to enjoy this to the fullest, how to get the best sound quality experience. *takes bong hit* i read something about the flac and all that. *exhales* imma do some research

[b-grrrlie]

Wo-hoooo!!!!!
I suck at ping pong!




or maybe it's just my computer's that's slow....

[dust monkey]

Got more adidas sneakers than a plumbers got pliers

MCA Plays a mean game of Ping-Pong.....

Got More rhymes
than Jamaica got Mango

Got More flavor
than fruit striped gum

Got More suits
than Jacoby & Meyers

Got More rhymes
than Jamaica got Mango

Got More hits
than Sadaharu Oh

Got More louie
than Phillip Rizzuto

Got More excuses
than my man Dave Scilkin

Could only figure out 5, tried these others with no luck...
Rhymes
I've Got Grey Hairs

Action
My Man John Woo

spice
than the frugal gourmet

rhymes
Phillis Diller

Product
Ron Popeil

stories
J.D.'s got Salinger

cuts
my man Chuck Chillout

rhymes
my boy Abe Lincoln

rhymes
Carl Sagan’s got turtlenecks

juice
Picasso got paint

[cAm]

great website!

[laura]

yeeeeeey!!
they're back in their style!!

I'm back to beastieland!

[b-grrrlie]

Where do I sign for birthday wishlist?

[kleptomaniac]

i got 7 out of 7, yay! :D

stories
J.D.'s got Salinger

that's close! ;)

[jennyb]

seriously guys my head's about to explode this is almost tooooooo much goodness to take *hyperventilates*

[kleptomaniac]

*heroically tosses jenny a paper bag!!*

(oh no, now what am i going to do?!! :eek:)




*plays ping pong* hehe :)

yauch, i shall DEFEAT YOU!!! :cool:

edit: i was unaware there were more than 3 levels in this game. does it go on forever or what?! i got to level 5 and it literally goes faster than the speed of lightning!!! i would like to know if yauch, mike & horovitz can beat themselves at this game! lol

[RobMoney$]

its really really awesome that they did this and made it all available to people who really want to know, us, ahead of time.

shame is, i dont think (most) people really know how (including me) how to enjoy this to the fullest, how to get the best sound quality experience. *takes bong hit* i read something about the flac and all that. *exhales* imma do some research


flac files are much bigger files than MP3, much more information and therefore give you better sound quality than MP3.
You won't be able to put them on your Ipod though.

I'm a vinyl nerd so IMO vinyl is the ONLY way to truly enjoy this to it's fullest.

[funk63]

Ill

[beastieboysbaby]

the "turn me up" feature is great.

This is the dopest front page they have ever put together. Thanks guys.

what y'all saidddddddddddddddddddddd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!(y)(y)

BEAAAZLEYYYYYY BOYZZZZZZZZZZ I LOVEZ YOUUUUUUUUUU.

[countrymikedj]

According to the commentary, the sound at the beginning of The Sounds of Science is one of those cow things. I thought I read in 33 and 1/3rd that it was something else! Anybody else remember reading that?

[mathcart]

According to the commentary, the sound at the beginning of The Sounds of Science is one of those cow things. I thought I read in 33 and 1/3rd that it was something else! Anybody else remember reading that?

From Dan Lerory's Paul's Boutique 33 1/3, note 32 on p.87 :

"The barnyard noises on the track have been commonly assumed to be a cow- (or sheep)-in-a-can--a toy that approximates the sound of a farm animal when turned upside down. Not so, according to Mike Simpson. "I don't wanna say where it's from, but it's basically a famous person's voice, that I tweaked in such a way that you would never know what the original source is. But it does sound exactly like a cow-in-a-can."

(y)

[mathcart]

Yeah I just heard that part of the commentary.

Guess the question is who's memory of that period is more, ahem, "intact".
Much as it pains me- may not be able to go with the boys on this one, considering...

[Documad]

Is the commentary funny or serious?

I'm frustrated by having so many choices, but thrilled that they're selling it online. How do I turn down the 8 foot long poster?

[beastieboysbaby]

funny...and serious.


you know how they are. silly :p

[mathcart]

Is the commentary funny or serious?

I'm frustrated by having so many choices, but thrilled that they're selling it online. How do I turn down the 8 foot long poster?

THATS THE EXACT CONCLUSION I JUST CAME TOO!!!!!
(sorry bout yelling at you!)

So I did the Math(of course)- the Tshirt is $25 bucks on top of the cost of the CD & Vinyl and since everything that comes in the commemorative package comes if you get either the cd or vinyl (& you can add the shirt to one or both!) that leaves the 8 ft poster making up the $62 difference in price. Just had a long "can I really rationalize that I'm gonna spend $60 bucks for a poster" conversation with my roommate.
I couldn't.
I'm still gonna get it though. Realizing that I had the perfect place for it helped.
Yay!
:)

By the way Doc- the commentary is both funny AND serious- as you would imagine. Their is some very genuine reminiscing about those times along with the expected silliness.

[jennyb]

... How do I turn down the 8 foot long ....?

hahahahah uhhhhhhhh sorry Doc I couldn't help it :p I'm all giddy today it's like CHRISTMASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS in February

I listened to the commentary 3 times already today and kept laughing out loud at my desk (esp where they talk about hitting the guy with the egg on his way to work and he just turns around... oh and Hbomb and his whole ping pong gear my goodnessssssss - commentary is def a bboy specialty)

[countrymikedj]

Yeah I just heard that part of the commentary.

Guess the question is who's memory of that period is more, ahem, "intact".
Much as it pains me- may not be able to go with the boys on this one, considering...

Thanks for finding that part of the book. I think you're right...might not be able to go with the boys here. They struggled to remember if they have ever played Hey Ladies live....Adam H. ALSO mentioned on a few of the tracks " I can't remember recording that" . That's evidence enough for me that they can't remember a damn thing from that era!

[Documad]

THATS THE EXACT CONCLUSION I JUST CAME TOO!!!!!
(sorry bout yelling at you!)

So I did the Math(of course)- the Tshirt is $25 bucks on top of the cost of the CD & Vinyl and since everything that comes in the commemorative package comes if you get either the cd or vinyl (& you can add the shirt to one or both!) that leaves the 8 ft poster making up the $62 difference in price. Just had a long "can I really rationalize that I'm gonna spend $60 bucks for a poster" conversation with my roommate.
I couldn't.
I'm still gonna get it though. Realizing that I had the perfect place for it helped.
Yay!
:)
If I got the poster, I think I'd put it in my office. I like that it's just the album art without BEASTIE BOYS written all over it. So cool people would recognize it and all the other fools wouldn't.

It's a lot of money though, especially because I don't want the t-shirt.

I really want the vinyl -- that's the priority.

[Documad]

hahahahah uhhhhhhhh sorry Doc I couldn't help it :p I'm all giddy today it's like CHRISTMASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS in February

I listened to the commentary 3 times already today and kept laughing out loud at my desk (esp where they talk about hitting the guy with the egg on his way to work and he just turns around... oh and Hbomb and his whole ping pong gear my goodnessssssss - commentary is def a bboy specialty)

I'm downloaded the commentary. Nice of them to post it here. (y) I started listening. I'm glad Yauch had them turn up Mike's mic because I kept adjusting my sound. :)

I already ordered something beastie related recently. If that comes it really will feel like christmas. :o

[mathcart]

Thanks for finding that part of the book. I think you're right...might not be able to go with the boys here. They struggled to remember if they have ever played Hey Ladies live....Adam H. ALSO mentioned on a few of the tracks " I can't remember recording that" . That's evidence enough for me that they can't remember a damn thing from that era!

:D

Highly speculative the remaining cumulative memory them boys have of those days!

No sweat on the quote- reading it for the 1st time- almost done, I'm taking my sweetass time!- had no idea today would turn into an international Beastie holiday! My favorite part of it thus far, right after procuring an 8 ft poster and playing an epic ping-pong game against MCA, was when I had to end a work call by saying "I was about to get back to you when something important came up- I'll call you later with that (important detail)".

Love a Beastieholiday!
(y)

[countrymikedj]

For all of you that have bought this shit, be sure to give it a thorough listen on a good pair of headphones. Outstanding!

[Documad]

For all of you that have bought this shit, be sure to give it a thorough listen on a good pair of headphones. Outstanding!

What did you buy? What format?

I find it difficult to believe that anything is going to sound special on my computer!

[countrymikedj]

What did you buy? What format?

I find it difficult to believe that anything is going to sound special on my computer!

I got the apple lossless. Maybe part of me wants it to sound great, but I think there is a pretty noticeable difference.

[Documad]

I got the apple lossless. Maybe part of me wants it to sound great, but I think there is a pretty noticeable difference.

Good news then! I'm all about the mac. Have you confirmed that it really will load on the ipod? I thought it was cool that the band commented on which formats would work with itunes.

[RobMoney$]

I tried to download the commentary and got a message that said it's not available at this time.

What's up with that?

[countrymikedj]

Good news then! I'm all about the mac. Have you confirmed that it really will load on the ipod? I thought it was cool that the band commented on which formats would work with itunes.

Loaded fine on mine. After you download the file, you decompress it and it's good to go straight into iTunes!

[Micodin]

Loaded fine on mine. After you download the file, you decompress it and it's good to go straight into iTunes!

I second that. All good on my Apple and iPod.

[pshabi]

I tried to download the commentary and got a message that said it's not available at this time.

What's up with that?

Me 2.

Still checked my inbox and the link was there. Downloading now.

[surfingelectrod]

From Dan Lerory's Paul's Boutique 33 1/3, note 32 on p.87 :

"The barnyard noises on the track have been commonly assumed to be a cow- (or sheep)-in-a-can--a toy that approximates the sound of a farm animal when turned upside down. Not so, according to Mike Simpson. "I don't wanna say where it's from, but it's basically a famous person's voice, that I tweaked in such a way that you would never know what the original source is. But it does sound exactly like a cow-in-a-can."

(y)

I had always thought it was a slowed down sample of the plane at the beginning of the Beatles' Back In The USSR.

I have a problem with the Shake Your Rump video that came with the Deluxe Download... the audio starts about 5 seconds before the video does, causing it to be badly out of sync for the entire thing. Is it like this for anyone else?

[Kid Presentable]

Nooberific, but how come the whole page never loads for me? The one time it did I played that got more game and it did nothing. *Loses*

[Baseline]

COOOOOOOOL!

[cj hood]

they said they should start doing some of bboy boullisbase (sp?) live again....

[Praying Mantis]

According to the commentary, the sound at the beginning of The Sounds of Science is one of those cow things. I thought I read in 33 and 1/3rd that it was something else! Anybody else remember reading that?



IM doing the download now, where will I find the commentary.

[ellwood_court]

I listened to the Apple Lossless version of the remaster last night through headphones. Aside from the bass being noticeably louder, I really couldn't hear any other differences. I guess I don't know what I was really expecting aside from more bass. Has anyone else noticed differences aside from low end levels?

[countrymikedj]

IM doing the download now, where will I find the commentary.

http://paulsboutique.beastieboys.com/audiocommentary

[Monsieur Decuts]

the snares pop on every track..awsome. no more fastforwarding to Lay it on Me!

[brmanuk]

My favorite part of it thus far, right after procuring an 8 ft poster and playing an epic ping-pong game against MCA...


I've never played MCA...its always been Mike D.

Anyone else have problems registering with the site? I wasn't sent a confirmation email with my password in.

Also, what do I get for registering with the site?

[Jmoney77]

OMG! Dude love the front page, every feature is so cool! Pong, Turntable, videos, Pics, everything im am so excited for the future of this site and the boys.

[acamus]

best front page ever! (never mind, it was the flash player.)

[yeahwho]

Dammit. The poster is irresistible. Fuckers. No soup for me for a week.

[RobMoney$]

they said they should start doing some of bboy boullisbase (sp?) live again....


They started doing Hello Brooklyn again recently, but the one I really want to see is MCA spit "A Year and a Day".

[G-PoNg]

but the one I really want to see is MCA spit "A Year and a Day".

Yes Yes and more Yes.

[mathcart]

Dammit. The poster is irresistible. Fuckers. No soup for me for a week.

Yeah- good thing I been pb&jing it! Evidently I've been saving up to buy the remastered catalog and (hopefully) see SEVERAL legendary shows this summer!
(y)

[RobMoney$]

Dammit. The poster is irresistible. Fuckers. No soup for me for a week.


Seriously I was this close to going for it too, and I wouldn't have had to live on Ramen noodles for a week to jump on it either.
I just don't think it's worth it.


I'm all over the vinyl & digital copies for $25 though.

[mathcart]

I have a problem with the Shake Your Rump video that came with the Deluxe Download... the audio starts about 5 seconds before the video does, causing it to be badly out of sync for the entire thing. Is it like this for anyone else?

Mine is like a half second off at the beginning but its not very noticeable (in fact I didn't until you mentioned it)

[darius]

I really want that video commentary in the deluxe digital, there should be a deluxe digital download with vinyl or cd package deal :(
And which format is better flac or apple lossless? Do either really compare with the actual disc in sound quality?
Too many decisions... I need to take a nap

[Documad]

I really want that video commentary in the deluxe digital, there should be a deluxe digital download with vinyl or cd package deal :(

How do you know you want it? Is it going to be new commentary or the stuff from the Criterion DVD?

I guess I'm not a big fan of commentary.

I'm leaning towards seeing if my local store as the LP and sticking with just that for now. Hmm.

[darius]

Yup.

Theres a video version of the same commentary that came with the deluxe editions that has like an extra 10 minutes where they goof around, talk about the cover photo and why they think PB was not as commercially successful as LTI (which leads to a great exchange where they decide that they were as big as Peter Gabriel but not as big as Hammer!).
Very exciting times!



Also the digital album art with pauls boutique "how it was meant to be seen" sounds pretty tempting. Decisions Decisions

[chuckydarko]

Does anyone have the whole Paul's Boutique cover as a nice high-res picture I could use a desktop background? I need something to tide me over until my 8 foot poster arrives. :D

[Kid Presentable]

The page is still busted for me.

[Kid Presentable]

edit: nevermind

[Lyman Zerga]

lol

[RobMoney$]

Haven't been able to read any PB stories for days.
Is that broke for anyone else?

[Documad]

I bought my LP today. Two different people working at the record store said something similar to "good choice, you're going to enjoy it."

As if I'm making an impulse purchase of a $22, 20 year old LP, right after it was released. :p

[ellwood_court]

Did anyone buy the deluxe digital download yet? I want to know what the interactive 3D album art is all about. Please tell everyone what it is and how it works if you are in the know. Thanks.

[Sir SkratchaLot]

I'm willing to bet that the album art "the way it was meant to be" is just that you can look at it 360 without any break in the picture, like if you wrapped the 8 panel gatefold around your head and turned around in circles to look at it.

[acamus]

Haven't been able to read any PB stories for days. Is that broke for anyone else?

It was. Then I upgraded my system software and Flash player (Mac).

[b i o n i c]

i bought the cd and drove around bangin that shit. it does sound incredible, i did hear things i havent heard before and it will bust a frozen testicle... i had to turn the bass down to -2 in order to listen to it loud (y)

[Micodin]

i bought the cd and drove around bangin that shit. it does sound incredible, i did hear things i havent heard before and it will bust a frozen testicle... i had to turn the bass down to -2 in order to listen to it loud - (y)

I was listening to it on the bus today on my fansy Bose headphones and iPod.

Shit finally has the clarity and bass I've been yearning for.

[ellwood_court]

Did anyone else order the LP or CD from the official site prior to Feb 10 and still not receive their order? I ordered the LP on Feb 3 and have yet to see it. I've emailed Topspin 3 separate times and received nothing other than automated emails saying that someone would be in touch shortly.

If I don't hear from them in a few days, they can take it up with my credit card when I get credited for unsent merchandise. I doubt I'll order directly from the Beastie site again after this complete lack of customer service.

What's the point of a preorder? I could've walked into my local store any day since last Tuesday and bought the damn thing, plus saved on shipping.

Please let me know if others are having similar experiences.

[Videodrome]

I bought the entire deluxe package for what ended up being like $145 after shipping. The email stated that shipping would begin after Feb. 20th.

[Videodrome]

Did anyone else order the LP or CD from the official site prior to Feb 10 and still not receive their order? I ordered the LP on Feb 3 and have yet to see it. I've emailed Topspin 3 separate times and received nothing other than automated emails saying that someone would be in touch shortly.

If I don't hear from them in a few days, they can take it up with my credit card when I get credited for unsent merchandise. I doubt I'll order directly from the Beastie site again after this complete lack of customer service.

What's the point of a preorder? I could've walked into my local store any day since last Tuesday and bought the damn thing, plus saved on shipping.

Please let me know if others are having similar experiences.

your order should of shipped by now.

Vinyl or Cd will ship on or before 2/10/09

[ellwood_court]

your order should of shipped by now.

Vinyl or Cd will ship on or before 2/10/09

Yes, I understand that it SHOULD have shipped by now. But if that had happened, I would have already received it. There's nowhere in the continental United States from which mailing a record would take more than 8 days to reach me. I'm still more frustrated than anything by Topspin's absolute lack of response to my multiple e-mails. No more online ordering for me.

PS I'm going to be even more pissed off if the vinyl that eventually arrives is banged up as some people have described.

[bigfatlove06]

I'm not certain, but I think topspin just handles the digital downloads... I don't think they are distributing the vinyl and such.