Cypress Hill: 25th Anniversary Skull (CD + Book)

25-years old and still as potent as ever.Cypress Hillteams up with Get On Down for this ultra-deluxe 25th anniversary reissue of their1991 self-titled debut. And when we say “ultra-deluxe,” we really mean it. They really went all out with this one, going so far as recreating the group’s ’91 logo as a 3D physical skullcrafted out of custom designed black resinthatdoubles as a holder for the included remastered compact disc! If that wasn’t enough, they’ve also included is a revealing 100 page hard cover book with detailed liner notes by journalist and author Chris Faraone thatdives deepinto the stories behindeach track frommembers of the band, plus full album lyrics and rarely seen photos provided by the group. Boo-yah! There’s really no better way to celebrate 25 years of Cypress Hill than copping the skull and doing a rituallistening session of this double platinum classic (preferably in a higher state of consciousness).B-Real, Sen-Dog and Muggskeepin’ it solid like Ashford and Simpson. Includes all the hits -“How I Could Just Kill a Man”, “Hand on the Pump”, “The Phuncky Feel One,” “Pigs,” “Stoned Is the Way of the Walk,” “Latin Lingo,” etc. Recommended.

• 1st edition, limited to 1991 copies
• premium custom designed blackresin skull CD holder (3D physical recreation of the groups 1991 logo)
• remastered CD
• 100 pagehard cover liner notes book
• music label: Get On Down 2016

reviewed by nakinboots 10/2016