Yeah, this pressing sounds super clean. This felt like a great opportunity to not only reissue this Lil Wayne album, but also to do a bigger deep dive into the label as a whole. As far as remastering goes, we had this remastered, right? We spend our days digging for great albums. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2008 Vinyl release of Tha Carter III (Vol.1) on Discogs. Michael Penn II (aka CRASHprez) is a rapper and a Vinyl Me, Please staff writer. Had my whole house quaking to “Let The Beat Build” as soon as I got this. share. And if you love rap, you definitely need to listen to Lil Wayne at some point, and reckon with him. It was a short notice thing where he cleared his schedule to work on this because he loves the album so much. In December, members of Vinyl Me, Please Rap & Hip Hop will receive an exclusive colored vinyl, remastered reissue of Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter III. He’s written Listening Notes booklets for 14 Vinyl Me, Please Classics releases, and co-produced Nat Turner Rebellion's Laugh to Keep From Crying. The album comes on red and black galaxy vinyl, and in a deluxe new package. That’s not the response I was hoping for but unfortunately I think you’re right , I waitlisted today so I guess I gotta be patient, I have a NM copy of 3 I could maybe part with for the right trade. Want to purchase this record without joining the club? You can also ‘Swap’ future records. *Audio and/or tracklist may vary slightly from the vinyl version. Back. Below, read about why we picked Tha Carter III, and the details of our reissue. $29.28. We do that too. Is there any way I can get my hands on it without spending a fortune? Our multi-month subscriptions allow you to start your subscription with a record of your choosing. We do that. It looks and sounds amazing. Remastering and reissuing a lesser-known classic album with artist-authored liner notes? $29.95. And once we’ve found that gem of a record, we do everything we can to help you appreciate the music. You can sign up to receive it here. Below, read about why we picked Tha Carter III, and the details of our reissue. He lives in St. Paul, Minnesota. In a post- 50 vs. Kanye landscape, with peer-to-peer sharing and the blogs still on fire, ‘Tha Carter III’ sold a million in a week. It won the Grammy for Best Rap Album in 2009. You can sign up to receive it here. Cameron Schaefer, Vinyl Me, Please Head Of Music & Brand: We were doing some digging on really good hip-hop albums that are in need of a reissue, and realized there was a plethora of albums in the Cash Money catalog that either hadn’t had a vinyl reissue or hadn’t been pressed at all. I just really want these albums on vinyl, Carter 2 was limited to like 2000 copies so no. $22.90. Because after fine-tuning your taste over a lifetime, trusting someone else to curate your record collection can be scary. Yep, we sent this to Sterling Sound and had Joe LaPorta remaster it. Yeah, and the package is really nice too. The original U.S. version was condensed and didn’t have the whole album. Label: Cash Money Records - B0011671-01,Universal Motown - B0011671-01 • Format: 2x, Vinyl LP • Country: US • Genre: Hip Hop • 4.6 out of 5 stars 434. So how better than sending you his biggest commercial album, doing a reissue of Tha Carter III — which Wayne heads still claim is his best — his best Hot Boys album and then an album by his producer. It’s the last rap album to sell a million copies in its first week, entirely without streams. : Pre-order now! HTML5 links autoselect optimized format. VMP seeks to experience music more deeply, and we believe in the power of the album as an art form. The best damn record club out there. With Swaps, you can exchange a featured record with one from the VMP Archive or from a collection of our store titles. You can always "waitlist me please" - ya never know what might happen, but if you really want the album, you may just need to pony up the extra cost for the second-hand market. In December, members of Vinyl Me, Please Rap & Hip Hop will receive an exclusive colored vinyl, remastered reissue of Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter III.