Licensed to Ill - clear vinyl reissue?

[tuc70021]

Ok, so I'm also seeing this reissue scheduled for October 16, 2020 online:
https://thesoundofvinyl.com/*/Colour...yl/6PNQ0X5R000

The track listing is missing Time To Get Ill as well. No disrespect but... this appears to be a UK release and I've seen a number of colored bootlegs coming out from the UK in recent years.

Anyone know?

[Taco Zip]

My local record store has it listed as well together with a bunch of other classic releases on limited coloured vinyl.

https://www.platomania.nl/album/8854...-/beastie-boys

[tuc70021]

So a little update...

This record has now shown up on the Walmart website where it features a "Walmart Exclusive" label.

This whole thing seems suspect as hell. First of all, the "Walmart Exclusive" thing is obviously bullshit since it's available from numerous European websites that have nothing to do with Walmart. I guess Walmart could have exclusive distribution rights in the US. But second, the track listing is missing Time To Get Ill on every listing (European or American) I've seen so far. And third, the description is really, REALLY weird. Again, regardless of whether the site is European or American (at least the English-language ones), the description mentions that the album is the first by a "Jewish hip-hop act" to win five mics from The Source magazine. That has to be one of the strangest marketing angles I've ever seen.

Either this is a bootleg that the label hasn't detected yet or Def Jam is trying to appeal to the niche demographic of observant Jewish Walmart old-school hip-hop fans.

[Taco Zip]

The release is on Discogs now.

https://www.discogs.com/Beastie-Boys...lease/16077509

As far as I can see it's a legit Universal release, part of their Limited Coloured Vinyl release series.
https://www.recordsonvinyl.nl/collec...red-vinyl-drop

[balohna]

Missing a track is lame. Seems pretty obvious this is a label release without any sort of input from the band. Easy skip for me.

[Taco Zip]

Originally Posted by balohna

Missing a track is lame.

True!

[dust monkey]

Originally Posted by balohna

Missing a track is lame. Seems pretty obvious this is a label release without any sort of input from the band. Easy skip for me.

i'm sure it's just a misprint on the listings, can't imagine they release without the final track.

[tuc70021]

Originally Posted by balohna

Missing a track is lame. Seems pretty obvious this is a label release without any sort of input from the band. Easy skip for me.

It fits in with Def Jam's complete lack of giving a shit about actually doing anything interesting with this record after 34 years. I get that the whole "unreleased" tracks thing is probably not even possible at this point due to lost tapes, copyright issues, etc., but I mean... could they at least try to release it with a booklet? A bonus 7"? Something? I feel like if Def Jam re-issues LTI with nice packaging and included She's On It as a special colored single, that would be such little effort for reissuing an album that pretty much made the label.