ALICE IN CHAINS FACELIFT LP on COLUMBIA 1990 DEBUT GRUNGE PROMO??

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Here is a NEAR MINT MINUS copy of the FIRST LP for Alice In Chains titled FACELIFT. It is an original US pressing under the COLUMBIA record studios, catalog #CAS 2095 in STEREO SOUND released in 1990. The vinyl is shiny and black and in NEAR MINT condition with superb playback. It has a WHITE LABEL! but don’t know if it is a PROMO?? The cover is original cardboard in NEAR MINT MINUS condition with just some bumping at opening corners. It has a HYPE STICKER AND SOME PASTE ON HYPE that appears to be original (maybe part of the PROME?) and small tear off on bottom left corner of back pasted hype. It is the group’s DEBUT LP! It is a NEAR MINT / NEAR MINT MINUS TOP COPY for you to own. It is your chance to add this great 90’s ALTERNATIVE / INDIE / METAL / GRUNGE ROCK LP to your collection. It’s a gem for the NORTHWEST collector!! Email me with any questions and be sure to look at the pic’s. I DO NOT ACCEPT BIDS FROM OR MAIL TO BRAZIL, SOUTH AFRICA, ITALY & OTHER EXCLUDED COUNTRIES. SEE EXCLUSION LIST PRIOR TO BIDDING! Accepted International bidders can email me for shipping rates. Thanks for Looking & Good Luck!

Music Review from AllMusic.com by Steve Huey

When Alice in Chains' debut album, Facelift, was released in 1990, about a year before Nirvana's Nevermind, the thriving Seattle scene barely registered on the national musical radar outside of underground circles (although Soundgarden's major-label debut, Louder Than Love, was also released that year and brought them a Grammy nomination). That started to change when MTV jumped all over the video for "Man in the Box," giving the group a crucial boost and helping to pave the way for grunge's popular explosion toward the end of 1991. Although their dominant influences -- Black Sabbath, the Stooges -- were hardly unique on the Seattle scene, Alice in Chains were arguably the most metallic of grunge bands, which gave them a definite appeal outside the underground; all the same, the group's sinister, brooding, suffocating sound resembled little else gaining wide exposure on the 1990 hard rock scene. Neither hedonistic nor especially technically accomplished, Alice in Chains' songs were mostly slow, oppressive dirges with a sense of melody that was undeniable, yet which crept along over the murky sludge of the band's instrumental attack in a way that hardly fit accepted notions of what made hard rock catchy and accessible. Although some parts of Facelift sink into turgid, ponderous bombast (particularly over the erratic second half), and the lyrics are sometimes immature, the overall effect is fresh, exciting, and powerful. While Alice in Chains would go on to do better and more consistent work, Facelift was one of the most important records in establishing an audience for grunge and alternative rock among hard rock and heavy metal listeners, and with its platinum sales certification, it also made Alice in Chains the first Seattle band to break through to a wider, less exclusively underground audience.