The archaeological discoveries are worth the price of admission alone. For the previously released version being so ingrained in the fiber of fans, to hear two alternates, recorded at the exact same time, with plenty of variation and differences to draw an “oh shit!” from any and all who hear it…this is the express reason the Vault exists. The alternate take of “Dopesmoker (Part 1)” and the alternate solo version are both as revelatory as they are mind-blowing. Side E is of particular excitement as it features two previously unreleased outtakes from the Dopesmoker sessions. “Hot Lava Man” is a riff heavy gem worth the price of admission alone. Side D of this monster features the previously unknown recording of the long-lost Sleep song “Hot Lava Man.” For years relegated to scratchy live takes from shady, unauthorized recordings known only to the most die hard of die hards, this sublime, proper take was recorded at Razor’s Edge Studio in San Francisco in 1992.
This improved-upon master is worth the price of admission alone. With audio precisely remastered by Carl Saff at Saff Mastering using the original master tapes not used on any previous release of the album, the 60-plus minutes of the definitive, canonical version of Dopesmoker appreciated by fans for years has never sounded so crisp, so clear, so heavy. Sign-up is open now through April 30 at midnight CST. A standard 2xLP version will be available from Third Man later this summer. The package includes four “green kush” colored LPs that include the album, a custom etching and alternate takes of “Dopesmoker” – an unearthed studio version of the long-lost track “Hot Lava Man,” a 7″ featuring “Dopesmoker” (Radio Edit) and “Proceeds The Weedian” (marking the band’s first 7″ release since 1991), two foldover posters and a woven patch, all inside a custom LP slipcase. Dopesmoker will arrive totally remastered from the original source tapes of this seminal album.
This release comes from Third Man’s Vault subscription series, is limited in number, and will only be available via sign-up until April 30th. This followed the end of the bands’ contract with Southern Lord that expired for their reissues earlier in 2022. Sleep’s classic Stoner Doom Metal opus Dopesmoker will see a new vinyl remastered boxed set via the bands’ current label Third Man Records, owned by Jack White. Sleep at the brighton concorde 2 by Gemma Shaw/ Gloomy Lights Photography
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