Nine Inch Nails – The Downward Spiral
| Label: | Nothing Records – STPR 5509, Nothing Records – PR 5509, Interscope Records – STPR 5509, Interscope Records – PR 5509, TVT Records – STPR 5509, TVT Records – PR 5509 |
|---|---|
| Series: | NIN – halo eight |
| Format: | 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Gatefold |
| Country: | US |
| Released: | |
| Genre: | Electronic, Rock |
| Style: | Industrial |
Tracklist
| A1 | Mr. Self Destruct | |
| A2 | Piggy | |
| A3 | Heresy | |
| A4 | March Of The Pigs | |
| B1 | Closer | |
| B2 | Ruiner | |
| B3 | The Becoming | |
| C1 | I Do Not Want This | |
| C2 | Big Man With A Gun | |
| C3 | A Warm Place | |
| C4 | Eraser | |
| D1 | Reptile | |
| D2 | The Downward Spiral | |
| D3 | Hurt |
Companies, etc.
- Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
- Manufactured By – Atlantic Recording Corporation
- Distributed By – Atlantic Recording Corporation
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Nothing Records
- Copyright © – Nothing Records
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Interscope Records
- Copyright © – Interscope Records
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – TVT Records
- Copyright © – TVT Records
- Copyright © – Leaving Hope Music
- Copyright © – TVT Music, Inc.
- Recorded At – Pig (3)
- Recorded At – Record Plant
- Recorded At – A&M Studios
- Mastered At – Future Disc
Credits
- A&R [Publicity For Formula] – Sioux Zimmerman
- A&R [Publicity] – Formula*
- Artwork [Package] – Gary Talpas
- Booking – Artists & Audience
- Booking [For Artists & Audience] – Gerry Gerrard (2)
- Edited By [Continuity] – Charlie Clouser, Chris Vrenna, Trent Reznor
- Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Alan Moulder, Bill Kennedy, Brian Pollack, Chris Vrenna, John Aguto, Sean Beavan
- Engineer [Live Audio Engineering & Coordination] – Sean Beavan
- Engineer [Mix] – Alan Moulder (tracks: A1 to C1, C3 to D2)
- Legal – Michael S. Toorock
- Lighting, Set Designer [Set Design] – Jan Petier Nipius*, Roy Bennett*
- Management – Conservative*
- Management [For Conservative] – John A. Malm Jr.*
- Management [Merchaandise] – Jerry Long (3)
- Management [Nothing Records] – Tony Ciulla
- Management [Road Management] – Mark O'Shea
- Mastered By [Mastering] – Tom Baker (3)
- Other [Assistance] – Chris Vrenna, Maise
- Painting [All Paintings] – Russell Mills
- Photography By – David Buckland
- Producer [Production] – Flood (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B3, C3, C4), Trent Reznor
- Production Manager [Live Production Management] – Kevin Lyman, Ray Woodbury
- Written-By [Writing], Arranged By [Arrangement], Performer [Performance] – Trent Reznor
Notes
Lyrics are printed on inner sleeves, has gatefold cover, labels say "for promotional use only."
Limited to about 3,000 Copies.
"The label sent about 10 pieces each to about 300 different retailers..."
Billboard Magazine Apr 23, 1994 Pg 68
Halo Eight
The intro to D1 'Reptile' is at the end of C4 'Eraser' and fades out.
Adrian Belew appears courtesy of Caroline Records
Stephen Perkins appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Nine Inch Nails live: 1994-1996 Robin Finck, Danny Lohner, Chris Vrenna, James Wooley
Thank you: Interscope, Jimmy Iovine; Silvia Garcia; Susie Tallman; Peter Christopherson; Rick Rubin; Missy Worth; Brian Warner and Marilyn Manson; Brian Liesegang; the temporarily displaced Richard Bugg; Coco-Puff; Scott Hasson, Mark Tindle, Mike Morongell, Shelly Yakus and A&M; Cally, Jamie Spencer, Marc Marot, Chris Blackwell and Island UK; Paul Connolly; Alex Kochan; Ian Flooks; Mark Blasquez; Sean Wihelmsen and Nadine's; Opcode Systems; Pat Stolpz, Martin Arthurs and Amek; Joseph Cultice; Handy Andy; Marina Chavez; Walter Cessna; Tina Montalbano; Carol Davis
We miss you Jeff Ward
© 1994 Leaving Hope / TVT Music, Inc., ASCAP
Limited to about 3,000 Copies.
"The label sent about 10 pieces each to about 300 different retailers..."
Billboard Magazine Apr 23, 1994 Pg 68
Halo Eight
The intro to D1 'Reptile' is at the end of C4 'Eraser' and fades out.
Adrian Belew appears courtesy of Caroline Records
Stephen Perkins appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Nine Inch Nails live: 1994-1996 Robin Finck, Danny Lohner, Chris Vrenna, James Wooley
Thank you: Interscope, Jimmy Iovine; Silvia Garcia; Susie Tallman; Peter Christopherson; Rick Rubin; Missy Worth; Brian Warner and Marilyn Manson; Brian Liesegang; the temporarily displaced Richard Bugg; Coco-Puff; Scott Hasson, Mark Tindle, Mike Morongell, Shelly Yakus and A&M; Cally, Jamie Spencer, Marc Marot, Chris Blackwell and Island UK; Paul Connolly; Alex Kochan; Ian Flooks; Mark Blasquez; Sean Wihelmsen and Nadine's; Opcode Systems; Pat Stolpz, Martin Arthurs and Amek; Joseph Cultice; Handy Andy; Marina Chavez; Walter Cessna; Tina Montalbano; Carol Davis
We miss you Jeff Ward
© 1994 Leaving Hope / TVT Music, Inc., ASCAP
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side A): STPR 5509 A 1
- Matrix / Runout (Side B): STPR 5509 B 1
- Matrix / Runout (Side C): STPR 5509 C-1
- Matrix / Runout (Side D): STPR 5509 D 1
- Rights Society: ASCAP
Other Versions (5 of 159)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited | The Downward Spiral (LP, Picture Disc, Album, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release) | Nothing Records (4) | 522 126-2 PLP | 1994 | |||
Recently Edited | The Downward Spiral (2×LP, Album, Gatefold) | Island Records, TVT Records, Nothing Records | ILPSD 8012, 522 126-1 | UK | 1994 | ||
| The Downward Spiral (CD, Album, Slipcase) | Nothing Records, Island Records, TVT Records | 74321 19348 2 | Europe | 1994 | |||
Recently Edited | The Downward Spiral (Cassette, Album, SR, ooooooo, Dolby HX Pro, S NR) | Interscope Records, Interscope Records, Nothing Records, Nothing Records, TVT Records, TVT Records | 92346-4, 7 92346-4 | US | 1994 | ||
Recently Edited | The Downward Spiral (CD, Album, Slipcase) | Nothing Records, Interscope Records, TVT Records, Atlantic | 654492346-2, 6544923462 | Australia | 1994 |
Recommendations
Reviews
One of the best pressings in my collection, a must have for any NIN fan.
Vastly underpriced at $200.
Take it from someone who actually lived during this era…
This vinyl was impossible to find in 1994.
I doubt there is more than 1,500 of this press currently left on this planet.
10-1, half the people on Discogs just clicked “Own” on this and didn’t actually verify the matrix.
Maybe the best version of this album I have heard. Sound is fantastically dynamic.
Not sure how nobody has commented on the sound quality yet, but this was compared by me side to side to the crappy 2017 definitive edition and the UK copy and this blows them away. So much bass it rattles my roof. So clear and sharp sounding on songs like Hurt or piggy. Closer is awful when played loud because it has so much bass and I hear more rattling and house noises than the music… but I love it. Very clear and loud sounding record. Only thing I would change is the mix of closer.
If anyone has the letter and needs a couple of bucks, hmu- Just noticed mine doesn’t have the parental advisory tag on the cover. Does anyone else have a jacket like that?
Just got a copy of this. I see the US promo is pressed by specialty. I’ll have to do an A/B comparison with my UK copy by DFI
Edited one year agoFinally found what seems like a definitive number on these. Looks like it's about 3k since ~10 were sent to ~300 retailers as promotional items, but some just sold them instead. Billboard Magazine Apr 23, 1994 Pg 68 - Paragraph starts at the bottom of the middle column. Can look it up on google books.- Can someone tell me if this US press from 1994 has the catalog numbers printed on the spine?
When I got my copy in '94, I was told that there were only 1,000 of these in existence.
