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cabojohnny5150
12-25-2009, 03:52 PM
Not sure if this is old news, but there has to be a few people here who its new news too. I just stumbled across this download in flac format.
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Original Ill (1986) [FLAC]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/junebugg5150/beaboyorigill.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/junebugg5150/beaboyorigill.jpg

Supposedly, this is what the Beastie's debut album was actually supposed to be, hence the name, Original Ill. It almost seems as if the Beastie's mentioning Crack was a bad thing because not only was Scenario completely removed from the album, which mentions crack all through out the song, but the original version of Rhymin' & Stealin' was edited to take out just two small phrases, "Most crackin-est B-Boy!!" "I Smoke My Crack!" The phrase is left intact on this release though so you can hear how it originally sounded. I do find it weird that they can mention dust, and being dusted out, over and over, but when they mention crack, songs and phrases get deleted.

There is another unreleased song on this one which seems to have an obvious reason for being removed from the original album. The song is I'm Down, and it is a kind of Beatles cover in a sense, but it was obviously using an unlicensed Beatles sample and so they were unable to include it though it does sound exactly like a song you would have expected to hear on Licensed To Ill. There are a few other slightly different variations and vocal takes on some of the other tracks but most do not really sound much better than what is on Licensed To Ill. However, for a bootleg, this album does sound pretty decent for the most part. The only not so great sounding track is Scenario. It sounds very unfinished and definitely sounds like a demo version, although this version is the best version I have ever heard of it, as most of the versions I have heard floating around the Internet are not very good quality. And to be honest, its the only song I really wanted on this bootleg.


Tracklist:
01 Rhymin' + Stealin' (Smoke My Crack Extra dialogue on end)
02 The New Style
03 She's Crafty
04 I'm Down (Beatles cover-not on album-deleted at last minute)
05 Posse In Effect
06 Fight For Your Right
07 No Sleep Till Brooklyn (Different lyrics, fade out is longer)
08 Paul Revere
09 Brass Monkey
10 Hold It Now, Hit It (Different ending)
11 Girls
12 Slow And Low (Extra lyrics)
13 Time To Get Ill
14 Fight For Your Right #2 (Different lyrics, extra verses, louder guitars, effects on vocals)
15 Scenario (Unreleased track - deleted at last minute)

(not sure if Im allowed to post download links or not, so i removed them) If a moderator says its ok, I will post the flac links.)

pm0ney
12-25-2009, 06:43 PM
Sometimes original isn't always better. I'm Down and Scenario are both pretty shitty songs.

silence7
12-25-2009, 07:57 PM
I've got. "Original Ill" here also.
http://www.beastiemixes.com/boots.php

It's MP3 and I don't remember the quality. (I'm not at home ) But I have a feeling the Flac versions you found may have just came from the bootleg CD or from mp3's anyway. Most of these things are of questionabe quality to begin with so ripping to lossless doesn't help.

Is the cover art a good scan, large? Only one I could find to include in the .zip was kinda small if I remember corectly

edit: nevermind, didn't notice the photo links I'm on my phone.. Is there a scan of the back?

facedownfall
12-26-2009, 12:37 PM
Really stale OFN. I got this cd in 1995.

eddiecee
12-29-2009, 11:54 AM
I prefer the Paul's Boutique demos myself.

eddiecee
12-29-2009, 12:04 PM
I prefer the Paul's Boutique demos myself.

Sorry about the double post.

KevG
12-29-2009, 05:59 PM
I don't get this bootleg...

How come the original versions of songs that came out sound like they were recorded off of a cassette yet "I'm Down" sounds like a mastered mix?

Why does "Scenerio" sound like shit? Doesn't Christian Slater still have a coipy of this? lol

Even though it isn't on there, why isn't "Desperado" available in a decent mix?

I need answers son..

checkyourprez
12-29-2009, 09:41 PM
I prefer the Paul's Boutique demos myself.

whats different about them?

darius
01-22-2010, 04:46 PM
This cat is selling a copy for a pretty reasonable price (n)

Sheesh, if someone buys this I'll shite myself

http://cgi.ebay.com/Beastie-Boys-ORIGINAL-ILL-CD-1985-REAL-CD-OOP-Look_W0QQitemZ120519400414QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMusic _CDs?hash=item1c0f841bde


Oh, I didn't notice the free shipping, that is a deal

silence7
01-23-2010, 03:02 AM
Haha, Same dude has the Krush Groove soundtrack for $399.00...

Can you spot the ripoff (http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=m38&_nkw=KRUSH+GROOVE+Soundtrack)... Hmmm $8.99, $6.99, $6.00, $16.99, $399.00!!!!!

eddiecee
01-23-2010, 11:53 AM
whats different about them?

Basically, the Original Ill CD is just the original songs that were gonna be on the CD. Paul's Boutique Demos are the same thing, I just prefer them.

i.e.: Original Shake Your Rump (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8y2n8_shake-your-rump-demo-beastie-boys_music)

See if you can spot the differences..