Ol' Dirty Bastard – "Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version" (2LP, Picture Disc)

Ol' Dirty Bastard – Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version (2LP, Picture Disc)

This is ODB with absolutely no filter—whatsoever.

Released in '95, Return to the 36 Chambers takes the Wu-Tang blueprint and flips it. Where everyone else brought structure, ODB brought chaos—unpredictable flows, off-the-wall delivery, and moments that feel like they could fall apart but never do.

Tracks like “Shimmy Shimmy Ya,” “Brooklyn Zoo,” and “Hippa to da Hoppa” hit because they don’t follow any rules. It’s raw, messy, funny, aggressive—sometimes all in the same verse. Underneath it, you still get that classic RZA production holding everything together and some great bars.

This isn’t just a solo album—it’s a different angle on what Wu-Tang was capable of.

This 2LP picture disc pressing makes it a visual piece too—collector-focused, not just something you throw on the shelf.

Why this belongs in your collection:
Because no one has sounded like ODB before—or after—and this is him at his finest.

Product Details:

• 2LP Vinyl
• Picture Disc
• Reissue
• Label: Elektra / WEA
• Non-Returnable

Tracklist:

Side A

1. Intro
2. Shimmy Shimmy Ya
3. Baby C’mon
4. Brooklyn Zoo

Side B
5. Hippa to da Hoppa
6. Raw Hide
7. Damage

Side C
8. Don’t U Know
9. The Stomp
10. Goin’ Down

Side D
11. Drunk Game (Sweet Sugar Pie)
12. Snakes
13. Brooklyn Zoo II (Tiger Crane)
14. Proteck Ya Neck II the Zoo