''Forgotten Freshness'' is a rarities album by American

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group

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. Released in 1995, the album features unreleased and "lost" tracks that are harder to find elsewhere.Insane Clown Posse (1995). ''Forgotten Freshness''. Liner notes.

Psychopathic Records Psychopathic Records is an American independent record label headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The label is most associated with the hip-hop music subgenres horrorcore and rap rock. The label was founded in 1991 by Alex Abbiss and h ...

. This album features some samples that were not cleared for national distribution; therefore, this album was only released in the

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area and the mid-west and in limited copies. In 1998, the group released '' Forgotten Freshness Volumes 1 & 2''. "Ghetto Zone", "Life At Risk", and "Ask You Somethin" were not featured on the re-release, with "Ask You Somethin" not appearing on any other release until the 2020 reissue of the Dog Beats EP. The edits of "Southwest Strangla" and "3 Rings" are also exclusive to this compilation, the former featuring an intro that would later become part of "12" from the

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album and the latter featuring an answering machine message. It is the group's first installment in the "Forgotten Freshness album series", their 1st compilation album, and their 6th overall release.

Music and lyrics

The song "Southwest Strangla" was planned to be released on

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's second solo album ''Shaggs The Clown'', but the entire project was scrapped.Insane Clown Posse (1998). ''Forgotten Freshness Volumes 1 & 2''. Liner notes.

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/ PolyGram Records. In the beginning of the song, a news brief is played about the actual looting of

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which crashed on I-94 in Detroit in 1987. With a change in beat and lyrics, the song "Hey, Vato" became "Wagon Wagon" found on the '' Ringmaster'' album. Some lyrics from the song are also found on the song "Who Asked You", also on the Ringmaster. The song "Fat Sweaty Betty" was originally intended for ''

''. It was eventually given away as a single at the group's two "Mental Warp" shows. "Ask You Somethin" is a cover of

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's song "Strokin" and was originally intended for Carnival of Carnage.Juggalo News
The song "3 Rings" was later released on the album ''

'' with slightly altered lyrics. "Dead Pumpkins" was the first Hallowicked single given away in 1994.

Track listing

References

{{Authority control Self-released albums Insane Clown Posse compilation albums 1995 compilation albums Psychopathic Records compilation albums Horrorcore compilation albums