Nine Inch Nails – The Downward Spiral

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Label:	Nothing Records – 92346-2, Interscope Records – 92346-2, TVT Records – 92346-2, Atlantic – 92346-2, Nothing Records – 7 92346-2, Interscope Records – 7 92346-2, TVT Records – 7 92346-2, Atlantic – 7 92346-2
Series:	NIN – halo eight
Format:	CD, Album, Slipcase
Country:	US
Released:	Mar 8, 1994
Genre:	Electronic, Rock
Style:	Industrial, Alternative Rock

Tracklist

1	Mr. Self Destruct Guitar [Texture Generating Guitars] – Adrian Belew	4:30
2	Piggy	4:24
3	Heresy	3:54
4	March Of The Pigs	2:58
5	Closer Programmed By [Special Hi-hat Programming] – Flood	6:13
6	Ruiner	4:58
7	The Becoming Guitar [Ring Mod Guitar] – Adrian Belew Synthesizer [ARP 2600] – Flood	5:31
8	I Do Not Want This Drums [Drum Performance] – Stephen Perkins Drums [Drum Treatments] – Flood, Trent Reznor	5:41
9	Big Man With A Gun Engineer [Mixing Engineer] – Bill Kennedy, Sean Beavan Featuring [Steakhouse] – Tommy Lee Guitar [Additional Guitars] – Danny Lohner	1:36
10	A Warm Place	3:22
11	Eraser	4:53
12	Reptile	6:52
13	The Downward Spiral Drums – Andy Kubiszewski	3:56
14	Hurt Drums – Chris Vrenna Mixed By – Trent Reznor	6:13

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Distributed By – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Nothing Records
Copyright © – Nothing Records
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – TVT
Copyright © – TVT
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Interscope Records
Copyright © – Interscope Records
Copyright © – Leaving Hope
Copyright © – TVT Music, Inc.
Recorded At – Pig (3)
Recorded At – Record Plant, Los Angeles
Recorded At – A&M Studios
Mastered At – Future Disc

Credits

Artwork [Package] – Gary Talpas
Band [Nine Inch Nails Live: 1994-1996] – Chris Vrenna, Danny Lohner, James Woolley*, Robin Finck
Booking – Artists & Audience
Booking [For Artist & 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], Coordinator [Live Audio Coordination] – Sean Beavan
Engineer [Mixing Engineer] – Alan Moulder (tracks: 1 to 8, 10 to 13)
Legal – Michael S. Toorock
Lighting, Set Designer [Set Design] – Jan Pieter Nipius*, Roy Bennett*
Management – Conservative*
Management [For Conservative] – John A. Malm, Jr.
Management [Merchandise] – Jerry Long (3)
Management [Nothing Records] – Tony Ciulla
Management [Publicity] – Formula*, Sioux Zimmerman
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: 1, 2, 5 to 7, 10 to 12)
Production Manager [Live Production Management] – Kevin Lyman, Ray Woodbury
Sampler [Additional Sampling], Sound Designer [Sound Design] – Chris Vrenna
Written-By, Arranged By, Performer [Peformed By], Producer [Production] – Trent Reznor

Notes

Comes in a slipcase that contains a 28 page booklet and a slimline jewel case with a j-card.
Sticker on slipcase: “Parental Advisory Explicit Lyrics 92346-2/4” in black & white print.

[Catalog/series numbers]
Spine of slipcase and j-card: 7 92346-2 / halo eight
Back of slipcase and j-card: 92346-2
Back of slipcase: halo eight
Label of disc: 92346-2
Label of disc: halo eight

[Booklet]

Adrian Belew appears courtesy of Caroline Records
Stephen Perkins appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.

We miss you Jeff Ward

© 1994 Leaving Hope/TVT Music, Inc. ASCAP All rights reserved. Used by permission

[Disc Face/J-Card]
℗&© 1994 TVT/Interscope Records.

[Slipcase/J-Card]
Printed in USA.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Printed): 7 6544-92346-2 0
Barcode (Scanned): 765449234620
Other (Parental Advisory Sticker Cat #): 92346-2/4
Rights Society: ASCAP
Barcode (Matrix area, Code 39): 021012
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): [SRC logo] 3 92346-2 SRC**01 M2S3
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): [SRC logo] 3 92346-2 SRC**01 M2S1
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3): [SRC logo] 3 92346-2 SRC**01 M9S4
Matrix / Runout (Variant 4): [SRC logo] 3 92346-2 SRC**01 M2S18
Matrix / Runout (Variant 5): [SRC logo] 3 92346-2 SRC**01 M2S5
Matrix / Runout (Variant 6): [SRC logo] 3 92346-2 SRC**01 M4S5
Matrix / Runout (Variant 7): [SRC logo] 3 92346-2 SRC**01 M4S3
Matrix / Runout (Variant 8): [SRC logo] 3 92346-2 SRC**01 M2S10
Matrix / Runout (Variant 9): [SRC logo] 3 92346-2 SRC**01 M2S4
Matrix / Runout (Variant 10): [SRC logo] 3 92346-2 SRC**01 M2S8

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	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
Recently Edited	The Downward Spiral (2×LP, Album, Promo, Gatefold)	Nothing Records, Nothing Records, Interscope Records, Interscope Records, TVT Records, TVT Records	STPR 5509, PR 5509	US	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

Reviews

tobymessy Jul 1, 2020
Edited 2 years ago
Critically regarded as a masterpiece from the 90s. Johnny Cash extracted new meaning from Hurt which would shock anyone unfamiliar with the original in this drug fuelled concept album documenting one man’s descent into madness (and ultimately suicide). It’s aged really well. It is uncompromising and alongside The Fragile is possibly one of NIN’s finest works. It certainly pushed them into the limelight

It begins with the sound of a man being repeatedly beaten by a prison guard. Ouch! It’s a pretty visceral opening to a sometimes anthemic, screeching, haunting and atmospheric... and amazingly produced album.

Trent Reznor recorded in said place ( 10050 Cielo Drive ) which - by his own admission from meeting Sharon Tate’s sister - was an indulgent and insensitive idea.

Footnote - around the same period NIN recorded an amazing cover of Joy Division’s Dead Souls.

https://www.revolvermag.com/music/watch-nine-inch-nails-demolish-joy-divisions-dead-souls-woodstock-1994
mscheaf Apr 20, 2020
How is there 136 versions and none of them are even close to matching my cd?
Eviltoastman Feb 8, 2012
It sounds like you don't have the slipcover but just the j-card sleeve.
Baldish Jan 24, 2011
Do All these versions have that cover? Because Mine is rusted orangish for the cover of it.