#125 Beastie Boys, 'Paul's Boutique' (1989)

Three years since their debut record, ‘Licenced To Ill’ (#192), the band had fallen out with that album’s producer, Rick Rubin, as well as his label, Def Jam. Critics had assumed the band was a one-hit-wonder and labelled their debut as frat Hip Hop. On this, the follow up record, the band, newly signed to Capitol Records, had drastically decided to change their sound. This album forged a new frontier in samplology. Produced by the Dust Brothers, the album features a total of 105 different songs sampled.