▁The ▁S lim ▁Sh ady ▁LP , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁friends ▁engaged ▁in ▁heavy ▁drug ▁use . ▁The ▁" free " ▁use ▁of ▁dru gs ▁E min em ▁observed ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁Amsterdam ▁greatly ▁influenced ▁his ▁desire ▁to ▁open ly ▁discuss ▁drug ▁use ▁in ▁his ▁music ▁and ▁inspired ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁content ▁on ▁the ▁album . ▁ ▁The ▁Marshall ▁Math ers ▁LP ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁by ▁After math ▁Entertainment , ▁In ters cope ▁Records , ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁by ▁Pol yd or ▁Records ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁The ▁Marshall ▁Math ers ▁LP ▁was ▁released ▁with ▁two ▁different ▁album ▁covers . ▁The ▁original ▁features ▁E min em ▁sitting ▁on ▁the ▁por ch ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁he ▁lived ▁in ▁during ▁his ▁te en age ▁years . ▁He ▁reflected ▁on ▁the ▁photo ▁shoot ▁by ▁saying , ▁" I ▁had ▁mixed ▁feelings ▁because ▁I ▁had ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁good ▁and ▁bad ▁mem ories ▁in ▁that ▁house . ▁But ▁to ▁go ▁back ▁to ▁where ▁I ▁grew ▁up ▁and ▁finally ▁say , ▁' I ' ve ▁made ▁it ', ▁is ▁the ▁greatest ▁feeling ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁me ." ▁The ▁other ▁cover ▁features ▁the ▁ra pper ▁se ated ▁in ▁a ▁f etal ▁position ▁beneath ▁a ▁loading ▁dock ▁with ▁alco hol ▁and ▁pres cription ▁pill ▁bott les ▁at ▁his ▁feet . ▁Will ▁Herm es ▁of ▁Entertainment ▁Week ly ▁li ken ed