The listing, Janet Jackson The Velvet Rope 2 LP Vinyl Record Mint Condition has ended.
Seeing its first-ever U.S vinyl release is October 1997’s The Velvet Rope (10x platinum worldwide), which will be made available on standard black 2LP. Teaming with her most accomplished collaborators, producer-songwriters Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson delivers what is easily her finest record since Rhythm Nation--and arguably her best ever. Highlights include jams like "You" and "Got 'Til It's Gone," which recontextualizes samples from War and Joni Mitchell, respectively; the funky memorial to a dear departed, "Together Again"; and a slinky cover of Rod Stewart's "Tonight's the Night." Best of all, though, is "What About." An accusatory throw down for a lover who beats and cheats even as he professes his love, it swings angrily between tender quiet and raging bitter funk.