The Roots – Illadelph Halflife (Vinyl 2LP, EU Reissue 2024)

The Roots – Illadelph Halflife is the third studio album by Philadelphia's The Roots, first released on September 24, 1996 on DGC/Geffen. The band relies on live instruments rather than purely sample-based beats; guests include D'Angelo, Q-Tip, Common, Raphael Saadiq, Bahamadia, Cassandra Wilson and Joshua Redman. The album reached No. 21 on the Billboard 200 and No. 4 on the R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart. This copy is the European 2LP reissue (DGC 00602557085846) in its 2024 pressing.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: DGC 00602557085846
• Format: Vinyl, 2LP, album, reissue
• Pressing: EU reissue 2024
• Country: Europe
• Year of this pressing: 2024 (original: 1996)
• Genre: Hip Hop (jazz rap, conscious hip hop), New Vinyl

Condition

• Condition: New & factory sealed

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

Tracklist

Side A

1. Intro
2. Respond/React
3. Section
4. Panic!!!!!
5. It Just Don't Stop
6. Episodes (feat. Dice Raw)

Side B

1. Push Up Ya Lighter (feat. Bahamadia)
2. What They Do (feat. Raphael Saadiq)
3. ? vs. Scratch
4. Concerto Of The Desperado

Side C

1. Clones (feat. Dice Raw & M.A.R.S.)
2. UNIverse At War (feat. Common)
3. No Alibi
4. Dave vs. US
5. No Great Pretender

Side D

1. The Hypnotic (feat. D'Angelo)
2. Ital (The Universal Side) (feat. Q-Tip)
3. One Shine (feat. Joshua Redman & Cassandra Wilson)
4. The Adventures In Wonderland (feat. Ursula Rucker)
5. Outro

Personnel

The Roots: Black Thought (rap), ?uestlove (drums, production), Malik B. (rap), Rahzel (beatbox) and others.

Guests: D'Angelo, Q-Tip, Common, Raphael Saadiq, Bahamadia, Dice Raw, M.A.R.S., Cassandra Wilson, Joshua Redman (saxophone), Ursula Rucker. Producers: The Grand Negaz, ?uestlove, Kelo, Chaos, Q-Tip (The Ummah), Raphael Saadiq and others; executive producer: Richard Nichols.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
No. The album was first released in 1996. This is the European 2LP reissue in its 2024 pressing.

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

Why are the tracks numbered from 34?
The Roots continue their track numbering from album to album, so the 20 tracks on Illadelph Halflife are numbered 34 to 53.

Do you have more records by The Roots?
At the moment this album is our only title by The Roots. More rap albums are in our Hip Hop collection.