2012 Release. With valuable assistance from producer Rick Rubin the Peppers find just the right blend of punk funk and hip-hop. Even with a running time of 74 minutes this 1991 breakthrough has continuity and cohesion both within and across the 17 cuts. Riding Flea s surging bass Anthony Kiedis delivers his explicit lyrics with a rapper s flair extolling the virtues (and outlining the dangers) of sex and drugs. Plaintive ballads such as Breaking the Girl I Could Have Lied and the hit Under the Bridge give the album depth and provide contrast to the raw energy of Mellowship Slinky in B Major Funky Monks and Give It Away. Rubin masterfully fuses John Frusciante s raunchy guitar with the irresistible grooves. This 2 LP edition is pressed on 180 gram vinyl.