THE CD ITSELF IS AN ORIGINAL IF: THE CD ITSELF IS SILVER (BOTH TOP & BOTTOM) AND HAS PURPLE CIRCLES ON THE TOP. THE 'LIVE SHOOTER' OG IS AN AMAZING FIND IF YOU CAN GET IT! IT IS VERY RARE AT THIS POINT & VERY HARD TO FIND! THERE WERE ONLY 1000 OF THESE PRESSED. If you see one of these or both, don't hesitate to grab them, they are only going to increase in value THESE ARE INCREDIBLY COOL & ARE GETTING MUCH HARDER TO FIND. * Said to have been only 1000 of each the 1st & 2nd edition pressed. * Only ONE printing of each pressing exists & will never be repressed due to cease & desist. * The track lists for both CDs are identical, BUT the CDs themselves and the inserts vary slightly in color from 1st to 2nd Pressing. Notes: * The 1st Pressing was released in a thin cardboard sleeve but was later replaced with a jewel case for the 2nd Press because DJ's were complaining that the CDs would fall out of the cardboard sleeve & get lost or damaged. Rumor has it that in typical 'sublime' fashion, they were too stoned when they made the mistake & since no one noticed until the inserts & the disc itself were printed, they just left it that way! **Notice the misprint address on both the 1st & 2nd Press CDs, HOWEVER you'll also notice that they changed the address on the STICKER that was included on the inside of the 1st Press CD! (See Pix) It's extremely rare to find all 3 of these together. *One of the RARE things about this particular sublime release is the misprint address of '996 Redondo' when their correct address at this time was 966 Redondo. There were two editions of this CD put out by Skunk Records in 1994 to promote their albums, '40 oz. So, these CDs were never reprinted and never will be. In fact, they copied the Tabasco label so perfectly that they were served with a cease and desist & were nearly sued over its usage. They were genius in copying the instantly recognizable 'Tabasco' hot sauce label. It's a tragedy that the world will hear no more from this great band and from Brad Nowell.THE '13 FL. For die-hard Sublime fans like me, this is for you, get it. or the self-tiled one and see what a great band Sublime was, and then you'll be able to appreciate this one. To those unfarmiliar with Sublime, don't start with this album, save it for later. As a bonus, theres an early instrumental version of 'Santeria' under the name 'Lincoln Highway Dub' that rocks, and a cover of Barrington Levy's 'Saw Red' with Brad and Gwen Stefani trading off vocals. Sublime was a great band and this is a good cd with plenty of great songs.

As a result of these interruptions to the album's flow, it can be hard to liste to, and several listens are required to really get into it.īut anyway, enough complaning. Also included are songs like 'Don't Care Too Much for Reggae Dub'(which is pretty funny too) and 'Steady B Loop Dub', which while being solid tracks, just don't seem to fit. They're actually pretty funny, but they completely break the flow of the album. Anyway, they're just basically some old guy ranting and raving about nothin in particular really. I don't what the hell is going on here, I think the guy is joking, but I'm not sure. There are three tracks called Raleigh Soliliquoys. Songs like 'Boss DJ', 'Mary', and 'Freeway Time in LA County Jail', and a cover of Peter Tosh's 'Steppin' Razor' also stand out. The dub-inspired 'Work That We Do' and the fast paced ska-punk anthems 'STP' and 'All You Need' show Sublime at their best, with the band constantly changing tempos and Nowell showcasing his great voice. There are two versions, one full-band and one acoustic, of Brad Nowell's chronicle of his addition to heroine, 'Poolshark'.

That being said, there are many great tracks on this album. This mostly self produced release finds Sublime at the height of its powers, but the tracks often feel like they were just thrown on the cd without any thought as to how the album would flow.

During the late 1980's and early1990's, Sublime took the Long Beach, and after singer Brad Nowell's death the national, music community by storm with a mix of punk, ska, reggae and hip-hop. Weird in a good, Sublime sort of way, but weird nonetheless.

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