Osc-Dis 2-Disc Special Edition

When I saw this on eBay, I was ecstatic. This is the two-disc special edition of Palm Pictures' American release of Osc-Dis from 2002 (yes, a year after 010 was released in Japan), in association with Speedstar and Manga Entertainment. Their Stateside deal with Palm Pictures turned out to be more lucrative than their deal with George Cockle's What Up Music label, as Osc-Dis was released far wider than the US releases of Park and Digidogheadlock were, and even got Pulse onto the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 soundtrack. Why was I ecstatic for this particular issue, you may ask? That slipcover it has on it!

...or so I thought. The reason you can see the bottom of the jewel case in each of the above shots is because it isn't actually a slipcover at all-- it's actually a paper wraparound whose spine is at the top of the jewel case. It blows a little, but at the same time, it also becomes an interesting addition in and of itself, as the inside of this wraparound contains music video credits.

Why does it have music video credits? Because the second disc is a DVD reissue of Osc-Dis Video that was also issued with other Manga Entertainment DVDs of the time. I don't have the original VHS issue of that to compare, but I can't imagine it being very far off. Included as a bonus video is the video to Systematic, since Digidogheadlock only had a video for that one song, not enough for its own VHS issue... sad, because it would be cool to see on a VHS slipcover.

The tracklisting for Osc-Dis is as follows:

1. Tribe

2. Out/Definition

3. Pulse

4. Multiplies

5. Mob Track

6. All The Time In Sunny Beach

7. Island

8. Restart!

9. Jag

10. Step Into Yourself

11. Good Girl (dedicated to bride 20 years after)

12. MIDI Surf

The tracklisting for Osc-Dis Video is as follows:

1. Tribe

2. Pulse

3. All The Time In Sunny Beach

4. Good Girl (dedicated to bride 20 years after)

5. MIDI Surf

6. Systematic

Of course you know I think this album is an absolute classic. Just about everyone into Mad thinks this album is an absolute classic; hell, it's how most people get into Mad in the first place. It's not my absolute favorite album-- Park and 010 tie for my all-time favorite-- but it is my second. (Or third, depending on how you look at that.) You should already have a copy of this by now; if not, get on it as soon as possible.

Look at how Palm's logo throws the section off.