Alice In Chains’ double-platinum 1995 self-titled album, Alice In Chains, is getting a recent vinyl reissue on January 30 by way of Legacy Recordings. The discharge honors the final full-length studio effort the band accomplished with vocalist/guitarist Layne Staley, who handed away in 2002.
This version doesn’t add bonus tracks, however it does are available in a number of vinyl choices, with pre-orders already stay by Revolver and BrooklynVegan. One standout model is a translucent highlighter yellow urgent with black and white splatter, capped at 4,000 copies.
There’s additionally a deluxe package deal that may embody the unique file throughout two vinyl LPs, plus three seven-inch singles, posters, 10 customized artwork prints, a hardcover cowl e-book, 12 tarot playing cards, a cassette, two double-sided 24×24″ posters, a double-sided zoetrope slip mat, and a 3D ballerina plus a zoetrope coin file topper, out there from the band’s webstore.
Initially unleashed on Halloween, October 31, 1995, Alice In Chains marked the band’s third studio album. It wouldn’t be till 2009 that Alice In Chains returned with a brand new full-length, Black Provides Manner To Blue, introducing William DuVall as Staley’s successor.
The album stands as one of Alice In Chains‘ bleakest and most compelling statements, locking into a dense, suffocating atmosphere that pushes their grunge roots into something even more unsettling and personal. Nicknamed the “Tripod” record thanks to its iconic three-legged dog artwork, it digs deep into addiction, alienation, and psychological turmoil without flinching. Alice In Chains was also the band’s first full-length album to feature bassist Mike Inez on bass.
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