Part of a promotional flyer passed out to Gavin Convention attendees in 1991, announcing Shadow\'s first release on Hollywood BASIC.
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A promotion newsletter handed out in the halls of UC Davis (91) to promote underground hip-hop via DJ Zen's radioshow - note the little blurb about Shadow's mention in the source.
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The 8th Wonder's design for the promo package that accompanied Shadow's first tape. Entitled "Hip-Hop Reconstruction from the Ground Up," the packages were sent to peers & industry types between '91 and '92.
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Flyer inserted into original copies of "Lesson 4" (and overlooked in the recent boot). Once spotted taped up in Red Alert's radio booth. Art by the 8th Wonder.
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The 8th Wonder outdid himself on this burner accompanying the third Reconstruction tape (entitled Volume 2 because the second tape was Volume 1 and 1/2).
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Poster art for Shadow\'s first overseas tour - (Germany) live show featuring James Lavelle and Shadow - note the common misspelling of "Solesides"
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The Solesides crew and friends en route to perform with De La Soul at the first ever rap show in Reno, NV. According to Shadow, "We never got paid, and ended the night getting kicked out of a casino where we discovered the promoter gambling away our fee! Ah, memories..."
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Rare candid shot of Chief XCel during his radio show at KDVS in Davis...notice that he's cueing up a promo copy of SS-001 (1993).
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Shadow and Xcel at Automator's studio recording "Deep in the Jungle" for Blackalicious (1993).
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Stan "The 8th Wonder" - The artist for most of Shadow's original art work. circa '93
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Shadow: "This was taken just after landing in London. Customs threw us in a little detention cell because we didn't have a work permit. The joke was on us, however, as hour after hour dragged by with nothing to eat but jail food." April, 1994
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Blackalicious, Shadow, Lavelle (on far right) and an engineer celebrate the completion of "Changes" for the Japanese version of the Melodica EP, April 1994.
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Poster promoting an appearance by Shadow and others at the now-defunct Sankey's Soap in Manchester, UK circa '94.
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This is the only photograph of Shadow's working environment circa 1992-1994, where songs like "In/Flux," "Lost and Found," and "Entropy" were created. This was an unincorporated space within 8th Wonder's parents' house.
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Chief XCel, Mack B Dog (RIP), Lyrics Born, and Gift of Gab on the way to LA to meet with Immortal Records, who were interested in signing Solesides. Photo by Shadow, 1994.
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Shadow's longtime collaborator 8th Wonder did this cover for the Bay Area Cuardian in 1994.
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