Digital Underground - This Is An E.P. Release (Vinyl 12" EP | US Reissue | 2021)

Digital Underground – This Is An E.P. Release is an EP by the Oakland group, released on January 15, 1991 on Tommy Boy. "Same Song" and "Tie The Knot" come from the soundtrack to the Dan Aykroyd film Nothing But Trouble, and "Same Song" is Tupac Shakur's first appearance on record. The EP also has remixes of songs from the debut Sex Packets, including a CJ Mackintosh remix of "Packet Man". It reached No. 29 on the Billboard 200 and went gold in the US. This copy is the 2021 US reissue on Tommy Boy (TB-964-1) on black vinyl.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Tommy Boy TB-964-1
• Format: Vinyl 12", 33 1/3 RPM, EP
• Pressing: US reissue
• Country: USA
• Year of this pressing: 2021 (original: 1991)
• Genre: Hip Hop, New Vinyl

Condition

• Condition: New & factory sealed

The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Same Song (G. Jacobs/R. Brooks/T. Shakur)
2. Tie The Knot (G. Jacobs)
3. The Way We Swing (Remix) (G. Jacobs/J. Hendrix/R. Brooks)

Side B

1. Nuttin' Nis Funky (E. Humphrey/G. Jacobs/M. Davis)
2. Packet Man (Worth A Packet Remix)
3. Arguin' On The Funk (D. Elliot/G. Jacobs/R. Brooks)

Personnel

Shock G (Gregory Jacobs, rap, also as Humpty Hump), Money-B (rap), 2Pac (rap on Same Song, vocals on The Way We Swing (Remix)), Schmoovy Schmoov, Bigg Money Odis, MC Blowfish, The Piano Man (keyboards), DJ Fuze (scratches). Produced by Digital Underground, Packet Man remix by CJ Mackintosh. Executive producer: Atron Gregory.

FAQ

Is this Tupac's first recording?
Yes. "Same Song" is Tupac Shakur's first appearance on record, and he plays an African king in the video. His solo debut 2Pacalypse Now followed later in 1991.

Is this the original pressing?
No. The EP was first released in 1991. This is the 2021 US reissue on black vinyl, issued for Tommy Boy's 40th anniversary.

Is the record new?
Yes. This copy is new and factory sealed, unplayed and still in the original shrink wrap.

Do you have more Digital Underground records?
Yes, the debut album Sex Packets as a 2LP on blue vinyl. Also related: 2Pac – 2Pacalypse Now. More titles are in our Hip Hop collection.