# 🏆 ULTRA-RARE HIP-HOP GRAIL: WU-TANG CLAN – ENTER THE WU-TANG (36 CHAMBERS) ### **ORIGINAL 1993 US FIRST PRESSING | FACTORY SEALED | AUTHENTICATED YELLOW SPINE**
**Artist:** Wu-Tang Clan **Album Title:** Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) **Label:** Loud Records / RCA Records / BMG Direct **Catalog Number:** 07863 66336-1 **Barcode:** 0 7863-66336-1 7 **Pressing Details:** 1993 US Original First Pressing (Specialty Records Corporation / SRC DMM) **Condition Grade:** EX / NM (Jacket & Original Factory Seal) | MINT (Vinyl - Sealed / Unplayed)
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### 📌 EXECUTIVE AUTHENTICATION SUMMARY Up for listing is an original **1993 US First Pressing** of Wu-Tang Clan’s debut album, *Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)*, preserved in its **original factory shrink wrap**.
Key structural markers verifying this copy as a genuine 1993 original rather than a modern reissue or repress:
1. **SOLID YELLOW SPINE (Primary 1993 Identifier):** * Features the iconic solid bright yellow spine with sharp black typography (`RCA 07863 66336-1`). * *Note: Modern reissues and represses utilize white spines, revised catalog numbers, or modified text formatting.* 2. **VERIFIED FACTORY BREATHE HOLES:** * Micro-perforated factory ventilation vent holes are present on the shrink wrap face in a vertical formation, confirming genuine period-correct factory shrink wrapping. 3. **ORIGINAL 1993 BMG/LOUD/RCA BACK COVER CREDITS:** * Displays original 1993 copyright lines, BMG logo, Loud Records branding, and correct 1990s RCA distribution text on the lower rear sleeve.
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### 🔍 FORENSIC CONDITION & PHYSICAL REPORT
* **SHRINK WRAP / SEAL:** * **Integrity:** 100% complete, fully continuous factory seal. No split seams or open edges. * **Ventilation:** Factory pinprick breathe holes present and accounted for. * **Surface/Clarity:** Clear, high-gloss vintage poly shrink exhibiting minor light surface handling scuffs and natural corner crimping standard for a 30+ year old factory-sealed record.
* **JACKET / SLEEVE:** * **Front & Back Cover:** Artwork remains vivid with zero ink fading or ring wear underneath the wrap. * **Corners:** All four corners are square and sharp, exhibiting minimal micro-pushing at the tips consistent with long-term storage under tight factory shrink wrap. * **Spine & Seams:** Spine is 100% straight, rigid, and fully legible. Top and bottom seams show clean alignment without splitting.
* **VINYL (UNOPENED / SEALED):** * Factory sealed inside. Matrix details correspond to the original 1993 Specialty Records Corporation (SRC) Direct Metal Mastering: `07863-66336-1-A1-DMM SP` / `07863-66336-1-B1-DMM SP`.
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### 🎵 TRACKLISTING
**Shaolin Sword (Side A):** 1. Bring Da Ruckus (4:10) 2. Shame On A Nigga (2:57) 3. Clan In Da Front (4:33) 4. Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber (6:05) 5. Can It Be All So Simple (4:46) 6. Protect Ya Neck (Intermission) (6:48)
**Wu-Tang Sword (Side B):** 1. Da Mystery Of Chessboxin' (4:48) 2. Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing Ta F' Wit (3:36) 3. C.R.E.A.M. (4:12) 4. Method Man (5:50) 5. Tearz (4:17) 6. Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber - Part II / Conclusion (6:10)
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### 📦 PACKAGING, SHIPPING & INSURANCE * **Protection:** Packed inside a heavy-duty vinyl mailer with extended corner bumpers and double cardboard inserts to ensure zero movement or corner damage during transit. * **Handling:** Shipped fully insured with Signature Required upon delivery.