SLEEP - DOPESMOKER Third Man Records VAULT #52 - STILL SEALED
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SLEEP - DOPESMOKER Third Man Records VAULT #52 - STILL SEALED.
Still Sealed. I opened the shipping packagingonly to inspect
Will be shipped in the original Vault packaging
The following is the description of this package provided byThird Man Records:
"Records that exist as if in a vacuum, seeminglydivined from some otherworldly domain, almost unconnected to all life on ourearthly realm… those are the records to cherish, to seek out, to explore everylast note.
"In an attempt to further divine the legend and lorebehind its epic nature, Third Man Records is humbled to announce the deluxe andexpanded reissue of Sleep’s Dopesmoker as their 52nd Vault package.
"The only word that really feels appropriate todescribe Sleep’s magnum opus Dopesmoker is… singular. The album stands apartfrom the myriad of subgenres that try to claim ownership of it and ultimatelymanages to exist solely by itself. There are imitators and pretenders that fallinto the wake…but there can be only one original.
"With audio precisely remastered by Carl Saff at SaffMastering using the original master tapes not used on any previous release ofthe album, the 60-plus minutes of the definitive, canonical version ofDopesmoker appreciated by fans for years has never sounded so crisp, so clear,so heavy. This improved-upon master is worth the price of admission alone.
"Yet there is still more.
"Side D of this monster features the previously unknownrecording of the long-lost Sleep song “Hot Lava Man.” For years relegated toscratchy live takes from shady, unauthorized recordings known only to the mostdie hard of die hards, this sublime, proper take was recorded at Razor’s EdgeStudio in San Francisco in 1992. “Hot Lava Man” is a riff heavy gem worth theprice of admission alone.
"There is still yet more.
"Side E is of particular excitement as it features twopreviously unreleased outtakes from the Dopesmoker sessions. The alternate takeof “Dopesmoker (Part 1)” and the alternate solo version are both as revelatoryas they are mind-blowing. For the previously released version being soingrained in the fiber of fans, to hear two alternates, recorded at the exactsame time, with plenty of variation and differences to draw an “oh shit!” fromany and all who hear it…this is the express reason the Vault exists. Thearchaeological discoveries are worth the price of admission alone.
"Yet still, there is more.
"Side F is a sharp as hell etching of the iconic ArikRoper Weedian image as famously featured on the cover of all versions ofDopesmoker since 2012 including this one…proceeding to Nazareth.
"Disc four showcases an early, embryonic live recordingof “Dopesmoker” from the I-Beam club in San Francisco on May 28th, 1994. Raw inall the best senses of the word, this version captured in the wild is a primefirst-hand historical document that only adds nuance and depth to the path of“Dopesmoker.”
"Each LP is pressed on green kush vinyl, a specializedcustom blend of five different colors all mixed together to create theimpressive approximation of the choicest indica strains. Additionally, the LPsare all pressed on triple-beam tipping 180-gram vinyl for that hefty, importantfeel.
"Still yet there is more.
"To further push this over-the-top we’ve included a7-inch single showcasing the “Dopesmoker (radio edit)” and “Proceeds theWeedian” (another abridged version culled from the full-length “Dopesmoker”song). Housed in a perfectly green Third Man company sleeve and bedecked withthe quintessential Weedian, this is the first Sleep 7-inch release since 1991.Also pressed on choice green kush vinyl.
"This behemoth of a collection lives sumptuously in awraparound slipcase with each individual LP disc housed in a full-color printedsleeve featuring of-the-era pictures.
"To fully jam this into unquestionably overloadedterritory, the package is rounded out by not one but TWO full-color postersmeasuring 16.5 x 24 inches and 12 x 24 inches depicting a full-color photo ofthe band around the time of recording the album and the legendary “riff chart”breaking down all the different rational components of the hour-plus long song,respectively. And let's not forget the 4.5-inch diameter woven patch showingoff the inimitable Weedian for a piece that will increase the badass factor byten of whichever garment is lucky enough to become attached to it.
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