D'Angelo - Voodoo - VINYL LP

Limited Edition 2LP set pressed on Black Ice vinyl. Voodoo is D'Angelo's landmark sophomore album, a genre-defining statement that reshaped neo-soul with it's deep funk grooves, raw intimacy, and organic musicianship. Originally released at the turn of the millennium and reissued on vinyl in December 2012 by Modern Classics Recordings, this 2×LP U.S. pressing restores the album's dense, late-night atmosphere across four sides. Recorded and mixed at Electric Lady Studios and mastered at Sterling Sound, Voodoo is driven by D'Angelo's all-encompassing creative vision-he arranges, produces, and performs much of the instrumentation himself-while collaborators like Questlove, Pino Palladino, and Russell InchThe DragonInch Elevado help shape it's loose, hypnotic feel. Tracks such as InchPlaya Playa,Inch InchDevil's Pie,Inch and InchChicken GreaseInch lean heavily into pocket-driven funk, while InchSpanish Joint,Inch InchThe Root,Inch and the iconic InchUntitled (How Does It Feel)Inch balance sensuality, spirituality, and emotional vulnerability. This reissue features expanded original artwork in a gatefold tip-on jacket and new liner notes by Jason King, including interviews with key contributors, making it the first vinyl reissue since the original 2000 . Widely regarded as one of the most influential soul albums of it's era, Voodoo remains a timeless, immersive listen that prioritizes feel over Polish and continues to inspire generations of artists across soul, hip-hop, and R&B.

Limited deluxe vinyl LP pressing. In 1995, D'Angelo - born Michael Eugene Archer and Virginia-raised to a Pentecostal preacher father - made an undeniable impact on the music world with the of his four-time Grammy Award nominated debut album Brown Sugar, ushering in a new and inescapable neo-soul sound with classic hits such as the album title track, InchLady,Inch InchCruisin,Inch and more. The multi-talented artist handled nearly all of the production, instrumentation, arrangements, songwriting and vocals on the acclaimed 10-track stunner and strategically positioned himself as the next Hendrix-like deity in black music, after Prince and Lenny Kravitz. In celebration of the 20 year anniversary of this classic album UMe are reissuing it back on vinyl for this first time in almost 10 years.

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