Description
LABEL: Artist Friendly Media Co
VINYL RELEASE DATE: March 2025
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 03/14/1995
VARIANT: Half/Half - Black & White 180g Vinyl 2LP w/ Velvet Embossed Cover
There are supergroups, and then there is Mad Season. The formation of Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees), Mike McCready (Pearl Jam), Layne Staley (Alice in Chains), and John Baker Saunders (The Walkabouts) — released a phenomenon of an album, Above, in 1995. With over a million units sold, the grunge alt-rock record — to the underground and at large — was a massive success and this year celebrates its 30th anniversary.
For the first time in 30 years, this special edition LP will be pressed on variants other than black vinyl and is set to be released March 2025.
In addition, the packaging has been restored to the ’95 artwork with original cover, inside gatefold, back photo, and center labels. We’ve included a new 20-page 12x12 booklet embossed with the same illustration as album cover with new liner notes from McCready and Martin, additional photos, and song lyrics.
Audio has been recently mastered for vinyl and Lacquers were cut by Levi Seitz. In addition to the original 10 tracks this includes three with Mark Lanegan on vocals and a cover of John Lennon’s I Don’t Want To Be a Soldier with Layne singing.
All copies are limited and editioned with foil stamped numbering.
Mike McCready: “Playing with Baker, Barrett, Layne, and Mark was a privilege I will always cherish. As Above is re-released, I hope you enjoy it. I remain grateful for the opportunity to share that time, that music, and those memories with all of you.”
Order yours now — only 250 are available.
Mad Season Above 30th Anniversary Edition
- Special Embossed Black Velvet cover
- Pressed on 180 Gram vinyl
- Packaging restored to 1995 artwork
- Includes new 20-page 12"x12" booklet
- Embossed cover
- New liner notes from Mike McCready and Barrett Martin
- Live and promo photos
- Song lyrics
- Foil numbered out of 250
- Audio newly mastered for vinyl
- Lacquers cut by Levi Seitz
- Audio newly mastered for vinyl
TRACKLIST
- Wake Up
- X-Ray Mind
- River of Deceit
- I’m Above
- Artificial Red
- Lifeless Dead
- I Don’t Know Anything
- Long Gone Day
- November Hotel
- All Alone
- Interlude
- Locomotive (Mark Lanegan vocals)
- Black Book of Fear (Mark Lanegan vocals)
- Slip Away (Mark Lanegan vocals)
- I Don’t Wanna Be A Soldier (John Lennon cover)
PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO MANUFACTURING PROCESSES, PRODUCTS MAY VARY FROM IMAGE MOCK-UP. SHIP DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES ORDERED OF THIS TITLE.