Cali Agents – How The West Was One (AMETHYST VINYL)

Buy in-store on Record Store Day (12/04/2025). This product is an RSD Exclusive title and is not available to pre-order. 

This RSD edition 2XLP are pressed in an eye-catching purple,
black and gray smoke configuration, coined “Marbled
Amethyst."

Just in time for the 25th anniversary release of
Cali Agents’ debut LP, How The West Was
One, Coalmine Reissues in partnership with
Pockets Linted Entertainment is pleased to
announce their special edition reissue. This
pressing marks just the second time the
album’s ever been repressed, over 21 years
removed from the alternate cover edition
circa 2003.
Released as collaborative effort between
West Coast lyricists Rasco and Planet Asia, the
album falls on the heels of the duo’s
subsequent solo efforts; Rasco who released
his debut LP, Time Waits for No Man in 1998
via Stones Throw, and PA’s self-titled debut
that dropped the following year.
Standing at 16 tracks – including the bonus
track, “Point Blank Range” -- the album
flawlessly complements each emcee’s rhyme
styles. Where on the one hand, Rasco
personifies the seasoned rap veteran armed
with his baritone flow and no-nonsense rhyme
style, Planet Asia on the other, embodies the battle-ready spitter
armed with a rapid fire delivery.
Combined with a diverse line-up of producers that boasts the
likes of Madlib, Panik (Molemen), M-Boogie, Paul Nice and more,
the pair create an incredibly pleasing offering that has been
embraced by underground rap connoisseurs since the dawn of
the millennium.