Sleep – Dopesmoker
Label: |
Third Man Records – TMR-763 |
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Series: |
Third Man Records Vault – Package 52 |
Format: |
Box Set
, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition
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Country: |
US |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Doom Metal |
Tracklist
| A | Dopesmoker (Part 1) | 21:35 | |
| B | Dopesmoker (Part 2) | 20:30 | |
| C | Dopesmoker (Part 3) | 21:52 | |
| D | Hot Lava Man (1992, Razor's Edge Studio, San Francisco) | 8:25 | |
| E1 | Dopesmoker Part 1 (Alternate Take) | 11:51 | |
| E2 | Dopesmoker Alternate Solo (Take 2) | 3:27 | |
| G | Dopesmoker (I-Beam 5-28-94 San Francisco) | 18:14 | |
| H | Dopesmoker (Cont'd) (I-Beam 5-28-94 San Francisco) | 8:43 | |
| I | Dopesmoker (Radio) | 4:44 | |
| J | Proceeds The Weedian | 4:44 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sleep (2)
- Copyright © – Sleep (2)
- Licensed To – Third Man Records
- Recorded At – Record Two Mendocino
- Recorded At – Razor's Edge Recording
- Recorded At – I-Beam
- Mixed At – Record Two Mendocino
- Mixed At – Razor's Edge Recording
- Engineered At – Earthwave Studios
- Remastered At – Saff Mastering
- Lacquer Cut At – Third Man Mastering
- Pressed By – Third Man Pressing
Credits
- Artwork – Arik Roper
- Bass, Vocals – Al Cisneros
- Drums – Chris Hakius
- Engineer [Additional] – Zak Riles (tracks: D, G, H)
- Guitar – Matt Pike
- Lacquer Cut By – WAR*
- Layout [Art Construction] – Dan Osborn
- Management [Band] – Tim Moss*
- Mixed By – Billy Anderson (tracks: A to D)
- Mixed By, Engineer [Additional] – Brandon Eggleston (tracks: E1, E2)
- Recorded By – Billy Anderson (tracks: A to E2)
- Remastered By – Carl Saff
- Written-By – Sleep
Notes
Deluxe and expanded reissue of Sleep - Dopesmoker, remastered using the original master tapes not used on any previous release of the album.
Side D features a previously unknown recording of the long-lost Sleep song "Hot Lava Man."
Side E features two previously unreleased outtakes from the Dopesmoker sessions.
Side F is an etching of the iconic Arik Roper Weedian image featured on the cover of all versions of Dopesmoker since 2012.
LP #4 showcases an early, embryonic live recording of "Dopesmoker" from the I-Beam club in San Francisco on May 28th, 1994.
Each LP is pressed on green kush vinyl, a specialized custom blend of five different colors all mixed together to create an approximation of the choicest indica strains. Additionally, the LPs are all pressed on 180-gram vinyl.
The set also includes a 7-inch single showcasing the "Dopesmoker (Radio)" and "Proceeds The Weedian" (another abridged version culled from the full-length "Dopesmoker" song), pressed on green kush vinyl and housed in a green Third Man Records company sleeve.
The set is in a wraparound slipcase with each individual LP housed in a full-color printed sleeve featuring of-the-era pictures, plus two full-color posters measuring 16.5 x 24 inches and 12 x 24 inches depicting a full-color photo of the 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 a 4.5-inch diameter woven Weedian patch.
Matrix on side C has a scratched unknown symbol before "CTMM"
Side D features a previously unknown recording of the long-lost Sleep song "Hot Lava Man."
Side E features two previously unreleased outtakes from the Dopesmoker sessions.
Side F is an etching of the iconic Arik Roper Weedian image featured on the cover of all versions of Dopesmoker since 2012.
LP #4 showcases an early, embryonic live recording of "Dopesmoker" from the I-Beam club in San Francisco on May 28th, 1994.
Each LP is pressed on green kush vinyl, a specialized custom blend of five different colors all mixed together to create an approximation of the choicest indica strains. Additionally, the LPs are all pressed on 180-gram vinyl.
The set also includes a 7-inch single showcasing the "Dopesmoker (Radio)" and "Proceeds The Weedian" (another abridged version culled from the full-length "Dopesmoker" song), pressed on green kush vinyl and housed in a green Third Man Records company sleeve.
The set is in a wraparound slipcase with each individual LP housed in a full-color printed sleeve featuring of-the-era pictures, plus two full-color posters measuring 16.5 x 24 inches and 12 x 24 inches depicting a full-color photo of the 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 a 4.5-inch diameter woven Weedian patch.
Matrix on side C has a scratched unknown symbol before "CTMM"
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A): TMR-763-A WTS TMM TMP
- Matrix / Runout (Side B): II-TMR763B TMM TMP WAR
- Matrix / Runout (Side C): II-TMR763 CTMM TMP WAR
- Matrix / Runout (Side D): TMR-763-D WTS TMM TMP
- Matrix / Runout (Side E): TMR-763-E WTS TMM TMP
- Matrix / Runout (Side G): III TMR763G TMM TMP WAR
- Matrix / Runout (Side H): TMR-763-H WTS TMM TMP
- Matrix / Runout (Side I): TMR763 I TMM TMP WAR
- Matrix / Runout (Side J): TMR763 J TMM TMP WAR
Other Versions (5 of 67)
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Dopesmoker (2×LP, Album) | Tee Pee Records | TP-049LP | US | 2003 | ||
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Dopesmoker (CD, Album, Digipak) | Tee Pee Records | TP-049CD | US | 2003 | ||
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Dopesmoker (CD, Album, Digipak) | Tee Pee Records | TP-049CD | US | 2003 | ||
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New Submission
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Dopesmoker (2×LP, Album, Repress) | Tee Pee Records | TPE-049B | US | 2004 | ||
| Dopesmoker (2×File, FLAC, Album, Remastered) | Southern Lord | LORD158 | US | 2012 |
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Reviews
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I have a Tee Pee first press, Southern Lord first press and this vault version on lp. The vault version is the worse version of the 3, pretty noisy version. If it was quite, it would sound about the same as the Southern Lord version. The Tee Pee version blows both away- loud and amazing sounding. Recommend Southern Lord version. sounds good and a lof cheaper.
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my set sounds better than the standalone 2LP version from thirdman. still just as quiet but not as noisy. if you’re gonna pay $30 for the 2lp you may as well pay $45-$55 for the boxset. the extra music is awesome. -
Edited 2 years ago"The reason it's mastered so quietly is that you'll be able to hear the dynamics better when it's turned up!"
Well...it does sound louder, but certainly not dynamic though. The instruments sound like they're all sitting on one plain of volume, and it ends up sounding very comparable to a poorly mastered CD. Plus, the pops and clicks of the coloured vinyl really come through when the loud rumble of bass and drums aren't present in the mix.
At least I like the music and included bonus materials enough to consider keeping for now.
EDIT: Just listened to the rest of the deluxe edition. Seems like sides A-C simply suffer from audio compression, because the D and E tracks eminent a much more prevalent and healthy "oomph" of bass and guitar from my Paradigms. Just don't expect the live track to have the same level of fidelity, because it sounds like it was taken from a cassette recorder. -
Has anyone else noticed either inner groove distortion (or what sounds more like maybe quivering or odd nonetheless) on Side A? It was quite distracting toward the end of that side. -
Mine came without the 7”, have ed TMR and no reply. Let me know if you have one you’d like to sell -
This is a great box set. It sounds amazing! My favorite version of this album by far. Thank you Thirdman Records for making a great album even better and for having it arrive on my birthday!!! -
Just finished the first spin, sounds great! Volume is a little low, but this is the type of music you crank up anyway.
Like any record I own pressed at third man, they were really dirty, but I ultrasonically clean all my LPs before the hit the turntable. I got maybe 2 or 3 quiet ticks a side through headphones, probably wouldn't hear them through speakers. -
Well I compared my SL pressing with TMR version.
I measured SL at around 75db, the TMR version was around 65db. But it was a very noticeable difference, didn't need much to bring it up. As a reference I played the Bad Brains remaster which came in at 70db. Anyway just turn the knob up!!! -
My 2018 Southern Lord pressing is so much louder than this TMR pressing. I compared the two side to side. Other than that the TMR pressing sounds just as good, you just have to turn the volume up a little. After all, Sleep should be played very loudly to get the full effect! -
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