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Sleep - Dopesmoker (Vinyl, Dec 2018 Release), 2 Discs Hazy Lt. Brown w/PosterĀ 

Sold Date: March 14, 2019
Start Date: March 7, 2019
Final Price: $39.99 (USD)
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ITEM DETAILS
Record is the Newbury Comics December 14, 2018 release. Record originally released in 2012. Cover is Holographic edition. Poster is included.

Number of discs: 2 Hazy Light Brown Vinyl

Vinyl weight (grams): 180

Limited edition of: 500

Poster Included

Label: Southern Lord

Release Date: 12/14/2018

Mono/Stereo: Stereo

Catalog Number: LORD158NC2

"Dopesmoker" was recorded by Billy Anderson (Neurosis, Melvins) at Record Two Studio in Comptche, California While recording the song, it began to form differently than the band had originally envisioned. Pike stated that the "song was getting slower and slower and then it got weird. We started tripping out and second guessing ourselves." Recording the album was difficult. Pike recalled that "there was so much to memorize for that album, and we had to do it in like three different sections because a reel-to-reel only holds 22 minutes. It was really cool, but it was one of the hardest things I've ever done in in my life. "Sleep were in the studio for one month then went home to rehearse and returned for another month. Pike noted that they ended up with two or three different versions of the song.
"Dopesmoker" stands as one of the towering achievements in recent metal history, a mesmerizing, intoxicating, and incredibly complex song that is still unrivaled in the annals of (stoner) metal.
Album is packaged in a gatefold sleeve with a holographic cover, and includes a 18"x24" poster.


DISC 1

Dope-smoker

DISC 2
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