Intense Records

Madvillainy Demos

Pre-order - 31/01/2025

£21.66 (£25.99 incl. VAT)

In 2002, the first demo sequence of ‘Madvillainy’ 
leaked online. The tracks contained early vocal cuts 
from MF DOOM, recorded and quickly mixed in Los 
Angeles at Madlib’s Bomb Shelter studio. The demos 
may have been unfinished but fans could already 
understand that this was a hip-hop album unlike any 
other. 
 DOOM rerecorded vocals - alluding to the leak on 
‘Rhinestone Cowboy’ - and Madlib added new beats 
and changed up the sequence. Leaks could kill an 
album’s momentum in the early 2000s but the demos 
only whetted fans’ appetites; when Madvillainy came 
out in 2004 it was “one of the most anticipated 
releases in underground rap history,” according to 
Pitchfork. 
 Available on vinyl for the first time, the ‘Madvillainy 
Demos’ are early versions of what is widely considered 
to be one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time. 
 Vinyl jacket and insert include newly released archival 
photos by Eric Coleman (who photographed the 
original ‘Madvillainy’ cover). 
 Mastered by Dave Cooley, who mastered ‘Madvillainy’. 
 ‘Madvillainy’ has been certified Gold in the US (500k 
units) and the UK (130k units) and is included in 
Greatest Albums Of All Time lists by the likes of Rolling 
Stone, Pitchfork, Clash, Complex, The Guardian, 
NME, HipHopDX and many more. 
 “Madlib and DOOM are individually at their most 
refined here, and together, they’ve created one of the 
most exciting blockbuster alliances in the underground 
to date.” - Pitchfork

Tracklisting 

Do Not Fire! (demo) 
Bistro (demo) 
One False Move (‘Great 
Day’ demo) 
America's Most Blunted 
(demo) 
Operation Lifesaver… AKA 
Mint Test (demo) 
Figaro (demo) 
Rainbows (demo) 
Just for Kicks (‘Meat 
Grinder’ demo) 
Fancy Clown (demo) 
Shadows of Tomorrow 
(demo) 
Money Folder (demo) 
Stakes (‘Supervillain 
Theme’ demo) 
All Caps (demo) 
One False Move (‘Great 
Day’ demo instrumental)