Rewind the clock twenty-six years and I can vividly recall the afternoon that I was formally introduced to The Roots’ music and instantly transformed into a lifelong champion of their sound and vision. But the more informed and reverential music heads among us are well aware that the Philadelphia-grown group’s history prior to hooking up with Fallon in 2009 is a bountiful one, worthy of much deeper exploration by their more casual late-night TV admirers. Indeed, it’s reasonable to assume that a substantial number of people are now familiar with The Roots primarily-or exclusively-because of their lucrative gig as the charisma-oozing house band for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. And for me personally, this news has transported me back to my own introduction to the album’s unequivocal brilliance, which I’ve enjoyed revisiting here. The complete track listings can be explored here and the first official preview can be heard below in the form of the Street Mix version of “Silent Treatment.”Īll in all, it represents quite an event not just for longtime fans of the group, but also for more recently converted devotees who may not be as informed about their storied history. Additionally, the two vinyl iterations include an extensive 24-page booklet replete with images taken by Mpozi Tolbert, essays penned by none other than Questlove and Black Thought, and special track-by-track insights. Slated to arrive June 25th via Geffen/UMe and comprised of an intriguing assortment of never-before-released rarities and hard-to-find remixes, the impressive, thoughtfully assembled package will be available in 3xLP and 4xLP vinyl configurations, as well as a deluxe digital edition. Well, to be honest, the album warrants celebration every day, which is why the forthcoming release of its expanded deluxe edition makes for such exciting news and leaves me giddy with anticipation, as I clear room on my record shelves for its inevitable addition. Just over a year ago, my Albumism colleague Jesse Ducker curated our formal 25th anniversary celebration for one of the most triumphant long players in hip-hop history: The Roots’ revelatory Do You Want More?!!!?! (1995).
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