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Still sealed not opened brand new

This is the ‘Vinyl Me Please’ members only edition of the groundbreaking 1994 debut from influential rap artist The Notorious B.I.G. This is new and was released to members only.

The double heavyweight LP is on coloured ‘splatter’ Vinyl with one disc being white with black and red splatter and the other red with white and black.

The album is presented in a Deluxe embossed & foil-stamped jacket, featuring printing on the inside. Includes two printed inner sleeves plus a limited edition art print & the accompanying cocktail recipe. The cellophane outer sleeve is also included.

Although not listed in the liner notes some samples that had been removed in previous remasters, a Parliament sample in "Machine Gun Funk" and an Ohio Players sample in "Ready to Die," are intact on this edition.

Ready to Die is the debut studio album by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G.; it was released on September 13, 1994, by Bad Boy Records (5). The label's first release, the album features production by Bad Boy founder Sean "Puffy" Combs, Easy Mo Bee, Chucky Thompson, DJ Premier and Lord Finesse, among others. Recording for the album took place during 1993 to 1994 at The Hit Factory and D&D Studios in New York City. The partly autobiographical album tells the story of B.I.G.'s experiences as a young criminal. Ready to Die is his only studio album released during his lifetime, as he was murdered just days prior to the release of his second album, Life After Death (1997).