RARE Notorious BIG Signed Limited Edition Ready To Die Vinyl Record 2LP Album
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Description
You are bidding on a brand new, still factory sealed, limited edition vinyl of the Notorious BIG's debut album, Ready To Die.
This is a VERY rare piece and it can be seen selling elsewhere on eBay for $500 dollars.
Why is this so rare, you ask? Well, not only is it the original factory pressing from 1995, it's still factory sealed. More than that, it's a limited edition copy which comes with a 'signed' Notorious BIG poster, which itself is extremely valuable given the limited quantities produced. Not many Biggie fans have been able to get their hands on this poster before. Obviously, being the vinyl is factory sealed, the poster has never been removed. I believe you can possibly Google a picture of the autopenned poster with the 'autograph'.
Also, the 1995 pressing of Ready To Die also has all the original sounds and samples as intended by Bad Boy, Puff Daddy and the Notorious BIG. Later releases of this album were stripped of the original samples (Machine Gun Funk, Ready To Die, etc) due to legal issues. In addition, this release has the full 18 tracks - including 9 extra tracks that only came on this 2LP edition from the original 1995 release.
Unlike the 1994 release of the 'mini LP', this if the first true Notorious BIG album.
This version also has the Parental Advisory 'sticker' printed on the gatefold, which makes it more valuable than the copies that did not and only had an actual sticker placed on the wrapping.
Album barcode is: 78612-73005-1 2
In short - this is essentially the holy grail of Notorious BIG albums and the one to have if you're a collector. You'll see others on eBay that look similar, but those are re-issues which were part of promotional campaigns after Biggie's death along with fake copies (which you can usually pick out due to the poor photoshoping on the gatefold).
I'd keep it myself as I'm a huge fan of Biggie Smalls, but sadly I need the money, so my loss is your gain.
Make an offer, if you would like.
