{"product_id":"dr-octagon-dr-octagonecologyst-20th-anniversary-vinyl-3lp-boxset","title":"Dr. Octagon: Dr. Octagonecologyst 20th Anniversary Vinyl 3LP Boxset","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eExpanded boxset reissue of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=dan+automator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDan The Automator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=kool+keith\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKool Keith\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=qbert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDJ Qbert's\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e ground breaking 1996 collaboration\u003c\/i\u003e. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of \u003cem\u003eDr. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=octagonecologyst\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOctagonecologyst\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=get+on+down\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGet On Down\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e has given the seminal underground classic an expanded 28-track reissue on triple vinyl, housed in a custom octagonal box, with 5 unreleased songs (originals + remixes), plus original Pushead cover artwork, and a 40 page liner note booklet. This is \u003cem\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e definitive version to own, and it looks damn good too. And now, a little history lesson on the record from Get On Down: By the mid-1990s, the rap game had been through a lot in its two decades of existence: Early-days scraping to get by and be heard; The advent of sampling; The rise of groups ranging from Run-DMC to the Wu-Tang Clan and the sprawl of Dr. Dre’s shadow from the West across the globe; and solo juggernauts ranging from MC Hammer to the Notorious B.I.G. Thankfully, though, with everything that the genre had been through, there was still a lot of room to grow. And in early 1996, a new indie duo appeared that won over a whole new international audience, from hard rocks to skate punks. That pair was Dr. Octagon: Dan \"The Automator\" Nakamura and Kool Keith. In some ways, the Dr. Octagon album is a solo release. But Keith wasn't the only hand on deck. He brought along a young, New York-based MC with him: \u003cstrong\u003eSir Menelik\u003c\/strong\u003e. Menelik was featured on four album tracks, starting with \"Dr. Octagon,\" and proved to be an excellent super-scientifical, fast-rhyming foil to Keith. And there was one final featured contributor who helped add to the album’s next-level sound: San Francisco's DJ Q*Bert, who cuts on half of the album’s songs. The album originally came out on The Automator's \u003cstrong\u003eBulk Recordings\u003c\/strong\u003e label in early 1996, with cover art by metal and punk cult hero visual artist \u003cstrong\u003ePushead\u003c\/strong\u003e. Pressing numbers weren't huge, but as the year went on, the buzz grew, and a slightly expanded version of the album was released on \u003cstrong\u003eJames Lavelle's\u003c\/strong\u003e London-based \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=mo+wax\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMo Wax\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e label. Then Dan took an offer from newly-formed major label \u003cstrong\u003eDreamWorks\u003c\/strong\u003e, to re-release the album with extra tracks in mid-1997. The new domestic pressing allowed for a bigger press push, as well as the group's first and only video, for \"Blue Flowers.\" Beyond “Blue Flowers,” the album is chock-full of mind-bending tracks, like \"Earth People\"; the wacked-out but sincere love ballad \"Girl Let Me Touch You\"; the metal-tinged \"I'm Destructive\"; Q-Bert’s turntable workout \"Bear Witness\"; and, of course, freaky Keith skits like \"Elective Surgery\" and \"General Hospital.\" \u003cem\u003eDr. Octagonecologyst\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most unique rap records the genre has ever seen, and this is the perfect way to celebrate it – whether it’s the first time you have heard this mind-expanding record, or the three thousandth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20th Anniversary Reissue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eexpanded triple vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecustom octagon-shaped box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 unreleased tracks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e40 page liner note booklet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal Pushead cover artwork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003erelease date: 05\/19\/17\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Get On Down 2017\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by shark alligator 05\/2017\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"review-ig\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 8px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: url(data:image\/png; base64,ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaacwaaaascamaaaapwqozaaaabgdbtueaalgpc\/xhbqaaaafzukdcak7ohokaaaamuexurczmzpf399fx1+bm5mzy9amaaadisurbvdjlvzxbesmgces5\/p8\/t9furvcrmu73jwlzosgsiizurcjo\/ad+eqjjb4hv8bft+idpqocx1wjosbfhh2xssxeiyn3uli\/6mnree07uiwjev8ueowds88ly97kqytlijkktuybbruayvh5wohixmpi5we58ek028czwyuqdlkpg1bkb4nnm+veanfhqn1k4+gpt6ugqcvu2h2ovuif\/gwufyy8owepdyzsa3avcqpvovvzzz2vtnn2wu8qzvjddeto90gsy9mvlqtgysy231mxry6i2ggqjrty0l8fxcxfcbbhwrsyyaaaaaelftksuqmcc); display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BT9ktHuBHfh\/\" style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003elet me show you somethin: 20th anniversary edition of #DanTheAutomator, #KoolKeith + #DJQBert’s groundbreaking #DrOctagon album. expanded 28-track reissue on triple vinyl, housed in a custom octagonal box with 5 unreleased tracks (originals + remixes), plus original #Pushead cover artwork and 40 page liner note booklet, courtesy of #GetOnDown. ╲➸link to buy in bio╲ @dan_the_a @officialkoolkeith @djqbert @shopgetondown\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"\u003eA post shared by @turntablelab on \u003ctime style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2017-05-11T18:27:08+00:00\"\u003eMay 11, 2017 at 11:27am PDT\u003c\/time\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cscript async=\"\" defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e.","brand":"Dr. Octagon","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 3LP Box Set","offer_id":35508856776,"sku":"hh-4773","price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/droctagon-boxset.jpg?v=1759269224","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/dr-octagon-dr-octagonecologyst-20th-anniversary-vinyl-3lp-boxset","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}