Of all the albums that exploded into view in the post-Nevermind 90s, few hit quite as hard as Alice In Chains’ 1992 album Dirt. The album encapsulates grunge’s merging of both metal and punk tropes across thirteen tracks of murky, primal, angst-fuelled rock that include Them Bones, Rooster, Would? and Angry Chair. In its cathartic portrayal of depravity and addiction, Dirt is rightfully recognised as a masterpiece and as a quintessential record of the grunge era. 2 LP Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings Celebrate 30th Anniversary of Alice In Chains Dirt with Release of Remastered Commemorative 2LP 12″ Black Vinyl Edition on Friday, September 23 AICs Top-Selling 5X Platinum Album features Five Iconic tracks including “Would?,” “Down In A Hole,” “Them Bones,” “Rooster,” & “Angry Chair” August 12, 2022-New York, NY–Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release a remastered 30th anniversary 2LP 12″ black vinyl edi-tion of Alice In Chains landmark album, Dirt, on Friday, September 23. Originally released through Columbia Records on September 29, 1992, Alice In Chains second full-length studio album, Dirt, established the band as formidable frontrunners in the alt-rock music revolution rolling out of the Pacific Northwest, achieving multi-platinum mainstream success while remaining true to an uncompromising underground sound and vision. Dirt was the last Alice In Chains album to be recorded with the Seattle groups core four founding members: Jerry Cantrell (guitar, vocals), Sean Kinney (drums), Mike Starr (bass) and Layne Staley (lead vocals). Alice In Chains will release an exclusive translucent orange variant of the 2LP 12″ vinyl 30th anni-versary edition of Dirt as a D2C offering on the bands website. The AIC exclusive translucent or-ange pressing of Dirt will be available as a stand-alone purchase as well as a component in the ul-timate Dirt Super Deluxe Package which also includes a resin figurine custom sculpted girl from the album cover as a vinyl topper and magnet, four show posters, a 24″ square poster featuring the al-bum cover and band photo, four reimagined Dirt album cover prints, a Dirt hardcover book with never before seen photos, CD with remastered audio, and the albums five 7″ vinyl singles: “Them Bones,” “Down In A Hole,” “Rooster,” “Angry Chair” and “Would?” Each of the singles has been released with a music video, all previously up-rezzed to HD. Alice In Chains began recording Dirt in the spring of 1992, working again with producer Dave Jerden, whod helmed their debut studio album, Facelift, in 1990. Laying down tracks for Dirt at Eldorado Recording Studio in Burbank, California, London Bridge Studio in Seattle, and One on One Studios in Los Angeles from April to July 1992, Alice In Chains surpassed all expectations, creating one of the foundational albums of grunge and the best-selling album of the groups career. Dirt peaked at #6 on the Billboard 200 and remained on the Billboard charts for nearly two years. The album was voted Kerrang! Critics Choice Album of the Year for 1992 and in October 2011, Guitar World ranked Dirt as the #1 guitar album of 1992. Alice In Chains – Dirt – 30th Anniversary Pressing 2LP 12″ Vinyl Disc 1 – Side A 1. Them Bones 2. Dam That River 3. Rain When I Die Disc 1 – Side B 1. Down in a Hole 2. Sickman 3. Rooster Disc 2 – Side A 1. Junkhead 2. Dirt 3. God Smack 4. Untitled Disc 2 – Side B 1. Hate To Feel 2. Angry Chair 3. Would?
