"Sublime's debut album "40 Oz. to Freedom"
Skunk Records.
Very Rare and Out of Print for over a Decade.
Extremely Hard to Find Second Pressing
This cd is very rare because it was released on their independent label, Skunk Records, before the band gained fame from their self-titled album in 1996.
The MCA Records version of this cd that you can buy at the store has a lot of differences from this Skunk Records version. Quite a bit of material was removed on the MCA release that is on this Skunk version due to copyright infringement lawsuits. Most notably, is track #2 , "Get Out!" This song was completely removed from the MCA release and a remix version of the song is on "Second-Hand Smoke." The version of this song on this Skunk Records album is a lot cooler than the remix. Also, the song "Rawhide" is on this Skunk version at the end of "Date Rape." This was also completely removed on the MCA release of the cd. Additional sampling on "Let's Go Get Stoned" and "We're Only Gonna Die for Our Own Arrogance" also appear on this Skunk version that is not featured on the MCA release. There are also differences in the cd artwork between Skunk and MCA versions of this cd including: there are just symbols on the spine of the cd on the Skunk version and the MCA version actually reads "Sublime 40 Oz to Freedom." The cover of the Skunk version does not have the parental advisory warning that is on the MCA release. Also, in the booklet, the band members names are "Texas, Cricket and DJ Spock" in the Skunk Records version, and Brad, Eric and Bud in the MCA version. There are also other small differences between the contents of the booklet.
This cd is a masterpiece and a must-have for any Sublime fan. This is how the album was meant to be heard before content was removed."
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