3-5
The White Sox Got'em Open Up Wide
Compact Disc
Opened jewel case
Left
side shows the back of the cover insert. Right side shows the actual CD disc.
[the
following was originally written in 2003 and may be out-of-date in terms of
accuracy]
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UPDATE
9.1.07 - I recently obtained the cassette tape version! Click
here to see it.
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Rare CD issued in 1997 by Frank's music production company, Un-D-Nyable Records.
Fans of the Hurt can tell you that Big Frank is very interested in music production. In fact, some of his critics have pointed to it as one of the many distractions which caused his poor 1998 season after winning the AL Batting Title the previous year. I'm not sure how much stock I put into that point of view since his amazing 2000 season was in the midst of this so-called distraction filled life.
Still, Frank's commitment to Un-D-Nyable is still as strong as ever. I understand that his current lineup of artists are much improved and has made some headway into the music industry having found some airtime into the bigger markets.
The music itself from this early offering is ... well... to be honest it's not really that good. Much of it is repetitive and I mean repetitive even for a rap sound. And all five songs are more than just vaguely similar - they're practically the same song with some minor variations. I can see why featured artist 'D-Stroy' didn't go anywhere.
Collectors will be hard pressed to find copies of this CD outside of Chicago itself. However, you can contact Un-D-Nyable directly and perhaps they still carry this CD in their inventory. It was only by sheer dumb luck that I started my subscription to the SCD Weekly in 1997 that I noticed the small advertisement for this great oddball Frank item. I can still remember the person who answered the phone when I told him that I wanted to purchase a copy, there was this long silence and then, in the background, you could hear this scramble for a piece of paper. You should have heard the guy's voice - it was sheer amazement. I had to admit at the time I was really worried about credit card abuse since it had the air of a boiler-room operation, but it all worked out in the end.
And NO - it wasn't Frank who answered the phone. <g>