It was announced in the latest Hatchet Herald that the upcoming 20th Anniversary Special Edition of “Riddle Box” will not be coming out in October as previous stated.
The set is now scheduled to be released sometime in November (maybe the 20th). The great news is that the set will now include a bonus disc of material including alternate versions, instrumentals, and outtakes from the Riddle Box era.
The set will also include the entire Riddle Box album remastered and a dope ass booklet detailing the full history of the 3rd Joker’s Card. You can read the full article from the Hatchet Herald below.
Juggalos, we’ll always be straight with you so let me get the bone out of the way first. The 20th Anniversary Special Edition of “Riddle Box” is NOT going to be coming out in October because it needs extra manufacturing time. But the reason WHY it’s being delayed is fuckin awesome – BECAUSE THE RIDDLE BOX ANNIVERSARY EDITION IS GOING TO HAVE AN ENTIRE BONUS DISC OF ULTRA RARE RIDDLE BOX BANGERS! We’re talking about alternate versions, instrumentals, outtakes, a whole bunch of dope shit that we ONLY JUST FOUND LAST MONTH IN MIKE E. CLARK’S VAULT!
Just before we were ready to ship the remastered version of “Riddle Box” to the plant, we heard from Mike that he had found a shitload of old tracks from the “Riddle Box” recording sessions that somehow or another had been overlooked whenever we went digging for material for a “Forgotten Freshness” compilation. To say our wigs were split was an understatement—WE COULDN’T BELIEVE SOME OF THE TREASURES MIKE HAD UNEARTHED! These were tracks and bits that we had totally forgotten even existed! So we knew that in order to give the almighty 3rd Joker’s Card the royal treatment it deserves that we HAD to include all this flavor in the package. But in order to make that happen, we need a little more time.
So we’re putting out the “Riddle Box” 20th Anniversary Special Edition in November; we’re still working on a specific release date because as I write this, we have to hear back from the manufacturer and distributor on exact details as to when everything will be done—it’s kinda complicated because we’re having a custom-built box made just for this release! We pretty sure it will come out Friday, November 20, but as of this moment, that’s pure speculation. But we DO KNOW IT WILL BE OUT IN NOVEMBER AND WE SHOULD ANNOUNCE A SOLID RELEASE DATE EARLY NEXT WEEK (PROBABLY ON TUESDAY).
And we DO KNOW that you are going to fuckin LOVE THIS DELUXE ANNIVERSARY EDITION, fam! The entire Riddle Box album has been fully remastered and sounds fuckin incredible! It also comes with a dope ass booklet detailing the full history of the 3rd Joker’s Card, packed with secrets about the Riddle Box that have never been revealed until now! And of course…that dope ass bonus disc of MAD RARE “Riddle Box” flavor.
So stay tuned for a solid release date next and we’ll be sure and update you on pre-sales and all that dopeness. It’s the 20th anniversary of the almighty Riddle Box. ARE YOU READY TO TURN THE CRANK AGAIN???!
Faygoluvers Comments
Super Wyzard
Comment posted on Friday, September 4th, 2015 09:54 pm GMT -5 at 9:54 pm
Pushed back because it now includes bonus songs? Wasn’t that always the case?
ScottieD
Comment posted on Friday, September 4th, 2015 10:00 pm GMT -5 at 10:00 pm
Not just bonus songs, but a FULL EXTRA DISC of bonus songs!
Super Wyzard
Comment posted on Friday, September 4th, 2015 10:08 pm GMT -5 at 10:08 pm
Yeah, either way, I’m still stoked for it.
byron166long
Comment posted on Friday, September 4th, 2015 10:08 pm GMT -5 at 10:08 pm
The Riddlebox is always getting hooked up haha I want something like this for the Jeckel Brothers.
Blackjack_Jones
Comment posted on Saturday, September 5th, 2015 04:18 pm GMT -5 at 4:18 pm
Hell, that is what they should’ve done for the box set, like they said they was going to do at the gathering several years ago. If they would’ve done that I guarantee that box set would’ve sold way more than it did & made it something more special to buy. Instead of only slapping the House Of Wax EP, in there & calling it a day; with a few small trinkets. The idea was excellent, but it could’ve been improved a bit more is all I’m saying. It would’ve made me buy it, instead of just sticking with what I already have.
MaskedNinja
Comment posted on Saturday, September 5th, 2015 09:56 pm GMT -5 at 9:56 pm
Completely agree with Blackjack. I would have bought the box set in a heart beat if it had all these extras they said the 20th anniversary RiddleBox will have. I passed on the box set but do plan on getting this.
LuckyNumbrXIII
Comment posted on Sunday, September 6th, 2015 10:34 am GMT -5 at 10:34 am
Speculation on my part, but I don’t think it’s a coincidence that MEC split to do other work, and The First Six never got remastered/bonus tracks.
sewerside
Comment posted on Sunday, September 6th, 2015 01:35 pm GMT -5 at 1:35 pm
I’m pretty stoked about this. Initially the one sheet had mentioned it featuring only 3 songs from Riddle box era. So I thought “Oh awesome I’ll have Willy Bubba, Fat Sweaty Betty, and Fabulous on ANOTHER CD”. But if they pull through with a whole cd of unreleased shit like they are saying…let’s face it that’s all we really want.
jamie madrox jr
Comment posted on Monday, September 7th, 2015 11:25 pm GMT -5 at 11:25 pm
Do you guys notice that everytime something happens like in a delay, like the mssing link they had problems wit pre orders and late shipping or the sign in tour the probation excuse and now the riddlebox late for flavor come on guys always excuses im getting tired of this shit sorry los and lettes but i wanna speak of what i think.
sewerside
Comment posted on Tuesday, September 8th, 2015 09:53 am GMT -5 at 9:53 am
@jamiemadroxjr not used to this yet? You’ll get there…
purplekushy
Comment posted on Tuesday, September 8th, 2015 04:23 am GMT -5 at 4:23 am
The best joker card of all time. Cant wait to hear what was left on the cutting room floor. What i thought back in those days during the first 6 joker cards was that they should have recorded and saved 2 or 3 songs from each joker card err and put it all together for the 6th joker card. Get a little bit of freshness from each era and hear the evolution throughout the years all in one disc.
djscrubb
Comment posted on Tuesday, September 8th, 2015 08:09 am GMT -5 at 8:09 am
Damn they just made this released extra fresh! I’m stoked to get this now!!!! My favorite card of ALL TIME.
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