Dr. Dre "The Chronic" N.W.A. Vinyl LP Album 1992 ORIGINAL PRINT Not A Re-issue

$

91

Original Print from 1992 pressing.

Has some surface marks.

Hasn't been played in 2 decades, but last time I did, it played fine.

(Due to moving to a new location and not having everything set up,  I have not been able to play and test it in full yet. But bid with confidence, it will be played once again and tested before auction ends , and if there is anything found, Winning bidder will be informed before closing, and may cancel order if not fully satisfied.

Jacket is in Great Condition.

Still has Shrink-wrap and even original 1992 pricing from local retail record store!

CLASSIC.

The Chronic

Studio album by Dr. Dre

Released: December 15, 1992

Recorded: June 1992 at Death Row Studios and Bernie Grundman Mastering in Los Angeles, California

Genre: West Coast hip hop, gangsta rap, G-funk

Length: 62:52

Label: Death Row, Interscope, Priority

Producer: Dr. Dre

Dr. Dre Chronology:

The Chronic

(1992)

2001

(1999)

Singles from The Chronic:

"Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang"

Released: November 19, 1992

"Dre Day"

Released: May 20, 1993

"Let Me Ride"

Released: September 13, 1993

The Chronic is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist Dr. Dre. It was released on December 15, 1992, by his own record label Death Row Records and distributed by Priority Records. Recording sessions for the album took place in June 1992 at Death Row Studios in Los Angeles and at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood.

The album is named after a slang term for high-grade cannabis, and its cover is a homage to Zig-Zag rolling papers. It was Dr. Dre's first solo album after he had departed from hip hop group N.W.A and its label Ruthless Records over a financial dispute. On The Chronic, he included both subtle and direct insults at Ruthless and its owner, former N.W.A member Eazy-E. Although a solo album, it features many appearances by Snoop Dogg, who used the album as a launch pad for his own solo career.

Upon its release, The Chronic received generally positive reviews from music critics and earned considerable commercial success. The album peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and had been certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America with sales of 5.7 million copies in the United States, which led to Dr. Dre becoming one of the top ten best-selling American performing artists of 1993. Dr. Dre's production has been noted for founding and popularizing the G-funk subgenre within gangsta rap. The Chronic has been widely regarded as one of the most important and influential albums of the 1990s and regarded by many fans and peers to be one of the most well-produced hip hop albums of all time.

The production on The Chronic was seen as innovative and ground-breaking, and received universal acclaim from critics. AllMusic commented on Dr. Dre's efforts, "Here, Dre established his patented G-funk sound: fat, blunted Parliament-Funkadelic beats, soulful backing vocals, and live instruments in the rolling basslines and whiny synths" and that "For the next four years, it was virtually impossible to hear mainstream hip-hop that wasn't affected in some way by Dre and his patented G-funk." Unlike other hip hop acts (such as The Bomb Squad) that sampled heavily, Dr. Dre only utilized one or few samples per song. In Rolling Stone's The Immortals – The Greatest Artists of All Time, where Dr. Dre was listed at number 54, Kanye West wrote on the album's production quality: "The Chronic is still the hip-hop equivalent to Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life. It's the benchmark you measure your album against if you're serious."

Jon Pareles of The New York Times described the production, writing "The bottom register is swampy synthesizer bass lines that openly emulate Parliament-Funkadelic; the upper end is often a lone keyboard line, whistling or blipping incessantly. In between are wide-open spaces that hold just a rhythm guitar, sparse keyboard chords." Pareles observed that the songs "were smoother and simpler than East Coast rap, and [Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg] decisively expanded the hip-hop audience into the suburbs." Until this point, mainstream hip hop had been primarily party music (for example, Beastie Boys) or angry and politically charged (for example, Public Enemy or X-Clan), and had consisted almost entirely of samples and breakbeats. Dr. Dre ushered in a new musical style and lyrics for hip hop. The beats were slower and mellower, samples from late 1970s and early 1980s funk music. By mixing these early influences with original live instrumentation, a distinctive genre known as G-funk was created.

Three singles were released from the album: 

"Nuthin' but a "G" Thang"

Dr. Dre's most successful single demonstrates his delivery and flow on the laid-back beat.

"Fuck wit Dre Day"

The diss track conveys an aggressive production style, as well as critical lyrics aimed at rappers Eazy-E, Luke Campbell and Tim Dog.

"Let Me Ride"

The song expresses violent lyrical representations and a relaxed, smooth beat that accompanies its threatening ideas.

Snoop Dogg, who had a significant role on the album, was praised for his lyrics and flow, and it was mentioned that "Coupled with his inventive rhymes, Snoop's distinctive style made him a superstar before he'd even released a recording of his own" and that his involvement was as important to the album's success as its production. Touré of The New York Times remarks that "While Snoop delivers rhymes delicately, the content is anything but. Growing up poor, often surrounded by violence, and having served six months in the Wayside County jail outside of Los Angeles (for cocaine possession) gave Snoop Dogg experiences upon which he draws." Snoop Dogg later commented on the "reality" of his lyrics, stating "My raps are incidents where either I saw it happen to one of my close homies or I know about it from just being in the ghetto. I can't rap about something I don't know. You'll never hear me rapping about no bachelor's degree. It's only what I know and that's that street life. It's all everyday life, reality."

The Chronic received widespread acclaim from contemporary music critics. Rolling Stone??' s Havelock Nelson wrote that the album "drops raw realism and pays tribute to hip-hop virtuosity." Entertainment Weekly said that it "storms with rage, strolls with confidence, and reverberates with a social realism that's often ugly and horrifying". The Source claimed that Snoop Dogg's "Slick Rick-esque style" produces "new ground for West Coast MCs" and that the album is "an innovative and progressive hip-hop package that must not be missed." USA Today found "Dre's prowess as beat-master and street preacher" to be "undeniable".

TRACK LISTING:

All songs produced by Dr. Dre.

# Title - Songwriter(s) - Performer(s) - Samples - Length

SIDE A:

1 "The Chronic" (Intro) Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Colin Wolfe

Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre

"Impeach the President" by The Honey Drippers

"Get Out of My Life, Woman" by Solomon Burke

"Funky Worm" by Ohio Players

"Country Cooking" by Jim Dandy

"The Shalimar" by Gylan Kain

"Colour Me Funky" by Parliament

1:57

2 "Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')" Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Colin Wolfe

First verse: Dr. Dre

Second verse: Snoop Dogg

Interlude: RBX

Third verse: Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre

Outro: Snoop Dogg

Outro vocals: Jewell

"Atomic Dog" by George Clinton

"(Not Just) Knee Deep" by Funkadelic

"Funkentelechy", "The Big Bang Theory", "Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)" by Parliament

4:52

3 "Let Me Ride" Dr. Dre, RBX, Snoop Dogg

Verses: Dr. Dre

Refrain: Snoop Dogg

Vocals: Ruben, Jewell

"Mothership Connection (Star Child)", "Swing Down, Sweet Chariot (Live)" by Parliament

"Kissin' My Love" (Drums) by Bill Withers

"Funky Drummer" (Drums) by James Brown

4:21

4 "The Day the Niggaz Took Over" Dr. Dre, RBX, Snoop Dogg, Dat Nigga Daz

Chorus: Snoop Dogg, RBX

First verse: Dat Nigga Daz

Second verse: Dr. Dre

Third verse: RBX

Fourth verse: Dat Nigga Daz

Outro: Snoop Dogg

Samples LA uprising documentary "Birth of a Nation 4x29x92" (directed by Matthew McDaniels)

"Love's Gonna Get'cha (Material Love)" by Boogie Down Productions

4:33

5 "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre

Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg

"I Wanna Do Something Freaky to You" by Leon Haywood

"Uphill (Peace of mind)" by Frederick Knight

3:58

6 "Deeez Nuuuts" Dr. Dre, Dat Nigga Daz, Snoop Dogg, Colin Wolfe, Nate Dogg

Intro: Warren G

Chorus: Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre

First verse: Dr. Dre

Second verse: Dat Nigga Daz

Third verse: Dr. Dre

Outro: Nate Dogg

"Chestnuts" by Rudy Ray Moore

Perry Mason episode "The Case of the Runaway Corpse"

5:06

7 "Lil' Ghetto Boy" Snoop Dogg, D.O.C., Dr. Dre

First verse: Snoop Dogg

Second verse: Dr. Dre

Third verse: Snoop Dogg

Backing vocals: Dat Nigga Daz

"Little Ghetto Boy" by Donny Hathaway

"The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues" by Gil Scott-Heron

5:27

SIDE B

8 "A Nigga Witta Gun" D.O.C., Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre

Dr. Dre

"Big Sur Suite" by Johnny "Hammond" Smith

"Who's the Man (With the Master Plan)" by the Kay Gees

"Friends" by Whodini

3:52

9 "Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat" Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg

Intro: RBX

Verses: Dr. Dre

Chorus: Snoop Dogg, BJ

Outro: Snoop Dogg

Audio sample from The Mack

"Vegetable Wagon" by Donny Hathaway

"Brothers Gonna Work it Out" by Willie Hutch

"Pot Belly" by Lou Donaldson

3:48

10 "The $20 Sack Pyramid" (Skit) D.O.C., Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre

Intro: Dr. Dre

Vocals: Snoop Dogg, Samara

Show host: Big Tittie Nickie

Contestant 1: The D.O.C.

Contestant 2: Samara

"Papa Was Too" (Live) by Joe Tex

2:53

11 "Lyrical Gangbang" Kurupt, RBX, The Lady of Rage, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, D.O.C.

First verse: The Lady of Rage

Second verse: Kurupt

Third verse: RBX

"Damn" by The Nite-Liters

"When the Levee Breaks" by Led Zeppelin

4:04

12 "High Powered" Dr. Dre, RBX, Colin Wolfe

Intro: Dr. Dre

Backing vocals: Lady of Rage

Verses: RBX

Outro: Dat Nigga Daz

"Buffalo Gals" by Malcolm McLaren

2:44

13 "The Doctor's Office" (Skit) Dr. Dre, Kevin Lewis, Jewell, The Lady of Rage

Jewell, The Lady of Rage, Dr. Dre

"Back in Bed" by Jewell

1:04

14 "Stranded on Death Row" Kurupt, RBX, The Lady of Rage, Snoop Dogg

Intro: Bushwick Bill

First verse: Kurupt

Second verse: RBX

Third verse: The Lady of Rage

Fourth verse: Snoop Dogg

Outro: Bushwick Bill

"Do Your Thing" (Live) by Isaac Hayes

"If it Don't Turn You on (You Outta Leave it Alone)" by B.T. Express

"The Jam" by Graham Central Station

4:47

15 "The Roach" (The Chronic Outro) RBX, The Lady of Rage, Dat Nigga Daz

Verses: RBX

Chorus: Emmage, Ruben

Backing vocals: Dat Nigga Daz, The Lady of Rage, Jewell

"P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)", "Colour Me Funky" by Parliament

"Impeach the President" (Drums) by The Honeydrippers

4:36

Personnel

Dr. Dre – vocals, keyboards, producer, drum programming, mixing

Snoop Doggy Dogg – vocals

Lady of Rage – vocals

Warren G – vocals

The D.O.C. – co-writer

RBX – vocals

Nate Dogg – vocals

Dat Nigga Daz – vocals, drum programming

Kurupt – vocals

Colin Wolfe – bass guitar, bass keyboard, co-writer

Justin Reinhardt – keyboards

Katisse Buckingham – flute, saxophone

Eric "The Drunk" Borders – guitar

Chris Clairmont – guitar

Greg "Gregski" Royal – mixing

Chris "The Glove" Taylor – mixing

Willie Will – mixing

Ben Butler - producer

Suge Knight – executive producer