JumpinJack AJ Posted May 22, 2004 Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 I just picked up the 2004 edition of Before The Willennium..ha ha. For those of u who don't know, it's the most pointless JJ+FP compilation ever. The 1st version came out in 2000 just after Willennium. It's a 10 track compilation CD with 6 "greatest hits/singles" and 4 album trax...no new material. For any JJ+FP who can spare $10 or less, it's a cool buy just 2 have it...i guess...ha ha...at least 4 the "new" pictures in it. Well, as if finding the Japan version of wazn't funny enuff (with 5 bonus trax from Willennium and an unreleased "Boom! Shake The Room" remix), they just re-released it. This one has a really colorful with cartoony images behind them and it has a doctored pic of that pic on the back of the Platnium + Gold collection back cover. Instead of FP wearing blue, they altered it so he's wearing yellow. I 4get what colors Jeff waz wearing but they made them black and orangy red. "JJ+FP" is written in a very scribbleish kinda font and "Before The Willennium" is in purple in this 80's looking font with a totaly unnecessary silote (sp?) of a city behind it. The back cover is really colorful 2 and it has the pic of the original Before The Willennium cover but Jeff's shirt has been made yellow instead of red. The coolest thing about this version is the pic INSIDE under the CD tray...it's a pic i've never seen and it's dope!! It's from the And In This Corner... cover photo shoot. It's actually cooler than that album cover but it wouldn't go with the title as well. It has the smoke around them. Jeff is striking a b-boy pose and cocking his head back. FP is kinda leaning on his shoulder with his hand on his hip. The whole pic is tinted in red...VERY VERY COOL. This version of it is still a BMG Special Product but it's also credited as a "Priceless Collection"....ha ha. It also has a link at www.oldies.com. It's easy 2 consider JJ+FP old skool...but not "oldies." If anyone tries the link, maybe they have a cover of this new version. Just thought i'd share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Hero1 Posted May 22, 2004 Admin Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 [img]http://www.oldies.com/images/boxart/small/9/090431946121.jpg[/img] well its only $5 so i'll probably pick this up... it was released feb 24, 2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Hero1 Posted May 22, 2004 Admin Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 is this boy is smooth remastered in anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpinJack AJ Posted May 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 I'm pretty sure the trax aren't remastered cuz they would probably advertise that if they did. When i waz listening 2 it, i would have 2 turn the volume down cuz of the difference in sound quality. Oh yeah, the back pic replaces the blue in Jeff's album with red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilsJim89 Posted May 22, 2004 Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 I saw that a few months ago myself. The artwork is so horrible. lol. I'm not going to get it though. Not really worth it. I would if they remastered it but they haven't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Prince Posted May 22, 2004 Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 That front covers graphics are horrible, it looks like it's been put together in Microsoft Paint... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpinJack AJ Posted May 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 Yeah, i can't tell if they thought they were putting 2gether a really fly album cover, or if it is supposed 2 look like a Hip-Hop album cover from the 80's. At a price like that, i couldn't help but get it. Maybe i'll scan the inside pic sometime. Of course the original version also had that really cool pic of them in the shiny suits from 1989....u know Puffy and Mase jacked that style for the "Mo Money Mo Problems" video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny 5 Posted May 22, 2004 Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 haha, you can make that 'Before The Willenium' text in less than 2 minutes in Microsoft Word (i just did it)... jonny5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildWildWillennium Posted May 22, 2004 Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 I like that cover...it's cool...haha...yeah Jonny, WordArt :bowrofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willreign Posted May 22, 2004 Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 lol it defently won't come 2 Israel... it looks like the art went 10 years back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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