BEASTIE BOYS – NO SLEEP TILL BROOKLYN 12″ – Nr MINT A1/B1 UK 1987 RAP HIP HOP

Beastie Boys – No Sleep Till Brooklyn
(Def Jam Records  1987  BEASTT1)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing

Vinyl in nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

Sleeve in Excellent/Very Good+ condition
– some wear to edges/corners and some light ringwear

The Beastie Boys were an American hip-hop group formed in New York City in 1981. They were composed of Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz (vocals, guitar), Adam “MCA” Yauch (vocals, bass), and Michael “Mike D” Diamond (vocals, drums). The Beastie Boys were formed out of members of experimental hardcore punk band the Young Aborigines, which was formed in 1979, with Diamond on drums, Jeremy Shatan on bass guitar, John Berry on guitar, and Kate Schellenbach later joining on percussion. When Shatan left New York City in mid-1981, Yauch replaced him on bass and the resulting band was named the Beastie Boys. Berry left shortly thereafter and was replaced by Horovitz.

“No Sleep till Brooklyn” is a song by the New York hip hop group the Beastie Boys, and the sixth single from their debut studio album, Licensed to Ill. One of their signature songs, it describes an exhaustive tour and all the events that make it tiresome, but also emphasizes their determination not to rest until they reach their home base of Brooklyn. “No Sleep till Brooklyn” was a popular concert favorite for the Beastie Boys and traditionally used as their closing song. Among other references to heavy metal, the title is a play on the Motörhead album No Sleep ’til Hammersmith. The song has been subject to several covers and parodies including “Stutter Rap (No Sleep til Bedtime)” by Morris Minor and the Majors.

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