Madlib – Shades Of Blue (Madlib Invades Blue Note) (2x Vinyl LP | EU Reissue | 2023)

Madlib – Shades Of Blue (Madlib Invades Blue Note) is an album by Californian producer Madlib (Otis Jackson Jr.), released on Blue Note in 2003. The label opened its archive to him: Madlib remixed recordings from the Blue Note catalogue, partly using elements of the original multitrack tapes, and recorded his own versions of pieces such as Horace Silver's "Song For My Father", Wayne Shorter's "Footprints" and Bobby Hutcherson's "Montara". Executive producers were Eli Wolf and Peanut Butter Wolf. This copy is the 2023 reissue in the Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series: two 180g LPs in a gatefold sleeve, new and factory sealed.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Blue Note 5507723
• Format: 2x Vinyl LP, Album, Gatefold
• Pressing: EU reissue (180g)
• Country: Europe
• Year of this pressing: 2023 (original: 2003)
• Genre: Hip Hop, Jazz, Jazz Rap

Condition

• Condition: New & factory sealed

The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Introduction
2. Slim's Return (Monk Higgins)
3. Distant Land (Donald Byrd)
4. Mystic Bounce (Ronnie Foster)

Side B

1. Stormy (B. Buie, J.R. Cobb)
2. Blue Note Interlude
3. Please Set Me At Ease (A., L., R. Mizell)
4. Funky Blue Note (Otis Jackson Jr.)
5. Alfred Lion Interlude

Side C

1. Stepping Into Tomorrow (Laurence Mizell)
2. Andrew Hill Break (Andrew Hill)
3. Montara (Bobby Hutcherson)

Side D

1. Song For My Father (Horace Silver)
2. Footprints (Wayne Shorter)
3. Peace / Dolphin Dance (H. Silver, H. Hancock)
4. Outro

Personnel

Madlib: production, arrangement, mixing. Executive producers: Eli Wolf, Peanut Butter Wolf. Mastering: Dave Cooley, Kevin Gray (lacquer cut for this edition). Cover design: Jeff Jank.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
No. The album was first released in 2003. This is the 2023 reissue in the Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series, with the same running order on two LPs.

What is the Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series?
A Blue Note reissue series on 180g vinyl. For this edition Kevin Gray mastered and cut the lacquers at Cohearent Audio, and it was pressed in Germany by Optimal Media.

Is the record new?
Yes, the record is new and factory sealed.

Do you have more Madlib records?
Yes, for example Madvillain – Madvillainy or Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – Bandana. More titles are in our Hip Hop collection.