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Tool (2)Lateralus

Label:

Volcano (2) – 61422-31160-1 LP, Volcano (2) – 61422-3116-1 LP, Tool Dissectional – 61422-31160-1 LP, Tool Dissectional – 61422-3116-1 LP

Format:

2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, 180g

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Prog Rock, Heavy Metal

Tracklist

A1The Grudge
A2Eon Blue Apocalypse
A3The Patient
A4Mantra
B1Schism
B2Parabol
B3Parabola
B4Disposition
C1Ticks & Leeches
C2Lateralus
D1Reflection
D2Triad
Electronics [Machines]Statik (4)
D3Faaip De Oiad
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Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured ByZomba Recording Corporation
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Volcano Entertainment II, L.L.C.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Tool Dissectional, L.L.C.
  • Copyright ©Volcano Entertainment II, L.L.C.
  • Copyright ©Tool Dissectional, L.L.C.
  • Published ByEMI Virgin Music, Inc.
  • Published ByToolshed Music
  • Recorded AtCello Studios
  • Recorded AtThe Hook
  • Recorded AtBig Empty Space
  • Recorded AtThe Lodge (4)
  • Mixed AtLarrabee Sound Studios
  • Mastered AtGateway Mastering
  • Pressed ByErika Records, Inc.

Credits

  • Art DirectionAdam Jones
  • Co-producerDavid Bottrill, Tool (2)
  • Design, Artwork [Art Modification]Mackie Osborne
  • Engineer [Neurocistance]Vince De Franco
  • Engineer, Mixed ByDavid Bottrill
  • IllustrationAlex Grey
  • Performer [Tool]Adam Jones, Danny Carey, Justin Chancellor, Maynard James Keenan
  • Written-ByAdam Jones, Danny Carey, Justin Chancellor, Maynard James Keenan

Notes

Issued in a gatefold sleeve with hype sticker on shrink wrap.

This is the first official vinyl release of unknown quantity. There is a secondary version following: Tool (2) - Lateralus
Both are nearly identical in packaging, except the first issue has a duller holographic sheen. The discs differ in the following manner:
The runout information is different. This edition does not have an etched "CB" signature.
The centre areas (where centre labels would normally be) have a "handmade" look to the markings where on the other edition they contain numerous concentric circles.

250-300 copies were hand-signed by all four band members and sold through the band's website.

On the rear of the gatefold:
℗ & © 2000 Volcano Entertainment II, L.L.C.
Manufactured in the United States by Zomba Recording Corporation
Printed in the United States.

On the discs:
℗ & © 2001 Tool Dissectional, L.L.C. / Volcano Entertainment II, L.L.C.

On the inner sleeves:
℗ & © 2003 Tool Dissectional, L.L.C. / Volcano Entertainment II, L.L.C.
Manufactured in the United States by Zomba Recording Corporation.

Catalog numbers:
61422-3116-1 LP is on the rear of the gatefold.
61422-31160-1 LP is on the inner sleeves.

Track D3: Art Bell excerpt courtesy of Premier Radio Networks, Coast to Cast A.M. with Art Bel

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Sticker on the back): 6 14223 11601 3
  • Other (Sticker on the front): 31160-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A): 61422311601-A
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B): 61422311601 B RE·1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side C): 61422311601-C
  • Matrix / Runout (Side D): 61422311601-D RE·1
  • Rights Society: ASCAP

Other Versions (5 of 87)

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
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Lateralus (CD, HDCD, Album, Misprint)Volcano (2), Tool Dissectional61422-31160-2 CDUS2001
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Lateralus (CD, HDCD, Album, Misprint)Volcano (2), Volcano (2), Tool Dissectional9210132 CD, 9210132, (7) 9210132 CDEurope2001
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Lateralus (CD, HDCD, Album, Misprint)Tool Dissectional, Volcano (2)61422-33017-2 CDCanada2001
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Lateralus (CD, HDCD, Album, Misprint)Volcano (2), Tool Dissectional9210112 CDEurope2001
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Lateralus (CD, Album, HDCD, Repress)Volcano (2), Tool Dissectional61422-31017-2 CDCanada2001

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Reviews

  • ebaythedj's avatar
    ebaythedj
    sound kinda sucks but a pretty good album, hard to tell which sides are which too
    • blakky's avatar
      blakky
      Sounds so bad... I hate picture discs like I hate mosquitos.
      Sounds like a dirty record despite every reasonable attempt to clean.
      • indianaunderwood's avatar
        I need a black or natural 180g remastered press like I need air.
        • AvantGuardian's avatar
          AvantGuardian
          Easily one of the worst sounding records I've bought. Going straight back. Can't being myself to keep it. Would rather listen to it on my echo dot and I'm not even kidding. Crackling throughout, so many pops and...just awful. Such a shame.
          • mishrazz's avatar
            mishrazz
            Bought mine in 2005 and it sounds great. Must have been lucky perhaps. They must have been trolling with the "limited edition" because it seemingly never runs out of stock.. lol
            • benster_ellis's avatar
              benster_ellis
              Edited 2 months ago
              The biggest P.O.S. that I've ever purchased. Don't spend your money on this atrocity.
              • foster_mike's avatar
                foster_mike
                I've had this press since it was released in 2005, but haven't listened to it much over the years. Decided to pop it on today and I can definitely say that my copy doesn't have the bad noise issue that others are complaining about. However the mastering does have some problems. It's solid on the quieter bits but gets pretty brickwalled and distorted during heavy passages. I'd like to get my hands on a newer CB copy and see how it compares but i'm not paying $60 on an experiment.

                It's a shame that this masterpiece hasn't gotten a proper vinyl treatment. Oh, and still having the audacity to call it "limited edition" when it's been readily available for nearly 20 years is peak Tool.
                • milanwrobel77's avatar
                  milanwrobel77
                  Does someone know if you can clean picture discs with ultrasonic cleaner, or will it damage the record?
                  • realgman's avatar
                    realgman
                    I have this exact copy as described:"This edition does not have an etched "CB" signature", I bought mine very early certainly 2005, and from a sound perspective, it's excellent. There are practically no crackles or clicks (no more than any undamaged LP, maybe couple clicks per side on average). The background noise floor is a little higher as expected on a picture disc, but hardly noisy between tracks (-33db at loudest or so recorded into Audacity with analogue plugs). On Rega Planar 3 with elys 2 stylus and Rega Neo PSU mk2 power supply.
                    The talk of popcorn, campfire and even skips sounds pretty bad. One issue I had is the inner sleeves split at the 3 edges really easily. If you're unlucky enough to have a bad sounding one, get it cleaned first, a lot of modern lps suffer from shedding of the inner sleeves into the grooves, may save the day, get poly sleeves to slip into the inners then..
                    As an album, certainly the best metal album of all for me... arguably the best album.. even if maynard is a knob...
                    • revelry1973's avatar
                      revelry1973
                      Edited 5 months ago
                      Wow lots of complaints on here. I must have got a good copy. Mine is pretty quiet and does sound great!

                      Maybe the later ones sounded like crap. This one is pretty quiet. Not too bad. Great mastering. Even in quiet parts it sounds great. Lots of space between instruments and everything sounds huge! Seek out a good one. Maybe some day we will get a remaster but these discs are Uber cool and sounds great to these ears and I have a ton of really crappy modern disks. I think Chris Bellman mastered this and it is killer. All though it says Gateway Mastering which is Bob Ludwig’s place, so maybe it was Bob. I also like disposition at the end of side B and sounds killer!!!!! Ticks and leaches oh my!

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