The Downward Spiral (remastered definitive edition)

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The definitive vinyl edition of The Downward Spiral, meticulously prepared by Trent Reznor and NIN art director John Crawford. Remastered 2017 audio on 180-gram vinyl, remastered artwork, and more.

Annotation last modified on 2020-10-07 13:00 UTC.

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▼ 12" Vinyl 1
#	Title	Rating	Length
A1	Mr. Self Destruct producer: Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and Trent Reznor mixer: Alan Moulder (producer and engineer) guitar [texture generating guitars]: Adrian Belew performer: Trent Reznor arranger: Trent Reznor phonographic copyright (℗) by: Interscope Records (in 1994, in 2004) and TVT (copyright holder, no releases here please) (in 1994) recording of: Mr. Self Destruct lyricist and composer: Trent Reznor publisher: Leaving Hope Music Inc. and TVT Music, Inc. part of: The Beauty of Being Numb	3.95	?:??
A2	Piggy producer: Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and Trent Reznor mixer: Alan Moulder (producer and engineer) performer: Trent Reznor arranger: Trent Reznor phonographic copyright (℗) by: Interscope Records (in 1994, in 2004) and TVT (copyright holder, no releases here please) (in 1994) recording of: Piggy lyricist and composer: Trent Reznor publisher: Leaving Hope Music Inc. and TVT Music, Inc.	3.85	?:??
A3	Heresy producer: Trent Reznor mixer: Alan Moulder (producer and engineer) performer: Trent Reznor arranger: Trent Reznor phonographic copyright (℗) by: Interscope Records (in 1994, in 2004) and TVT (copyright holder, no releases here please) (in 1994) recording of: Heresy lyricist and composer: Trent Reznor publisher: Leaving Hope Music Inc. and TVT Music, Inc.	4.15	?:??
A4	March of the Pigs producer: Trent Reznor mixer: Alan Moulder (producer and engineer) performer: Trent Reznor arranger: Trent Reznor phonographic copyright (℗) by: Interscope Records (in 1994, in 2004) and TVT (copyright holder, no releases here please) (in 1994) recording of: March of the Pigs lyricist and composer: Trent Reznor publisher: Leaving Hope Music Inc. and TVT Music, Inc.	4.2	?:??
B1	Closer hi-hat [special hi-hat] programming: Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) producer: Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and Trent Reznor mixer: Alan Moulder (producer and engineer) performer: Trent Reznor arranger: Trent Reznor phonographic copyright (℗) by: Interscope Records (in 1994, in 2004) and TVT (copyright holder, no releases here please) (in 1994) part of: Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 111) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 270) recording of: Closer (Nine Inch Nails) lyricist and composer: Trent Reznor publisher: Arlovol Music, Leaving Hope Music Inc. and TVT Music, Inc.	4.35	?:??
B2	Ruiner producer: Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and Trent Reznor mixer: Alan Moulder (producer and engineer) performer: Trent Reznor arranger: Trent Reznor phonographic copyright (℗) by: Interscope Records (in 1994, in 2004) and TVT (copyright holder, no releases here please) (in 1994) recording of: Ruiner lyricist and composer: Trent Reznor publisher: Leaving Hope Music Inc. and TVT Music, Inc.	4.15	?:??
B3	The Becoming producer: Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and Trent Reznor mixer: Alan Moulder (producer and engineer) guitar [ring mod guitar]: Adrian Belew synthesizer [ARP 2600]: Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) performer: Trent Reznor arranger: Trent Reznor phonographic copyright (℗) by: Interscope Records (in 1994, in 2004) and TVT (copyright holder, no releases here please) (in 1994) recording of: The Becoming lyricist and composer: Trent Reznor publisher: Leaving Hope Music Inc. and TVT Music, Inc.	3.7	?:??

▼ 12" Vinyl 2
#	Title	Rating	Length
C1	I Do Not Want This producer: Trent Reznor mixer: Alan Moulder (producer and engineer) drums (drum set) [drum performance]: Stephen Perkins (American drummer) drums (drum set) [drum treatments]: Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and Trent Reznor performer: Trent Reznor arranger: Trent Reznor phonographic copyright (℗) by: Interscope Records (in 1994, in 2004) and TVT (copyright holder, no releases here please) (in 1994) recording of: I Do Not Want This lyricist and composer: Trent Reznor publisher: Leaving Hope Music Inc. and TVT Music, Inc.	3.35	?:??
C2	Big Man With a Gun other instruments [steakhouse] programming: Tommy Lee (Mötley Crüe drummer) producer: Trent Reznor mixer: Sean Beavan and Bill Kennedy (recording engineer) additional guitar: Danny Lohner performer: Trent Reznor arranger: Trent Reznor phonographic copyright (℗) by: Interscope Records (in 1994, in 2004) and TVT (copyright holder, no releases here please) (in 1994) recording of: Big Man With a Gun lyricist and composer: Trent Reznor publisher: Leaving Hope Music Inc. and TVT Music, Inc.	3.25	?:??
C3	A Warm Place producer: Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and Trent Reznor mixer: Alan Moulder (producer and engineer) performer: Trent Reznor arranger: Trent Reznor phonographic copyright (℗) by: Interscope Records (in 1994, in 2004) and TVT (copyright holder, no releases here please) (in 1994) recording of: A Warm Place composer: Trent Reznor publisher: Leaving Hope Music Inc. and TVT Music, Inc.	4	?:??
C4	Eraser producer: Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and Trent Reznor mixer: Alan Moulder (producer and engineer) performer: Trent Reznor arranger: Trent Reznor phonographic copyright (℗) by: Interscope Records (in 1994, in 2004) and TVT (copyright holder, no releases here please) (in 1994) recording of: Eraser lyricist and composer: Trent Reznor publisher: Leaving Hope Music Inc. and TVT Music, Inc.	3.7	?:??
D1	Reptile producer: Flood (British producer Mark Ellis) and Trent Reznor mixer: Alan Moulder (producer and engineer) performer: Trent Reznor arranger: Trent Reznor phonographic copyright (℗) by: Interscope Records (in 1994, in 2004) and TVT (copyright holder, no releases here please) (in 1994) recording of: Reptile lyricist and composer: Trent Reznor publisher: Leaving Hope Music Inc. and TVT Music, Inc.	3.9	?:??
D2	The Downward Spiral producer: Trent Reznor mixer: Alan Moulder (producer and engineer) drums (drum set) [drums]: Andy Kubiszewski (American musician and producer) performer: Trent Reznor arranger: Trent Reznor phonographic copyright (℗) by: Interscope Records (in 1994, in 2004) and TVT (copyright holder, no releases here please) (in 1994) recording of: The Downward Spiral lyricist and composer: Trent Reznor publisher: Leaving Hope Music Inc. and TVT Music, Inc.	3.6	?:??
D3	Hurt producer and mixer: Trent Reznor drums (drum set) [drums]: Chris Vrenna (member of Tweaker) performer: Trent Reznor arranger: Trent Reznor phonographic copyright (℗) by: Interscope Records (in 1994, in 2004) and TVT (copyright holder, no releases here please) (in 1994) part of: Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 167) and Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 227) recording of: Hurt lyricist and composer: Trent Reznor publisher: Leaving Hope Music Inc. and TVT Music, Inc.	4.4	?:??

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/10672744 [info]

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artist & repertoire support:	John Malm, Jr.

remixes:	Further Down the Spiral
associated singles/EPs:	Closer Hurt March of the Pigs Piggy
included in:	The Downward Spiral / With Teeth

part of:	Halo (Nine Inch Nails catalog) (number: 8) (order: 8) Grammy Award: Best Alternative Music Album nominees (number: 1995) (order: 24) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 122) (order: 122) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 122) (order: 122) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 200) (order: 200) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 201) (order: 201)

part of:

Halo (Nine Inch Nails catalog) (number: 8) (order: 8)
Grammy Award: Best Alternative Music Album nominees (number: 1995) (order: 24)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 122) (order: 122)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 122) (order: 122)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 200) (order: 200)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 201) (order: 201)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/3719 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Nine-inch-nails/The-downward-spiral [info]
other databases:	http://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/N/Nine_Inch_Nails/Discography/Downward_Spiral,_The/ [info] https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/nine_inch_nails/the_downward_spiral/ [info] https://www.metalmusicarchives.com/album/nine-inch-nails/the-downward-spiral [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/40368/ [info] https://www.spirit-of-metal.com/en/album/The_Downward_Spiral/14544 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000110711 [info]
standalone website:	http://tds.nin.com/ [info]
Wikidata:	Q784933 [info]

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