''Jurassic 5'' is the first official release by American

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. It is an EP that includes much of the material that would later appear on the full-length album ''

''.

Release

The first version of the EP to be released contained nine tracks and was available in

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or double-

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formats. It was released in October 1997 on the band's own short-lived label, Rumble Records. Although the label only released one record, it did give the band a platform and allowed them to be heard. :"I urge every independent artist to put something out first. Prove yourself to yourself, to people that pick up the records, then the abelswill come looking for you. If they know that you can score, they gonna pass the ball to you." — AkilJurassic 5 – The Elements
/ref> The band signed to a major label,

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, in 1999. Their first release on Interscope was the re-issue of the ''Jurassic 5'' EP in an 8-track version in 1999. This had the same listing as the original EP, excluding the final track "Blacktop Beat".

Track listing

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1997 debut EPs Jurassic 5 albums Interscope Records EPs