A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (2xLP) Vinyl Record Reissue

A Tribe Called Quest – The Low End Theory (Vinyl LP / Reissue)

🎵 The Music Inside

Released September 24, 1991, The Low End Theory stands as a classic intersection of jazz and hip-hop. The album’s minimalist approach—lean on bass, drums, and carefully chosen jazz samples—helped define the alternative hip-hop sound of the early ’90s. 

📜 Tracklist

• Excursions
• Buggin’ Out
• Rap Promoter
• Butter
• Verses from the Abstract
• Show Business
• What?
• Check the Rhime
• Jazz (We’ve Got)
• Skypager
• What? Remix
• Scenario 

🔍 Sample Notes

Below are some confirmed sample sources used across the album’s tracks:

• “Jazz (We’ve Got)” – uses “Keep On Doin’ It” by The New Birth, “Green Dolphin Street” by Jimmy McGriff, “Don’t Change Your Love” by The Five Stairsteps 
• “Check the Rhime” – samples “Love Your Life” by Average White Band 
• “Scenario” – built using “Oblighetto” by Brother Jack McDuff and “Little Miss Lover” by Jimi Hendrix (among others) 
• “Excursions” – samples “A Chant for Bu” by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers and “The Soil I Tilled for You” by The Shades of Brown 

Many remaining tracks include layered jazz loops and drum breaks that are harder to credit officially, but they reflect the album’s ethos of musical space, sonic restraint, and jazz influence. 

📦 Product Overview

• Format: Vinyl LP (standard or reissue pressing)

• Condition: Factory-sealed, mint quality

• Label / Release Info: Jive / reissue, often sought after by collectors

• UPC / Catalog Info: Use your exact pressing’s barcode and matrix runout for full accuracy

🧠 Why This Album Belongs in Your Collection

A foundational hip-hop album that helped solidify the fusion of jazz and rap. For DJs, producers, or fans of sampling, The Low End Theory is a rich, high-integrity source of grooves, textures, and timeless flows.