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Licensced To Ill on 2xLP

Posted by Loren on November 14, 2026

Licensced To Ill on 2xLP
photo by Loren Green

A special 2xLP 40th anniversay deluxe edition of the Beastie Boys' License To Ill, first released on Nov. 15, 1986, will come out on March 18, 2027. The updated version

As described, "Pressed on 180-gram black vinyl LPs with lacquers cut from a high resolution digital transfer from the original 1986 1/4” album master by Joe Nino-Hernes at Sterling Sound, this newly remastered Vinylphyle edition is housed in a gatefold tip-on wrapped jacket with a satin-matte finish and printed on clay-coated board and includes a four-panel insert with scans of the original tape boxes, a classic band-logo etching on the vinyl, and all-new liner notes by Public Enemy co-founder Chuck D."

Mike D recently returned to action with Thank You.

TRACKLISTING

Side A

Rhymin & Stealin  
The New Style  
She’s Crafty  
Posse In Effect  

Side B

Slow Ride  
Girls  
Fight For Your Right  
No Sleep Till Brooklyn  
Paul Revere  

Side C

Hold It Now, Hit It  
Brass Monkey  
Slow And Low  
Time To Get Ill  

Side D

Etching (No Audio)

Licensced To Ill on 2xLP
photo by Loren Green

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