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De La Soul – Stakes Is High

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Style:Conscious
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Tracklist

Supa Emcees3:40
The Bizness5:41
Wonce Again Long Island3:39
Dinninit4:20
Brakes4:06
Dog Eat Dog3:36
Baby Baby Baby Ooh Baby2:12
Long Island Degrees3:27
A-Notha Side
Betta Listen4:28
Itzsoweezee (Hot)4:55
4 More4:18
Big Brother Beat3:42
Pony Ride5:26
Stakes Is High5:30
Sunshine3:39

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    Cover of Stakes Is High, 1996-07-02, CDStakes Is High
    CD, Album
    		Tommy Boy – TBCD 1149US1996US — 1996
    Cover of Stakes Is High, 1996, VinylStakes Is High
    LP, Album, Stereo
    		Tommy Boy – TB 1149US1996US — 1996
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    Cover of Stakes Is High, 1996, CDStakes Is High
    CD, Album
    		Tommy Boy – 76974 2098 2Canada1996Canada — 1996
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    Cover of Stakes Is High, 1996-07-01, VinylStakes Is High
    2×LP, Album
    		Tommy Boy – TBV 1149UK1996UK — 1996
    Cover of Stakes Is High, 1996, VinylStakes Is High
    LP, Album, Promo
    		Tommy Boy – TB 1175US1996US — 1996
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    Cover of Stakes Is High, 1996-07-01, CDStakes Is High
    CD, Album
    		Tommy Boy – TBCD 1149, Tommy Boy – tbcd 1149UK & Europe1996UK & Europe — 1996
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    Cover of The Stakes Is High, 1996, VinylThe Stakes Is High
    12", Unofficial Release
    		Not On Label (De La Soul) – HIGH19961996
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    Cover of Stakes Is High, 1996-07-02, CassetteStakes Is High
    Cassette, Album
    		Tommy Boy – TBC1149US1996US — 1996
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    Cover of Stakes Is High, 1996, CDStakes Is High
    CD, Album
    		Liberation Records – D31609Australia1996Australia — 1996
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    Cover of Stakes Is High, 1996-07-24, CDStakes Is High
    CD, Album
    		Tommy Boy – SRCS 7997Japan1996Japan — 1996
    Cover of Stakes & Potatoes From De La Soul, 1996, CassetteStakes & Potatoes From De La Soul
    Cassette, Promo, Sampler
    		Tommy Boy – TBC 736US1996US — 1996
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    		Stakes Is High
    Cassette, Album
    		Liberation Records – C31609Australia1996Australia — 1996
    Cover of Stakes Is High, 1996-07-01, CassetteStakes Is High
    Cassette, Album
    		Tommy Boy – TBC 1149Europe1996Europe — 1996
    New Submission
    Cover of Stakes Is High, 1996, CDStakes Is High
    CD, Album, Promo, Clean/Edited Version
    		Tommy Boy – TBCD 1175US1996US — 1996
    New Submission
    Cover of Stakes Is High, 1996, VinylStakes Is High
    LP, Album, Promo
    		Tommy Boy – TB 1149US1996US — 1996
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    Cover of Stakes Is High, 1996, CassetteStakes Is High
    Cassette, Album, Promo, Advance
    		Tommy Boy – noneUS1996US — 1996
    New Submission
    Cover of Stakes Is High, 1996, CDStakes Is High
    CD, Album
    		Tommy Boy – CDTOMB 5South Africa1996South Africa — 1996
    New Submission
    Cover of Stakes Is High, 1996, CDStakes Is High
    CD, Album; CD, Limited Edition
    		Tommy Boy – D31609, Liberation Records – D31609, Tommy Boy – PRD 96/66, Liberation Records – PRD 96/66
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    		Australia1996Australia — 1996
    New Submission
    Cover of Stakes Is High, 1996, CDStakes Is High
    CD, Album
    		Tommy Boy – TB 1149Brazil1996Brazil — 1996
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    Cover of Stakes Is High, 1996, CDStakes Is High
    CD, Album
    		Avex Trax – AVTCD-95055Japan1996Japan — 1996
    New Submission
    Cover of Stakes Is High, 1996, CassetteStakes Is High
    Cassette, Album, Promo
    		EastWest Records GmbH – noneGermany1996Germany — 1996
    New Submission
    Cover of Stakes Is High, 1996-01-12, CassetteStakes Is High
    Cassette, Album
    		Tommy Boy – 7697420984Canada1996Canada — 1996
    New Submission
    Cover of Stakes Is High, 1996, CassetteStakes Is High
    Cassette, Album, Promo
    		EastWest – noneEurope1996Europe — 1996
    New Submission
    Cover of Stakes Is High, 1996-01-12, CassetteStakes Is High
    Cassette, Album, Promo
    		Tommy Boy – TBC1149US1996US — 1996
    New Submission
    Cover of Stakes Is High, 1996, CassetteStakes Is High
    Cassette, Album, Promo
    		Tommy Boy – noneUS1996US — 1996
    New Submission
    Cover of Stakes Is High, 1996-07-24, CDStakes Is High
    CD, Album, Promo, Stereo
    		Tommy Boy – SRCS 7997Japan1996Japan — 1996
    New Submission
    Cover of Stakes Is High, 1996, CassetteStakes Is High
    Cassette, Album, Sampler
    		Sony – SRCS 7997Japan1996Japan — 1996
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    Cover of Stakes Is High, 2000, CDStakes Is High
    CD, Album, Reissue
    		Sum Records (2) – 6769-2Brazil2000Brazil — 2000
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    Cover of Stakes Is High, 2000-08-23, CDStakes Is High
    CD, Album, Reissue
    		Tommy Boy – TFCK-87727, Toy's Factory – TFCK-87727Japan2000Japan — 2000
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    Cover of Stakes Is High, 2003, CDStakes Is High
    CD, Album, Reissue, Repress
    		Tommy Boy – TBCD 1149, Warner Strategic Marketing – 1699-81149-2Europe2003Europe — 2003
    Cover of Stakes Is High, 2003, CDStakes Is High
    CD, Album, Reissue
    		Tommy Boy – 1699811492, Warner Strategic Marketing – 1699811492Australia2003Australia — 2003
    Cover of Stakes Is High, 2011, VinylStakes Is High
    2×LP, Album, Repress
    		Tommy Boy – TBV 1149UK2011UK — 2011
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    Cover of Stakes Is High, 2014-02-14, FileStakes Is High
    17×File, MP3, Album, 320 kbps
    		Not On Label (De La Soul Self-released) – noneUS2014US — 2014
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    Cover of Stakes Is High, 2023-03-03, FileStakes Is High
    17×File, AAC, Album, 256 kbps
    		AOI Records – noneWorldwide2023Worldwide — 2023
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    Cover of Stakes Is High, , CDStakes Is High
    CD, Album, Reissue
    		Liberation Records – MUSH32075.2, Tommy Boy – MUSH32075.2AustraliaAustralia
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    Cover of Stakes Is High, , CDStakes Is High
    CD, Album, Reissue
    		Tommy Boy – TBCD 1149, Warner Strategic Marketing – 1699-81149-2EuropeEurope
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    • stanley_knife's avatar
      stanley_knife
      This is an unofficial pressing taken off of CD… as such it has all the interludes on it which aren’t included on the official U.K. 2LP release
      • UrielG123's avatar
        UrielG123
        U do have to turn it a little up but I can assure u the sound is killer on this LP.
        • acreativeusername86's avatar
          acreativeusername86
          The album is an easy 10/10… one of De La’s best! This pressing has great low end, only rating four stars because most of the skits that appear on the album are missing to cram all the songs on here. That said, at least all the songs are present!
          • tony879's avatar
            tony879
            This is my copy, which was bought on release. Sounds amazing
            • statikman's avatar
              statikman
              Sound is really, really good, though pretty quiet.
              Once you turn it up and adjust the eq, it thumps and is very clear.
              Definitely their best sounding OG vinyl release and possibly their best release overall.
              • highartisticlly's avatar
                highartisticlly
                The reason why we cant get a reissue is the conflict between De La and Tommy Boy for the past 10 years at least. Last we heard, Tommy Boy wanted to split royalties with the band 90/10. Deal fell through and Tommy holds the rights to bands first 6 albums. Try looking for it on any digital platform and you cant find it. So only hard copies are available. Which makes it pretty unique because what isn't on Apple music at this point?

                Hearing this on vinyl is a decent listen. Nothing spectacular, but good low end. But man, they cut out so many skits, even small ones and if you've listened to this as originally intended its a little strange to not hear them in between the songs. Just silence and the next song. Music is definitely crammed, my record is mint, no flaws and still theres some surface noise between the songs.

                Biggest complaint is they took off the intro! Which is one of De La's hardest and most fun beats. Could've taken off Baby, Baby or even Dog Eat Dog, two weaker tracks and kept the intro.
                • UrielG123's avatar
                  UrielG123
                  *not a review*. Does this sound better than the US release which was pressed on one LP only?
                  • LachyLn's avatar
                    LachyLn
                    Edited 2 years ago
                    My favourite De La record, the full package - top beats, thoughtful bars and has aged very well. Repress please! Why does the record cost so much? It's not that rare.
                    • Sofusjam's avatar
                      Sofusjam
                      I bought a copy of this pressing in the summer of 2010, so it’s definitely not from 2011. Not sure if it was brand new when I got it.
                      • AxeManiac's avatar
                        AxeManiac
                        The 'Notes' for this advance promo are incorrect. There are no exclusive tracks.
                        Last Call = Dog Eat Dog
                        The Bizacs = The Bizness.
                        The advance tape is missing 4 tracks: Intro, Baby Baby Baby Baby Ooh Baby, Itzoweezee and Sunshine.

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