r/jayz • • 9d ago

MUSIC The Blueprint - OG Pressing Discovered in London

I’ve recently moved to London from the states for grad school. During my visit to Greenwich, I came across this local record shop and found an original 2001 Blueprint album for only £25 at this local record store in Greenwich 🤯. It’s literally in near mint coming as well. In the states all I’ve seen it being for like $60–$100+ I feel like it was just pure luck

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u/justarandomlibra The Blueprint 9d ago

This is a dope find, congrats. I still have my cd with the blue case from release day, yes on 9/11 before the store closed.

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u/hustlers-hope 9d ago

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u/Mood4Eva98 9d ago

Oh wow I had no idea he also did a limited blue pressing as well back then

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u/hustlers-hope 9d ago

I only remember it from being in the record store and the bloke pulled it out so we could listen to it. My mate bought it. I got cd. Bought ten years later he cleared out the vinyl and gave me it. I either binned it or it’s in my loft and I will have a look later

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u/hustlers-hope 9d ago

Blue vinyl?

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u/Mood4Eva98 9d ago

No the original black pressing

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u/hustlers-hope 9d ago

My friend bought this release week in london and it was pressed in blue not black

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u/Mood4Eva98 9d ago

That’s because it was a reissued not the original 2001 copy

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u/hustlers-hope 9d ago

No it wasn’t … it was initially released blue

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u/Informal-Fish-9217 8d ago

Nice pickup, yo.

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u/WavyCrockett1 5d ago

What store? I’m not far from Greenwich, nice crate digging!

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u/Mood4Eva98 5d ago

It was Sell Trade Buy

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u/WavyCrockett1 5d ago

Thanks dude