NEW DOUBLE LP
New sealed copy. First time officially on vinyl since the album's initial release in 1995! 2026 30th anniversary reissue double LP on highlighter yellow coloured vinyl.
Alice in Chains (often nicknamed Tripod or the Dog Album) is the third studio album by Alice in Chains, released by Columbia Records in late 1995 (vinyl on October 31, with other formats following on November 7). It followed Dirt and arrived after a long period of limited activity and public uncertainty around the band, shaped largely by Layne Staley’s addiction and the group’s lack of touring. The album was recorded at Bad Animals Studio in Seattle from April to August 1995 with producer Toby Wright, and it was the band’s first full length release with bassist Mike Inez.
Musically, the record shifts some focus away from the most overt metal riffing of Dirt toward melody, layered textures, and arrangements that sometimes echo the acoustic mood of earlier EP work, while also pulling in late 1960s and early 1970s rock influences. Lyrically and tonally, it centres on addiction, depression, strained relationships, and internal conflict. Despite the band being largely unable to tour, the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, produced the singles “Grind,” “Heaven Beside You,” and “Again,” and earned Grammy nominations for Best Hard Rock Performance for “Grind” and “Again.” It was certified double platinum by the RIAA and remains the final Alice in Chains studio album released during Staley’s lifetime, before the band returned years later with Black Gives Way to Blue in 2009.
TRACKLIST:
A1 Grind
A2 Brush Away
A3 Sludge Factory
B1 Heaven Beside You
B2 Head Creeps
B3 Again
C1 Shame In You
C2 God Am
C3 So Close
D1 Nothin' Song
D2 Frogs
D3 Over Now
