SoundgardenDown On The Upside

Label:

A&M Records – B0025094-01

Format:

2 x Vinyl , LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered , 180 Gram

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Grunge

Tracklist

A1 Pretty Noose
Lyrics By, Music ByChris Cornell
4:12
A2 Rhinosaur
Lyrics ByChris Cornell
Music ByMatt Cameron
3:14
A3 Zero Chance
Lyrics ByChris Cornell
Music ByBen Shepherd
4:18
A4 Dusty
Lyrics ByChris Cornell
Music ByBen Shepherd
4:34
B1 Ty Cobb
Mandolin, MandolaChris Cornell
Musician [20 Seconds Preceeding], Mandolin, MandolaBen Shepherd
3:05
B2 Blow Up The Outside World
Lyrics By, Music ByChris Cornell
5:46
B3 Burden In My Hand
Lyrics By, Music ByChris Cornell
4:50
B4 Never Named
Lyrics ByChris Cornell
Music ByBen Shepherd
2:28
C1 Applebite
Lyrics ByChris Cornell
Music ByMatt Cameron
PianoAdam Kasper
5:10
C2 Never The Machine Forever
Lyrics By, Music ByKim Thayil
Other [Inspiration By]Greg Gilmore
3:36
C3 Tighter & Tighter
Lyrics By, Music ByChris Cornell
6:06
C4 No Attention
Lyrics By, Music ByChris Cornell
4:27
D1 Switch Opens
Lyrics ByChris Cornell
Music ByBen Shepherd
3:53
D2 Overfloater
Lyrics By, Music By, Piano [Rhodes Piano]Chris Cornell
5:09
D3 An Unkind
Lyrics By, Music ByBen Shepherd
2:08
D4 Boot Camp
Lyrics By, Music ByChris Cornell
2:59

Companies, etc.

  • Pressed ByRainbo Records – S-98163
  • Pressed ByRainbo Records – S-98164
  • Pressed ByRainbo Records – S-98165
  • Pressed ByRainbo Records – S-98166
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗A&M Records
  • Copyright ©A&M Records
  • Distributed ByUniversal Music Distribution
  • Recorded AtStudio Litho
  • Recorded AtBad Animals
  • Mixed AtBad Animals
  • Remastered AtGateway Mastering
  • Published ByYou Make Me Sick I Make Music
  • Published ByWalpurgis Night Music
  • Published ByStupidditties
  • Published ByIn One Ear And Out Your Mother

Credits

  • Art Direction, DesignHelix (8)
  • Bass, Photography By [Back Photo]Ben Shepherd
  • Co-producer, Engineer, Mixed ByAdam Kasper
  • Drums, PercussionMatt Cameron
  • Engineer [Engineer Assistant]Sam Hofstedt
  • Lead GuitarKim Thayil
  • ManagementRon Laffitte
  • Mastered ByDavid Collins*
  • Photography ByKevin Westenberg
  • Photography By ["Cinema" Photography]Ben Marra Studios
  • Producer, Mixed BySoundgarden
  • Remastered ByBob Ludwig
  • Technician [Drum Tech]Gregg Keplinger
  • Technician [Guitar Tech]Darrell Peters
  • Tracking By [Zeroing Crew, Additional Tracking Assistant]Tom Smurdon
  • Vocals, GuitarChris Cornell

Notes

Lyric sheet inserts included.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Scanned): 602547924469
  • Barcode (Printed): 6 02547 92446 9
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A): S-98163
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B): S-98164
  • Matrix / Runout (Side C): S-98165
  • Matrix / Runout (Side D): S-98166
  • Rights Society: ASCAP

Other Versions (5 of 73)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Down On The Upside (CD, Album, Digipak) A&M Records 31454 0526 2 US 1996
Down On The Upside (CD, Album, Digipak) A&M Records 540 526-2 (04), 540 526-2 Europe 1996
Down On The Upside (2×LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo) A&M Records 31454 0526 1 US 1996
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Down On The Upside (2×LP, Album, Limited Edition, Clear) A&M Records 540 558-1 UK & Europe 1996
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Down On The Upside (Cassette, Album) A&M Records 540 526-4 Poland 1996

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Reviews

  • TheAlgebraOfNeed's avatar
    Edited 4 months ago
    I bought this new in 2018. It was at a Guitar Center and as I was deciding, a sales clerk tried to sell me a replacement plan. Still shaking my head at that one.

    I ran it through my Spin Clean and my copy plays without any noise or pops. I compared it to the CD/FLAC and this sounds better. It’s punchy and has better defined highs and mid-range. A bit more dynamic. I see the audio wizard Robert Ludwig listed for remastering. He is one of the best IMO.

    This being pressed at Rainbo is unfortunate as they are hit and miss with quality control. If you are buying this second hand, there are good copies. I’d recommend asking the seller to do a listening test before buying.
    • hdmatteson's avatar
      hdmatteson
      Wonderful press! Sound and general presentation is better than my liner notes-less Superunknown reissue! Buy with confidence
      • nugx's avatar
        nugx
        Arrived quite dirty, sound is muddy and playback features lots of surface noise. Disappointing.
        • jrsmusic's avatar
          jrsmusic
          This 2016 U S. Rainbo pressing sounded muddy and unflattering until I turned it up. I'm not a diehard fan, but this is enjoyable at a higher volume. There is light crackle between songs....too bad, in the 80's Rainbo pressed some quality stuff.
          • SiLic0ne.t0aD's avatar
            SiLic0ne.t0aD
            Pressed by Rainbo... Yuck! Get the euro version pressed by Optimal instead. ;-)
            • mrquint's avatar
              mrquint
              I was really happy to get this record. It was my favorite of the Soundgarden albums. I have beautiful sounding copies of Botorfinger and Superunknown, but this record is awful sounding. It's distorted. It pops and crackles. There's no nuance to the sound. I've cleaned it several times, and it just gets no better. It's really disappointing. And I keep reading that others sound great, and I don't know if I just got a bum copy or what.
              • BrohemianGrove's avatar
                BrohemianGrove
                Killer remaster, awful pressing quality. Both records were pressed off-center and had pinch warps.
                • CanuckPJ's avatar
                  CanuckPJ
                  Brand new copy... or so I thought... has a large scratch on it.
                  Loud pops through Blow up the Outside world.

                  Lame
                  • warsperfume's avatar
                    warsperfume
                    Was this release remastered for vinyl? A lot of 90s records just used the CD masters for their vinyl releases. My copy sounds great! Very quiet and flat..almost makes me think Rainbo is cleaning up their act?
                    • suburbanrobot's avatar
                      suburbanrobot
                      Man I've got to disagree with rchecka here -- this is not only a fantastic remaster; I'd go so far as to say it is one of the single most impressive sounding records in my collection. But then again, I thought the Superunknown remaster was pretty bad and rchecka liked it so who knows...to each their own!

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