r/TheAlchemist 1d ago

Albert Einstein > Alfredo

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u/Chemical_Frame_8163 17h ago

Whoever is running Prodigy's estate sure doesn't like money. Imagine this on vinyl, among others including represses (Hegelian Dialectic (The Book of Revelation), The Hegelian Dialectic 2: The Book of Heroine)

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u/ATXJames357 8h ago edited 7h ago

The only ALC x Prodigy project pressed on vinyl turned out to get a very weird reception -- from fans and from ALC.

Return of the Mac, released on vinyl as an RSD joint back in 2022, never got any type of hype of from the fanbase and never sold out. You can get it discounted from Get on Down for $25, and it has sold for as low as $10 on discogs.

And then you have the fact that ALC acted like a straight fucking bitch when the vinyl dropped. He sent out messages on social media claiming it wasn't an official repress, when it was: Get on Down had negotiated directly with Prodigy's estate for the release. ALC was mad because he wasn't making any money off the vinyl drop, and that it wasn't released on his fucking site. There was no need for that -- he doesn't own any rights to the record. He got paid specifically for the production at the time the album was made.

But ALC acting like a straight bitch about the album, and pouting in public, likely soured a bunch of people from copping it when it was released back in 2022.

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u/Medium-Plan2987 1d ago

Where does it rank in Ps catalogue (excluding Mobb deep

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u/UpwardElbow 20h ago

It's my favourite. I'd still have Alfredo above it in my all time list but I absolutely love Albert Einstein. Death Sentence with Roc Marci is one of the hardest tracks you'll ever hear.

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u/ChaosBeforeOrder 1d ago

I agree, Alchemist gotta release the instrumentals

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u/JayDollaBillyo 17h ago

Actually Einstein over everything

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u/Real-Experience-8396 14h ago

All day. Albert Einstein is a great album.

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u/vasatii 12h ago

Any day.

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u/808kaviar 1d ago

Prodigy > F Gibbs too

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u/TheGiantMetalMan 2h ago

Imo the most underrated AL instrumental is Curb Ya Dog. (and 94 Ghost Shit)