J Dilla - Donuts [Vinyl LP]

J Dilla - Donuts [Vinyl LP]Back late 2005 when Stones Throw were getting ready to release J Dilla's Donuts, they made a casual decision to use a drawing for the cover of the 2 LP vinyl release, rather than the standard cover photo of Dilla used for the other releases. Fast forward 6 years to 2011, the retailer Urban Outfitters asked Stones Throw if they could carry the album in their stores. Of course, they say. One other request, they say, we'd like the cover with Dilla's

which featured brilliant versions of blues tracks that helped shape their sound

The album features guest vocals from Kid Cudi

since Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Marley is a master songwriter

which was perhaps their most anticipated album ever

Summerhead B5

The music was written mostly by David Gilmour and Rick Wright

an expanded version of their watershed 2010 multi-platinum

mixing unapologetic lead guitar with straight-ahead delivery a la James Gang or Humble Pie

2024 release

Matrix / Runout 7-643605-M 0075597918816-07 JN-H STERLING BK13306-07 M1 1I

moments of Celtic melody and plenty of room on the tracks for Musgraves' silvery vocals