Limited edition of 1000 numbered copies on translucent red coloured 180-gram audiophile vinyl. This year we celebrate 30 years of Safe + Sound, the third studio album of DJ Quik. Quik created a real G-Funk classic. With The Chronic and Doggystyle the world already received two big classics in the genre, and people might have thought the genre was on his way back. But Quik proved them wrong and managed to add his own personal twist to the genre with his summerly party sound that makes you want invite all your friends and throw a BBQ party right away.

DJ Quik is a giant of West Coast hip-hop. With 1995's Safe + Sound, he scaled new levels of musical magnificence with his signature new age P-Funk/laconic G-Funk. A quintessential, sun-scorched LA album, this is pretty much essential. Typical for mid-90s albums the original vinyl copies are now rare so here's the Be With re-issue, complete with "Tanqueray", the hidden track from the original CD release.

A preternaturally gifted producer/rapper, DJ Quik has produced scores of LA gangsta rap classics. He's released platinum and gold records of his own, as well as helped craft them for the likes of Tupac, Snoop Dogg, and Dr Dre. Quik has always been quirkier and more interesting than his gangsta rap peers, both musically and lyrically. An old-school funk producer at heart, he's also incredibly nice on the mic. His raps often deal in boasts, jokes and good times but also cover his beefs, his trials and his trauma. Partying and pain, all mixed up. DThe original vinyl release never got a picture sleeve, so we've recreated the original's promo-style silver-sticker and plain black jacket. A subtle cover for a wonderfully unsubtle record.