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This is the PROMO, non-censured version of this Wu-Tang Clan release. 
The UPC is on the back cover. It is obscured by a sticker noting the release is "for promotion only not fore sale." In photo of the back of the outer jacket, see this stocker on top right in the short. 

Loud Records – C 85263, Loud Records – AL 85263
From Reviews of The W -- 
"Promo copy sounds stunning"
After a host of disappointing solo albums and quickly diminishing celebrity (most of the latter devoted to the continuing extra-legal saga of Ol' Dirty Bastard), Wu-Tang Clan returned, very quietly, with 2000's The W. The lack of hype was fitting, for this is a very spartan work, especially compared to its predecessor, the sprawling and overblown Wu-Tang Forever. While the trademark sound is still much in force, group mastermind RZA jettisoned the elaborate beat symphonies and carefully placed strings of Forever in favor of tight productions with little more than scarred soul samples and tight, tough beats. The back-to-basics approach works well, not only because it rightly puts the focus back on the best cadre of rappers in the world of hip-hop, but also because RZA's immense trackmaster talents can't help but shine through anyway. Paranoid kung fu samples and bizarre found sounds drive the fantastic streets-is-watching nightmare "Careful (Click, Click)." 
In contrast to the sprawling Wu-Tang Forever, The W adopts a back-to-basics approach. The album hosts 13 tracks, all but one of them produced by RZA. Some channel the dusty Wu-Tang sound, while others are dark and experimental in their own unique ways. Lyrically, much of the heavy-lifting is handled by stalwarts like Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, and Inspectah Deck, all of whom appear on around half of the songs on the album. GZA, U-God, and Masta Killa are all present as well, but are generally used sparingly. 
The W isn’t always perfect, as some attempts at recreating their old magic are home runs, while others fall short. The album successfully provides a balance of vintage Wu-Tang material and strange and experimental undertakings, many of which succeed. I could again paper this tribute with great lyrics from the album, showing that, by and large, the Clan’s swords remain sharp, and they bring out the best in each other as emcees.