The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die: The InstrumentalsThe album that reinvented East Coast rap for the gangsta age, Ready to Die made the Notorious B. I. G. a household name. Today it's recognized as one of the greatest hardcore rap albums ever recorded. Start to finish, this is an original piece of American art. A true masterpiece. To celebrate the albums 30th anniversary, were looking to release two bespoke products for Record Store Day 2024: An EP of instrumental tracks from the album and a 2LP

Born Joseph Van Het Groenewoud

Released to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the performance

Stand vigilant

Ridge Farm Studios

leaving behind one of the most sought-after LPs of the British psychedelic boom

thanks to its revolutionary recording techniques

2LP - 20 Tracks

in which the interviewer asks if she has considered the supposition that she is one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century

turning his life into the rusted-out scraps he then used to build Voids from the ground up

“The Works” & “Flowers Of The Water (For Lou)” close out the album

This re-issue faithfully replicates the original 1984 Virgin Records UK release with printed inner and is pressed onto high quality 180g vinyl

Produced by Johnny Jewel