Editing Endtroducing..... (section)

==Legacy==
''Endtroducing'' has appeared in critics' lists of the greatest albums. Publications such as ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/5923-top-100-albums-of-the-1990s/?page=10 |title=Top 100 Albums of the 1990s |website=Pitchfork |date=November 17, 2003 |access-date=March 19, 2013 |page=10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090622023306/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5923-top-100-albums-of-the-1990s/10/ |archive-date=June 22, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Q'',<ref>{{cite magazine |title=90 Best Albums of the 1990s – DJ Shadow: Endtroducing..... |magazine=Q |location=London |issue=159 |date=December 1999 |page=90}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'',{{sfn|"100 Best Albums of the '90s"|2010|pp=282–297}} ''[[Slant Magazine]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/best-albums-of-the-1990s/ |title=The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s |website=[[Slant Magazine]] |date=February 14, 2011 |access-date=March 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427102557/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/best-albums-of-the-1990s/ |archive-date=April 27, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> and ''Spin''<ref name="Dolan">{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bGjsvmNt8UgC&pg=PA126 |title=The 90 Greatest Albums of the '90s – DJ Shadow: Endtroducing... |magazine=Spin |location=New York |volume=15 |issue=9 |date=September 1999 |access-date=October 19, 2020 |last=Dolan |first=Jon |page=126}}</ref> have placed it on their lists of best albums of the 1990s. Robert Christgau named it among his 10 favorite albums from the decade.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://robertchristgau.substack.com/p/xgau-sez-may-2021 |title=Xgau Sez: May, 2021 |website=And It Don't Stop |publisher=[[Substack]] |date=May 19, 2021 |access-date=May 23, 2021 |last=Christgau |first=Robert}}</ref> [[NPR]] listed ''Endtroducing'' as one of the 300 most important American records of the 20th century,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://legacy.npr.org/programs/specials/vote/300.html |title=The NPR 300 |publisher=NPR |access-date=May 29, 2021}}</ref> and ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' selected the record as one of the "All-''Time'' 100 Albums" in 2006.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://entertainment.time.com/2006/11/02/the-all-time-100-albums/slide/endtroducing/ |title=Endtroducing… |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |location=New York |date=November 2, 2006 |access-date=March 19, 2013 |last=Tyrangiel |first=Josh |author-link=Josh Tyrangiel |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130415082516/http://entertainment.time.com/2006/11/02/the-all-time-100-albums/slide/endtroducing/ |archive-date=April 15, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> It was also included in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''.{{sfn|Reece|2006|p=779}} In 2020, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked ''Endtroducing'' number 329 on [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/dj-shadow-entroducing-1062904/ |title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time |magazine=Rolling Stone |location=New York |date=September 22, 2020 |access-date=October 7, 2020}}</ref>

''[[Guinness World Records]]'' cited ''Endtroducing'' as the first album created entirely from samples.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/first-album-made-completely-from-samples/ |title=First album made completely from samples |website=[[Guinness World Records]] |access-date=March 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807084205/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-1000/first-album-made-completely-from-samples/ |archive-date=August 7, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> AllMusic editor [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] called it "not only a major breakthrough for hip-hop and [[electronica]], but for [[pop music]]."<ref name="Erlewine" /> It was a driving force in the development of [[instrumental hip hop]] music, inspiring numerous DJs and producers to create sample-based works.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2012/03/29/shadow-influence-looms-large/Ip8K0R8rlE33LZMVIijKzH/story.html |title=DJ Shadow's influence looms large |newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=March 30, 2012 |access-date=March 23, 2013 |last=Sullivan |first=James |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202221415/http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2012/03/29/shadow-influence-looms-large/Ip8K0R8rlE33LZMVIijKzH/story.html |archive-date=December 2, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> Tim Stelloh of ''[[PopMatters]]'' cited it as the "benchmark" for the genre.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/040709-mclesshiphop-2496102768.html |title=Instrumental What!?? MC-Less Hip-Hop and the Square One Dilemma |website=PopMatters |date=July 9, 2004 |access-date=April 27, 2013 |last=Stelloh |first=Tim |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920052620/http://www.popmatters.com/feature/040709-mclesshiphop/ |archive-date=September 20, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Will Hermes]] called ''Endtroducing'' "trip-hop's crowning achievement" in ''Spin'',<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1vIfI5iSyMEC&pg=PA118 |title=Ixnay on the Iptray-Ophay |magazine=Spin |location=New York |volume=19 |issue=3 |date=March 2003 |access-date=April 27, 2013 |last=Hermes |first=Will |author-link=Will Hermes |page=118}}</ref> and Jeff Weiss of the ''Los Angeles Times'' wrote that it defined American trip hop.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/09/dj-shadow-debuts-two-new-tracks.html |title=DJ Shadow debuts two new tracks |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=September 13, 2010 |access-date=March 19, 2013 |last=Weiss |first=Jeff |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420154424/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/09/dj-shadow-debuts-two-new-tracks.html |archive-date=April 20, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> Music journalist Trey Zenker described it as a "[[plunderphonics]] masterpiece" in an essay for [[Tidal (service)|Tidal]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tidal.com/magazine/article/rewind-since-i-left-you-by-the-avalanches-us/1-27148 |title=Rewind: Since I Left You By The Avalanches |publisher=[[Tidal (service)|Tidal]] |date=June 2, 2016 |access-date=August 7, 2021 |last=Zenker |first=Trey}}</ref> while Turk Dietrich of the American [[experimental music]] duo [[Belong (band)|Belong]] said that it was a nearly unrivaled masterwork of [[sampledelia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.self-titledmag.com/primer-belong-on-essential-electronic-records-from-the-90s-that-werent-released-on-warp/ |title=Primer: Belong On … Essential Electronic Records From the '90s (That Weren't Released On Warp) |website=Self-Titled |date=March 25, 2011 |access-date=June 16, 2018 |last=Dietrich |first=Turk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604210857/https://www.self-titledmag.com/2011/03/25/primer-belong-on-essential-electronic-records-from-the-90s-that-werent-released-on-warp/ |archive-date=June 4, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Endtroducing'' inspired the British rock band [[Radiohead]] to edit and loop drums on their 1997 album ''[[OK Computer]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.guitarworld.com/radiohead_the_golden_age_of_radiohead?page=0,3 |title=The Golden Age of Radiohead |magazine=[[Guitar World]] |location=New York |volume=18 |issue=4 |date=April 1998 |access-date=October 19, 2020 |last=Randall |first=Mac |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003065151/http://www.guitarworld.com/radiohead_the_golden_age_of_radiohead?page=0,3 |archive-date=October 3, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Several artists sampled on ''Endtroducing'', including David Axelrod and British rock band [[Nirvana (British band)|Nirvana]], praised the album.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BHViszhzqIgC&pg=PA98 |title=The Shadow Knows |magazine=Spin |location=New York |volume=18 |issue=7 |date=July 2002 |access-date=March 31, 2013 |last=Hermes |first=Will |page=98}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.djhistory.com/interviews/dj-shadow |title=Interviews: DJ Shadow |publisher=[[DJhistory.com]] |date=July 7, 2005 |access-date=March 31, 2013 |last=Brewster |first=Bill |author-link=Bill Brewster (DJ) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627072455/http://www.djhistory.com/interviews/dj-shadow |archive-date=June 27, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> DJ Shadow expressed surprise at the album's stature: "After the record, I'd always bump into these world-class producers who'd say, 'Yeah, ''Endtroducing'' – what a great piece of production.' I just did it on one sampler in a tiny little studio."<ref name="Dolan"/>

Andy Battaglia of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' suggested that the influence of ''Endtroducing'' may have had a negative effect on the album itself, saying that it "has been partially diluted by the symphonic beat-collage culture it helped spawn."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/dj-shadow-the-private-press-1798197603 |title=DJ Shadow: The Private Press |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=June 11, 2002 |access-date=March 23, 2013 |last=Battaglia |first=Andy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111111140138/http://www.avclub.com/articles/dj-shadow-the-private-press,17323/ |archive-date=November 11, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> The acclaim set high expectations for future releases by DJ Shadow,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_mqDCcg7jpwC&pg=PA10 |title=Beat Master |magazine=[[CMJ|CMJ New Music Report]] |location=New York |volume=71 |issue=10 |date=June 3, 2002 |access-date=March 23, 2013 |last=Levy |first=Doug |pages=10–11}}</ref> and he expressed his dissatisfaction with being expected to "repeat ''Endtroducing'' over and over again".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.okayplayer.com/interviews/re-endtroducing-exclusive-dj-shadow-interview.html |title=Re-Endtroducing: Exclusive DJ Shadow Interview |publisher=[[Okayplayer]] |date=November 17, 2011 |access-date=March 23, 2013 |last=Lanier |first=April |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019151506/http://www.okayplayer.com/interviews/re-endtroducing-exclusive-dj-shadow-interview.html |archive-date=October 19, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Nonetheless, DJ Shadow clarified that he views the album in a positive light: "People always seem to suggest that there's this pressure, and that ''Endtroducing'' is some kind of [[albatross (metaphor)|albatross]], and I've just honestly never felt that way. I think that I have a healthy enough respect for the lineage of the music and how rare it is that you can connect with an audience. If that will always be 'the record' then so be it, that's cool."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gigwise.com/features/64894/DJ-Shadow-Interview |title=DJ Shadow: Interview |website=[[Gigwise]] |date=July 12, 2011 |access-date=March 23, 2013 |last=Steele |first=Heather |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413155552/http://www.gigwise.com/features/64894/DJ-Shadow-Interview |archive-date=April 13, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> By April 26, 2005, ''Endtroducing'' had sold more than 290,000 copies in the US alone.<ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/63135/dj-shadow-expands-endtroducing |title=DJ Shadow Expands 'Endtroducing' |magazine=Billboard |location=New York |date=April 26, 2005 |access-date=March 10, 2013}}</ref>

===Reissues===
A deluxe edition of ''Endtroducing'' was released on June 6, 2005.<ref name="O'Neil"/> It includes a second disc, ''Excessive Ephemera'', comprising alternate takes, demos, [[A-side and B-side|B-sides]], remixes, and a live track, as well as new sleeve photographs and notes about the making of the album.<ref name="Billboard"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/endtroducing-deluxe-edition-mr0001255458 |title=Endtroducing..... [Deluxe Edition] – DJ Shadow |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=May 30, 2021 |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://xlr8r.com/reviews/endtroducing-deluxe-edition/ |title=DJ Shadow: Endtroducing – Deluxe Edition |magazine=XLR8R |location=San Francisco |date=July 17, 2005 |access-date=May 30, 2021 |last=Macdonald |first=Cameron}}</ref> A second deluxe edition commemorating the album's 20th anniversary, the ''Endtrospective'' edition, was released on October 28, 2016, featuring ''Excessive Ephemera'', the [[remix album]] ''Endtroducing... Re-Emagined'', and additional sleeve photographs and notes.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dj-shadow-announces-endtroducing-20th-anniversary-endtrospective-edition-300329312.html |title=DJ Shadow Announces Endtroducing 20th Anniversary Endtrospective Edition |publisher=[[PR Newswire]] |date=September 16, 2016 |access-date=May 30, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/68259-dj-shadow-announces-20th-anniversary-endtroducing-reissue-shares-clams-casino-remix-of-stem-long-stem-listen/ |title=DJ Shadow Announces 20th Anniversary Endtroducing... Reissue, Shares Clams Casino Remix of 'Stem / Long Stem': Listen |website=Pitchfork |date=September 16, 2016 |access-date=October 16, 2016 |last=Pearce |first=Sheldon}}</ref> A 25th-anniversary reissue was released on September 24, 2021. The reissue was [[half-speed mastering|remastered at half speed]] at [[Abbey Road Studios]] from DJ Shadow's original [[Digital Audio Tape|DAT]] recording.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/dj-shadow-announces-25th-anniversary-reissue-of-endtroducing-3037146 |title=DJ Shadow announces 25th anniversary reissue of 'Endtroducing' |magazine=NME |location=London |date=September 4, 2021 |access-date=October 5, 2021 |last=Lavin |first=Will}}</ref>