http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2015/15-041.html

Librarian of Congress James H. Billington today named 25 new sound recordings to the registry that have been recognized for their cultural, artistic and/or historical significance to American society and the nation’s audio legacy.

"Congress understood the importance of protecting America’s aural patrimony when it passed the National Recording Preservation Act 15 years ago," said Billington. "By preserving these recordings, we safeguard the words, sounds and music that embody who we are as a people and a nation."

Under the terms of the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000, the Librarian, with advice from the Library’s National Recording Preservation Board (NRPB), is tasked with annually selecting 25 recordings that are "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and are at least 10 years old. The selections for the 2014 registry bring the total number of recordings on the registry to 425, a small part of the Library’s vast recorded-sound collection of nearly 3 million items.

Nominations were gathered through online submissions from the public and from the NRPB, which is comprised of leaders in the fields of music, recorded sound and preservation. The Library is currently accepting nominations for the next registry at the NRPB website.

As part of its congressional mandate, the Library is identifying and preserving the best existing versions of each recording on the registry. These recordings will be housed in the Library’s Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation in Culpeper, Virginia, a state-of-the-art facility that was made possible through the generosity of David Woodley Packard and the Packard Humanities Institute, with benefaction from the U.S. Congress. The Packard Campus is home to more than 7 million collection items, including nearly 3 million sound recordings.

Founded in 1800, the Library of Congress is the nation’s oldest federal cultural institution. The Library seeks to spark imagination and creativity and to further human understanding and wisdom by providing access to knowledge through its magnificent collections, programs and exhibitions. Many of the Library’s rich resources can be accessed through its website at www.loc.gov.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBH11I7k0cQ Getting while it's up! (if it's gone... let me know in the comments and I'll look for another. or buy it? no? ok.)

Listen and buy it. Joey did not disappoint. He deserves my and your money!

TRACKLIST

1. Save The Children - 0:00

2. Greenbax (Interlude) - 3:39

3. Paper Trails - 4:29

4. Piece Of Mind - 7:48

5. Big Dusty - 11:28

6. Hazeus View - 16:29

7. Like Me (ft. B.J. The Chicago Kid) - 20:10

8. Belly Of The Beast (ft. Chronixx) - 24:39

9. No. 99 - 28:38

10. Christ Conscious - 31:32

11. On & On (ft. Maverick Sabre & Dymeond Lewis) - 34:26

12. Escape 120 (ft. Raury) - 39:14

13. Black Beetles - 43:04

14. O.C.B - 46:58

15. Curry Chicken - 50:43 BONUS TRACKS

16. Run Up On Ya (ft. Action Bronson & Elle Varner) - 54:17

17. Teach Me (ft. Kiesza) - 58:29