De La Soul - Clear Lake Audiotorium

12", Ltd, Unofficial 1995

Grading

Generic black sleeve with large white hype sticker is Vg+
Media is Vg+

Record Co / Catalog #

Tommy Boy TB 1093

Special Features

UK '95 unofficial press, limited edition 12", 6 track EP.

Clear Lake Audiotorium is a six-track promotional EP from De La Soul, issued during the Buhloone Mindstate run. The original pressing was limited to roughly 500 translucent green copies and quickly became one of the group’s hardest releases to locate.

This copy is the later UK unofficial press — black vinyl with label artwork and the same six-track sequence.

The EP includes edited versions of “In the Woods,” “I Am I Be,” and “Patti Dooke,” along with the album instrumental “I Be Blowin’.” The two non-album tracks are “Sh.Fe.MC’s,” featuring A Tribe Called Quest, and “Stix & Stonz,” which brings in pioneers including Grandmaster Caz and Prince Whipper Whip. Production comes from Prince Paul, reflecting the tighter, jazz-informed direction of that era.

The UK black vinyl press carries the same six tracks as the original promo, without the price attached to the limited clear pressing.