№ 78 of 100
Paul's Boutique
Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys (1989), № 78 in The Lead-In’s 100 greatest albums. The Dust Brothers handed the Beasties 1,200 samples on a hard drive. The album that couldn't legally be made again after the 1991 Grand Upright ruling.
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