3 Feet High and Rising — 1989

A playful, sample-dense debut that opened hip-hop to whimsy, psychedelia and the everyday. Its 'D.A.I.S.Y. Age' optimism was a genuine left turn. Joyful and groundbreaking. The highest-ranked De La Soul album in the collection.

On vinyl: Many '80s records have had strong reissue programmes — check for a recently mastered version.

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