Rare 1st Edition Doggystyle Album

[Big BpG]

Hey guys,

I used to post on this forum a lot back when it was first created and I remember at the time a lot of people talking about a Snoop Dogg song called "Gz Up Hoes Down" that was featured on Doggystyle's first release. At that time all current eidtions had removed the song from the album. Anyway about a year ago I just happened to walk into a used music store, which is weird since I don't buy music anymore in physical format. For giggles I went to see if they might have the "rare 1st edition" of Doggystyle and when I checked the back of the album I was shocked to see it listed "Gz Up, Hoes Down" as well as "Tha Next Episode" ... I grabbed it and asked the clerk if I could listen to it first because I wanted to verify the songs were on there. In fact, yes, Gz Up Hoes Down is on here, but "Tha Next Episode" is not and if I remember correctly, it never was on the album, but it was listed only.

Does anyone know if this is the original 1st edition or did they re-release a special edition copy? Thanks. I thought it was pretty cool when I found it.

Here's a pic to prove it.

[doggfather]

and the track is actually on that, not just on the tracklist?

[Big BpG]

and the track is actually on that, not just on the tracklist?

Yes, it is on the CD.

[HighEyeCue]

yeah its before Pump Pump though, got the same copy...not a rerelease there are just some original copys floating around still

[donfathaimmortal]

It's the very pressing of the album. Anyway, "The Next Episod" isn't on any CDs

[Game-Won]

I got the CD to, but like all my cds they are outside in the shed. - If anyone from Denmark wants around 2k different hiphop cds from the 1985 to 2000s PM me.

[DaGrimProphet]

I dont understand why they never rereleased it with Gz Up and Next episode....they can obviously clear the samples now, they even released a song with the same beat as the next episode on one of those death row unreleased compilations.

[Young Dan Iza]

congrats you have the first pressing of doggystyle...the first week that the album sold contain the full song of gz up hoez down.  but no tha next episode.  i have the first pressing of the 12" vinyl lp which is similar to the cd, has the same tracklist on the back but missing tha next episode but what you have is the first presing of doggystle which is what thie fisrt 950,000 or whatever purchasing it the first week have

[Sccit]

yup...thats the first pressing. it's rare, but not that rare.....there's never been a pressing with "tha next episode", but if u remember, bigjake of this forum used to claim he had one. he said he got it off ebay and that it was a red cd instead of a blue one....hella cats used to trip on him bout why he wouldnt upload the song in cdq, and he insisted that his 28k modem just wasnt fit to do it. prolly the first troll-job i ever witnessed, and this pre-dates what we now know as trolling. back then, every1 was jus callin him a liar and a punk, but that shit was hilarious lookin back.

I dont understand why they never rereleased it with Gz Up and Next episode....they can obviously clear the samples now, they even released a song with the same beat as the next episode on one of those death row unreleased compilations.

back then, they couldnt get the samples cleared...another song was "doggystyle", which was also left off because of sample clearance. maybe they can clear it now, but no point in goin back and re-releasing it 30+ years later.

[DJSpin]

I would for sure rerelease with with doggy style, gz up, and next episode.  I know I would buy it just for the hell of it.

[Young Dan Iza]

yup...thats the first pressing. it's rare, but not that rare.....there's never been a pressing with "tha next episode", but if u remember, bigjake of this forum used to claim he had one. he said he got it off ebay and that it was a red cd instead of a blue one....hella cats used to trip on him bout why he wouldnt upload the song in cdq, and he insisted that his 28k modem just wasnt fit to do it. prolly the first troll-job i ever witnessed, and this pre-dates what we now know as trolling. back then, every1 was jus callin him a liar and a punk, but that shit was hilarious lookin back.

I dont understand why they never rereleased it with Gz Up and Next episode....they can obviously clear the samples now, they even released a song with the same beat as the next episode on one of those death row unreleased compilations.

back then, they couldnt get the samples cleared...another song was "doggystyle", which was also left off because of sample clearance. maybe they can clear it now, but no point in goin back and re-releasing it 30+ years later.

great memory!  definitely the first troll ever on dubcc.  I remember he said he would trade the cd for a sixty four impala

[West Coast Veteran]

I used to have that same pressing. Then it got scratched to hell and wouldn't play anymore. I wish I could find myself a copy tho.