Erykah Badu – New Amerykah: Part One (4th World War)

True, the vinyl is not dead quiet. In fact the noise at the beginning of "Telephone" really distracts. Still, the record sounds much better than my CD. Most of the tracks are good quality vinyl. "Twinkle" and "That Hump" stand out, "Me" with Roy Hargrove, Thundercat bass on "The Cell," the two Madlib tracks. A worthy purchase.

I have an edition of this CD, which is identical except for "Honey" being unlisted on the outer sleeve. It does however feature on the end of the CD and in the booklet notes.

Great, interesting production, and Erykah’s personality/ writing makes this project very consistent and fun, and very emotional at times (like on telephone)

Only some releases have 'Real Thang' (by Madlib) as a bonus track. No available on LP release. But promo only 12" is existing.

One of her better albums... I couldn't get hold of it straightaway but it was worth the wait. I heard that neither Badu's label or her fans were to keen on this but to me this album is killer! Part 2 played it too safe and other ones after seemed like she was trying too hard.? THIS is the perfect balance between forward retro and solid funk sounds!

Is there a non-defective copy of this vinyl in existence? I've bought three different copies from different sources and they have all been warped and/or poorly pressed with ample surface noise.