Beastie Boys released their debut single in 1983. Two years later they were touring with Madonna. One year after that they released their infamous debut album LICENSED TO ILL (1986). Three years later their sophomore album PAUL'S BOUTIQUE (1989) was released. This project simply pairs the alphabet with 26 songs from their 1980's discography. This is an alphabet book and is meant to amuse and entertain, however it still offers some insight and bits of trivia. In the event the prospective reader is a hardcore enthusiast and looking for some magnificent insight into this artist, this might not be the appropriate item for this type of individual. This book contains only black and white text...there are no pictures, charts, or graphs.

NEW AND IMPROVED , this edition focuses solely on their 1980's output, with some detailed history of 1983-1989. A side by side look at the tracks from both studio albums released during this era, a list of the singles released, some sample setlists of live performances from 1986 to 2009, random bits of trivia, and more.