EMINEM The Eminem Show 2002 ORIGINAL 2xLP PRESS w/GATEFOLD INSERT UNPLAYED/MINT
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EMINEM The Eminem Show 2002 ORIGINAL 2xLP PRESS w/GATEFOLD INSERT UNPLAYED/MINT

EMINEM
The Eminem Show

2002 ORIGINAL Aftermath Entertainment ?(493 290-1) TWO LP VINYL PRESSING
IN STICKERED SLEEVE WITH GATEFOLD LYRIC INSERT
UNPLAYED (prior to my one careful play-check)

Matrix Side One: B263479-01 A1 MK
Matrix Side Two: B263479-01 B3 MK
Matrix Side Three: B263479-02 C2 MK
Matrix Side Four: B263479-02 D1 MK
It's all about the title. First time around, Eminem established his alter ego, Slim Shady -- the character who deliberately shocked and offended millions, turning Eminem into a star. Second time at bat, he turned out The Marshall Mathers LP, delving deeper into his past while revealing complexity as an artist and a personality that helped bring him an even greater audience and much, much more controversy. Third time around, it's The Eminem Show -- a title that signals that Eminem's public persona is front and centre, for the very first time. And it is, as he spends much of the album commenting on the media circus that dominated on his life ever since the release of Marshall Mathers. This, of course, encompasses many, many familiar subjects -- his troubled childhood; his hatred of his parents; his turbulent relationship with his ex-wife, Kim, his love of his daughter, Hailie; and, of course, all the controversy he generated, notably the furore over his juvenile sexism and homophobia and his scolding from Lynne Cheney, which leads to furious criticism about the hypocrisy of America and its government. All this is married to a production very similar to that of its predecessor -- spare, funky, fluid, and vibrant, punctuated with a couple of ballads along the way. So, that means The Eminem Show is essentially a holding pattern, but it's a glorious one -- one that proves Eminem is the gold standard in pop music in 2002, delivering stylish, catchy, dense, funny, political music that rarely panders (apart from a power ballad "Dream On" rewrite on "Sing for the Moment" and maybe the sex rap "Drips," that is). Even if there is little new ground broken, the presentation is exceptional -- Dre never sounds better as a producer than when Eminem pushes him forward (witness the stunning oddity "Square Dance," a left-field classic with an ominous waltz beat) and, with three albums under his belt, Eminem has proven himself to be one of the all-time classic MCs, surprising as much with his delivery as with what he says. Plus, the undercurrent of political anger -- not just attacking Lynne Cheney, but raising questions about the Bush administration -- gives depth to his typical topics, adding a new, spirited dimension to his shock tactics as notable as the deep sentimental streak he reveals on his odes to his daughter. Perhaps the album runs a little too long at 20 songs and 80 minutes and would have flowed better if trimmed by 25 minutes, but that's a typical complaint about modern hip-hop records. Fact is, it still delivers more great music than most of its peers in rock or rap, and is further proof that Eminem is an artist of considerable range and dimension.

Side One:
Curtains Up (Skit) - 0:29
White America - 5:24
Business - 4:11
Cleanin Out My Closet - 4:57
Square Dance - 5:23
Side Two:
The Kiss (Skit) - 1:15
Soldier - 3:46
Say Goodbye Hollywood - 4:32
Drips - 4:45
Without Me - 4:50
Side Three:
Paul Rosenberg (Skit) - 0:22
Sing For The Moment - 5:39
Superman - 5:50
Hailie's Song - 5:20
Side Four:
Steve Berman (Skit) - 0:33
When The Music Stops - 4:29
Say What You Say - 5:09
'Till I Collapse - 4:57
My Dad's Gone Crazy - 4:27
Curtains Close (Skit) - 1:01

LABES: MINT
All four labels are immaculate - no spindle traces or any signs either record has ever been played
VINYL Visual: MINT
All four vinyl surfaces are unmarked and shine like-new
VINYL Audio: MINT
Fantastic sound quality - crisp, sharp and bright and in keeping with its unplayed status my one careful play check at volume found nothing to fault
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Good clean and solid - no structural damage just general storage wear on the edges
INSERT: MINT
As-new - looks untouched

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INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)

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