Numbered, Limited Edition 2LP Set - Only 3000 Copies!
Following the overwhelming success of the previous Dream Theater vinyl releases--Images & Words and Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory, both sold out within weeks--Brookvale Records proudly presents two more classic titles from the world's greatest progressive metal band. 1994's Awake and 1997's Falling Into Infinity each mark distinctive periods in Dream Theater's impressive discography.
The two albums also have something else in common...both have long been requested on vinyl in the US by the band's incredibly dedicated fan base. Thanks to these spectacular limited edition releases, the wait is over. Remastered for vinyl and featuring stunning gatefold packaging, each of these classic Dream Theater albums is presented as a 2LP set and strictly limited to 1000 hand-numbered units on black vinyl.
Awake is the third studio album by American progressive metal/rock band Dream Theater, released on October 4, 1994 through East West Records. It was the last Dream Theater album to feature keyboardist Kevin Moore, who announced his decision to leave the band during the recording of the album.
Much of the material for Awake was written in writing sessions between February and April 1994, during which Dream Theater were under pressure from their record label to produce an album as successful as Images and Words (1992) with a single similar to "Pull Me Under." The label wanted the band to produce a more metal-oriented album, hoping it would be easier to market. John Purdell and Duane Baron produced, engineered and mixed the album. The album's cover, designed by the band, features numerous references to the album's lyrics.
Recent reviews regard the album as one of the band's finest. The album peaked at 32 on the US Billboard 200, the highest position a Dream Theater album would reach on that chart until 2007's Systematic Chaos, which peaked at 19. "Lie," "Caught in a Web" and "The Silent Man" were released as singles.
"The complex song structures, marked by arrangements that would give many good players fits, are very impressive. Drummer Mike Portnoy and guitarist John Petrucci, in particular, reach new heights with their instruments, but keyboardist Kevin Moore and bassist John Myung hold up quite well, adding to the prog metal sound with their own contributions...Dream Theater's musical ability can't be denied." -Phil Carter, allmusic.com
Features:
Numbered, Limited Edition
Only 3000 copies
2LP Set
Remastered for vinyl
Stunning gatefold packaging
Available for the first time on vinyl in North America
Selections:
LP1 - Side 1:
1. 6:00
2. Caught In A Web
3. Innocence Faded
LP1 - Side 2:
A Mind Beside Itself
1. I. Erotomania
2. II. Voices
3. III. The Silent Man
LP2 - Side 3:
1. The Mirror
2. Lie
3. Lifting Shadows Off A Dream
LP2 - Side 4:
1. Scarred
2. Space-Dye Vest
Following the overwhelming success of the previous Dream Theater vinyl releases--Images & Words and Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory, both sold out within weeks--Brookvale Records proudly presents two more classic titles from the world's greatest progressive metal band. 1994's Awake and 1997's Falling Into Infinity each mark distinctive periods in Dream Theater's impressive discography.
The two albums also have something else in common...both have long been requested on vinyl in the US by the band's incredibly dedicated fan base. Thanks to these spectacular limited edition releases, the wait is over. Remastered for vinyl and featuring stunning gatefold packaging, each of these classic Dream Theater albums is presented as a 2LP set and strictly limited to 1000 hand-numbered units on black vinyl.
Awake is the third studio album by American progressive metal/rock band Dream Theater, released on October 4, 1994 through East West Records. It was the last Dream Theater album to feature keyboardist Kevin Moore, who announced his decision to leave the band during the recording of the album.
Much of the material for Awake was written in writing sessions between February and April 1994, during which Dream Theater were under pressure from their record label to produce an album as successful as Images and Words (1992) with a single similar to "Pull Me Under." The label wanted the band to produce a more metal-oriented album, hoping it would be easier to market. John Purdell and Duane Baron produced, engineered and mixed the album. The album's cover, designed by the band, features numerous references to the album's lyrics.
Recent reviews regard the album as one of the band's finest. The album peaked at 32 on the US Billboard 200, the highest position a Dream Theater album would reach on that chart until 2007's Systematic Chaos, which peaked at 19. "Lie," "Caught in a Web" and "The Silent Man" were released as singles.
"The complex song structures, marked by arrangements that would give many good players fits, are very impressive. Drummer Mike Portnoy and guitarist John Petrucci, in particular, reach new heights with their instruments, but keyboardist Kevin Moore and bassist John Myung hold up quite well, adding to the prog metal sound with their own contributions...Dream Theater's musical ability can't be denied." -Phil Carter, allmusic.com
Features:
Numbered, Limited Edition
Only 3000 copies
2LP Set
Remastered for vinyl
Stunning gatefold packaging
Available for the first time on vinyl in North America
Selections:
LP1 - Side 1:
1. 6:00
2. Caught In A Web
3. Innocence Faded
LP1 - Side 2:
A Mind Beside Itself
1. I. Erotomania
2. II. Voices
3. III. The Silent Man
LP2 - Side 3:
1. The Mirror
2. Lie
3. Lifting Shadows Off A Dream
LP2 - Side 4:
1. Scarred
2. Space-Dye Vest
