Which of these unreleased/shelved/non-existent albums is the best?

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There's a pretty good feature in the latest issue of Vibe about THE 51 GREATEST ALBUMS THAT NEVER WERE.. basically, a list of albums that were never released due to label politics, drug addiction, untimely deaths, artists talking about shit but never actually getting in the studio, etc. Obviously most of these haven't been heard so you can't really vote for the 'best' one, but which one are you most interested in hearing?

Poll Results

Option	Votes
they all suck, that's why they were never released.	4
D'Angelo - James River	2
Dr. Dre & Timbaland - Chairmen of the Boards	1
Prince and the Revolution - Dream Factory	1
Mos Def - Black Jack Johnson	1
Saigon - The Greatest Story Never Told	1
Lil Jon - Crunk Rock	1
MC Hammer - Too Tight	1
MF Doom & Ghostface Killah - Swift & Changeable/DoomStarks	1
Scarface & 2Pac - 2 Face	1
The Fugees - Untitled Reunion Project	1
Q-Tip - Kamaal The Abstract	1
Sista - 4 All The Sistas Around Da World	1
Lauryn Hill - Khulami Phase	1
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II	0
Joi - Amoeba Cleansing Syndrome	0
Main Source - The Science	0
G-Unit & Tha Dogg Pound - DPG Unit	0
Bilal - Love 4 Sale	0
Cee-Lo & Jazze Pha - Happy Hour	0
Ne-Yo & Fabolous - Best Of Both Worlds	0
Eve - Here I Am	0
M.O.P. - Ghetto Warfare/The Last Generation/The Foundation	0
Mase - Untitled G-Unit Project (The MURDA MASE ALBUM)	0
Ras Kass - Van Gohgh/Golden Child	0
Peedi Crakk - Prince of the Roc	0
Killer Mike - Ghetto Extraordinary	0
Jody Breeze - A Day In The Life Of Jody Breeze	0
THE COMMISSION (Biggie Smalls, Jay-Z & Charli Baltimore)	0
MURDER INC (Jay-Z, DMX & Ja Rule)	0
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS (Xzibit, Saafir, Ras Kass)	0
THE HRSMN (Canibus, Ras Kass, Killah Priest, Kurrput)	0
CRS (Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, Pharrell)	0
50 Cent - Power Of The Dollar	0

― no holleration in this dancerie (The Brainwasher), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 05:18 (sixteen years ago)

~~Chinese Democracy~~

― I will "Build This City" on your GODDAMN GRAVE (jjjusten), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 05:19 (sixteen years ago)

Scarface & 2Pac - 2 Face

duh right?

― Hoos Passansteeno (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 05:21 (sixteen years ago)

here's a link to the feature if you want to read 'em:

http://www.vibe.com/news/online_exclusives/2009/03/the_51_albums_that_never_were_part_one/

― no holleration in this dancerie (The Brainwasher), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 05:22 (sixteen years ago)

I think Prince should be removed from all future polls.

― Popture, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 05:23 (sixteen years ago)

The MURDA MASE ALBUM - now this sounds like something I could get with.

― 2 ears + 1 ❤ (Pillbox), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 05:25 (sixteen years ago)

the Ras Kass curse

― naus, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 06:14 (sixteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Friday, 27 March 2009 00:01 (sixteen years ago)

torn tween

THE HRSMN (Canibus, Ras Kass, Killah Priest, Kurrput)

and

MF Doom & Ghostface Killah - Swift & Changeable/DoomStarks

― 鬼の手 (Edward III), Friday, 27 March 2009 00:05 (sixteen years ago)

kiley dean should've been on here

― lex pretend, Friday, 27 March 2009 00:07 (sixteen years ago)

but who am I kidding I am voting for hammer

― 鬼の手 (Edward III), Friday, 27 March 2009 00:10 (sixteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Saturday, 28 March 2009 00:01 (sixteen years ago)

4 people haven't heard the dream factory bootlegs I guess

― iatee, Saturday, 28 March 2009 01:05 (sixteen years ago)

I like 'last heart' better than any SOTT song

― iatee, Saturday, 28 March 2009 01:06 (sixteen years ago)

five years pass...

can i please add this entry to this sub-section :

http://sleevage.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/unklejam_cover.jpg

search entry friendly : unklejam - electrosoul

(it may be available digitally, not checked, but the full release never happened)

having dug out the unloved promo album a few weeks ago i have come to really fall under its spell.

old school elecro-funk with great songs (hello cameo), top level production, and no sodding guest appearances.

so, the question is : what the f*ck happened ?

― mark e, Wednesday, 13 August 2014 21:00 (eleven years ago)

weird that only one of these actually came out since the poll

― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 13 August 2014 21:01 (eleven years ago)

Missed this poll, but would've voted for the Horsemen album, the few tracks they released under the moniker were pretty awesome:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3c-X7DVudU

― Tuomas, Wednesday, 13 August 2014 21:12 (eleven years ago)

Killer Mike - Ghetto Extraordinary

^^i have this and it's a great album

― ruffalo soldier (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 13 August 2014 21:16 (eleven years ago)

hang on .. does it really feature the maccabees ?

― mark e, Wednesday, 13 August 2014 21:19 (eleven years ago)

Yeah, that one is probably the best track on the album:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ_nPRWfnx4

― Tuomas, Wednesday, 13 August 2014 21:38 (eleven years ago)

not the indie band then .

― mark e, Wednesday, 13 August 2014 21:43 (eleven years ago)

Indie band? The Maccabees were Priest's proteges or something, they also appear on View from Masada.

― Tuomas, Wednesday, 13 August 2014 21:59 (eleven years ago)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maccabees_(band)

― mark e, Wednesday, 13 August 2014 22:04 (eleven years ago)

Ah. Well, the name comes from the Bible, so it's not surprising some band used it too.

― Tuomas, Thursday, 14 August 2014 09:30 (eleven years ago)

ten years pass...

Varèse: The Rage & The Fury is an unreleased album by Frank Zappa, covering music by Edgard Varèse. It was recorded in July of 1993 at the Warner Bros. soundstage in Burbank, CA utilizing custom audio snakes and all tube microphone pre-amps recorded directly to the Sony 3324 digital multi-track.

The music was conducted by Péter Eötvös and Nicolas Slonimsky and performed by some of the members of The Ensemble Modern. Footage of these sessions was included in the documentary Ein Leben Als Extravaganza - Das Genie Frank Zappa. [1] [2] A release date has not yet been set.

Hyperprism
Octandre
Intégrales
Ionisation
Déserts
Density 21.5
Poème Electronique
The archived zappa.com page from 1997 announcing the recording with 30 second sound samples.

I'd love for this to be finished and released. No idea what a custom audio snake is.

― Strange New Wordles (WmC), Friday, 8 August 2025 20:39 (seven months ago)

Beefheart's long-shelved 1976 "Bat Chain Puller" album which was finally released in 2012 is an example of one that finally saw the light of day and didn't disappoint.

― o. nate, Friday, 8 August 2025 20:53 (seven months ago)

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