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Label: Aftermath Entertainment
An unmastered, pre-release cassette version of the 1999 Eminem album The Slim Shady LP. It was originally released to a handful of Interscope Records executives in 1998. The album holds numerous differences to songs featured on the Slim Shady LP and features tracks from Eminem's previous release, Slim Shady EP, with a much cleaner mix from Dr. Dre.Notable Differences:
''My Name Is''
● The line, "My English teacher wanted to flunk me in junior high, thanks a lot, next semester I'll be 35", is replaced with, "My English teacher wanted to have sex in junior high. The Only problem was my English teacher was a guy".
● The line, "Extra-terrestrial, running over pedestrians in a spaceship, while they're screaming at me, "Let's just be friends"", is replaced with, "Extra-terrestrial, killing pedestrians, raping lesbians, while they're screaming, "Let's just be friends".
''My Conscience'' ("Guilty Conscience")
● Title difference
● Background guitar is louder during Eminem's second verse.
''Public Service Announcement''
● Extra second of whispering before the narrator comes in.
''Brain Damage''
● Two seconds longer, doesn't start immediately at "Scalpel".
''When Bad Meets Evil'' ("Bad Meets Evil")
● Title difference.
● Alternate intro by Eminem.
● Earlier mix of the beat.
● Royce's vocals are from an alternate take.
''Just Don't Give a Fuck'' (Slim Shady EP version)
● Much cleaner mix.
'''My Fault'''
● Longer fade out.
''Just the two of Us'' ("'97 Bonnie & Clyde") (Slim Shady EP version)
● Much cleaner mix.
● Starts with seven seconds of crickets chirping.
''C'mon Everybody'' ("Cum On Everybody")
● Title change.
● Hook doesn't repeat at the end of the song.
''As the World Turns''
● Earlier mix of the beat, almost completely different.
''Low Down, Dirty''
● Much cleaner mix than the version featured on Slim Shady EP.
● Re-recorded vocals.
● The line, ''I'm just joking, is Dirty Dozen really dust smoking?'' is replaced with "I'm just joking, is Outsidaz really dust smoking?".
''No One's Iller''
● New beat entirely.
''Murder, Murder''
● Much cleaner mix than the version featured on Slim Shady EP.
● The 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover drum sample is replaced with a drum machine version.
Unreleased songs:
"Take The World With Me"
"Till Hell Freezes Over"
● Demo/unfinished.
"Ghost Stories"
● Demo/unfinished.