Erykah Badu

Erykah Badu – “Baduizm” (Motown/UMGI, 00602557018066) is neo soul’s foundational text, reissued as a 180 gram 2xLP gatefold in the Back To Black series. The 1997 debut blends jazz chords, minimalist drum programming and Badu’s unmistakable phrasing into forever cuts—“On & On,” “Otherside of the Game,” “Next Lifetime.” This European catalog edition (barcode 602557018066) brings clean, dynamic mastering that flatters the upright bass, rimclicks and Rhodes, turning living rooms into late night lounges. If you’re curating R&B on vinyl, this pressing is the sensible, audiophile leaning way to add a genre defining album to your shelf.