Recording Sessions
Studio Sessions
Welcome to Version 3 of the Alice In Chains Session History. I welcome any studio session information you can provide via this webform.
Alice 'N Chains (Demo #1)
- Date
- 1986
- Tracks
- Lip Lock Rock / Fat Girls / Over The Edge
- Info
- Recorded at London Bridge Studios
Mixed at Triad Studios
Produced by Timothy Branom and Alice 'n Chains
Engineered by Peter Barnes - Notes
- This was the first incarnation of Alice (notice different spelling). The lineup featured:
- Layne on vox
- Nick Pollock (My Sister's Machine) on guitar
- Johnny Bacolas on bass (Second Coming)
- James Bergstrom on drums (Second Coming)
Click here to see the cover of the tape.
Demo #2
- Date
- 1987
- Tracks
- Sealed With A Kiss / Ya Yeah Ya / Glamorous Girls / Don't Be Satisfied / Hush Hush / Football
- Info
- Recorded at PC Ring's Treehouse studio
Mixed at PC Ring's Treehouse studio
Produced by Alice 'N Chain and PC Ring
Engineered by Jeff Meyers and PC Ring - Notes
- The lineup featured:
- Layne on vox
- Nick Pollock (My Sister's Machine) on guitar
- Johnny Bacolas on bass (Second Coming)
- James Bergstrom on drums (Second Coming)
Demo #3: Treehouse Demos
- Date
- Early 1987
- Tracks
- Bite The Bullet / Chemical Addiction / Can't Have You Blues / Killing Yourself / Fairytale Love Story / Suffragette City / Queen Of The Rodeo / Watchya Gonna Do
- Info
- Recorded at Treehouse Studio; Issaquah, WA
Mixed at ??
Produced by Alice In Chains
1988 Demo
- Date
- 1988
- Tracks
- I Can't Have You Blues / Chemical Addiction / Killing Yourself / Fairytale Love Story / Social Parasite / Watcha Gonna Do / Bleed The Freak / Killing Yourself / Sea of Sorrow / Social Parasite / King Of The Kats / Suffragette City / Queen Of The Rodeo
- Info
- Recorded at London Bridge Studios (probably)
Recorded & Mixed by Rick Parashar
Produced by Alice In Chains & Rick Parashar - Notes
- This session moved to 1988 based on Music Bank liner notes.
Thread (self titled demo)This is not Alice In Chains
- Date
- September 1993
- Tracks
- Distance Aside / The Fool / Aviary Garlands / What We Are / Look At Me
- Info
- Recorded on Scott's 4-track
Produced by Scott Stoltz and Rocky Polan - Notes
- This is not Alice In Chains. It is another Seattle band called Thread. The band sold the tape for $5 at their shows.
Bootlegs of it eventually ended up being sold at a record convention as the "Alice In Chains January 1989" Demo. It later appeared on the "Tasty White Powder" bootleg. For more info go to https://www.threadseattle.com/the-demo-tape-album.html. In my opinion, if you bought a boot because of these cool songs you should buy them from the band who really made them.
The lineup featured:
- Scott Stoltz - Guitar/Vocals
- Rocky Polan - Bass/Vocals
- Brian Jackson - Drums/Vocals
1989 Demo #2
- Date
- June 1989 (estimate)
- Tracks
- We Die Young / Sunshine / The Real Thing / others?
- Info
- Recorded at ??
Mixed at ??
Produced by ?? - Notes
- It is now believed that most of the tracks associated with the June 1989 session were actually recorded in 1988.
Facelift Sessions
- Date
- January 1990
- Tracks
- We Die Young / Man In The Box / Sea Of Sorrow / Bleed The Freak / I Can't Remember / Love, Hate, Love / It Ain't Like That / Sunshine / Put You Down / Confusion / I Know Somethin (Bout You) / The Real Thing / Killing Yourself
- Info
- Recorded at London Bridge (Seattle) and Capitol Recording Studios (LA)
Mixed at Sound Castle (LA)
Produced, Recorded, and Mixed by Dave Jerden - Notes
Singles Demo
- Date
- Late 1990 or early 1991
- Tracks
- Dirt / Junkhead / Lying Season / Them Bones / Would? / Fear The Voices / Right Turn / others (?)
- Info
- Notes
SAP Sessions
- Date
- November 1991
- Tracks
- Brother / Got Me Wrong / Right Turn / Am I Inside / Love Song / Rooster
- Info
- Recorded at London Bridge Studios (probably)
Recorded & Mixed by Rick Parashar
Produced by Alice In Chains & Rick Parashar - Notes
- Rooster appears on Music Bank, all other tracks from Sap EP.
1992 Session
- Date
- 1992
- Tracks
- Junkhead (1992 Demo) / Would?(?) / Lying Season(?) / others(?)
- Info
- Recorded at London Bridge Studios (probably)
Recorded & Mixed by Rick Parashar
Produced by Alice In Chains & Rick Parashar - Notes
- Junkhead appears on Music Bank and Lying Season appear on Music Bank, Would? appears on Dirt
Dirt Sessions
- Date
- 1992
- Tracks
- Them Bones / Dam That River / Rain When I Die / Down In A Hole / Sickman / Rooster/ Junkhead / Dirt / God Smack / Iron Gland / Hate To Feel / Angry Chair / Fear The Voices
- Info
- Produced by Dave Jerden & Alice In Chains, recorded by Bryan Carlstrom, Mixed by Dave Jerden
- Notes
- Fear The Voices appears on Music Bank, All other tracks from Dirt
Last Action Hero Sessions
- Tracks
- What the Hell Have I / A Little Bitter
- Info
- Produced by Alice in Chains
Jar Of Flies Sessions
- Date
- September 1993
- Tracks
- Rotten Apple / Nutshell / I Stay Away / No Excuses / Whale & Wasp / Don't Follow / Swing On This
- Info
- Notes
"Tripod" Sessions
- Date
- April 1995
- Tracks
- Grind / Brush Away / Sludge Factory / Heaven Beside You / Head Creeps / Again / Shame In You / God Am / So Close / Nothin' Song / Frogs / Over Now
- Info
- Recorded at Bad Animals
Mixed at Electric Lady by Toby Wright Produced by Toby Wright and Alice In Chains - Notes
Unplugged Session
- Date
- April 10, 1996
- Tracks
- Nutshell / Brother / No Excuses / Sludge Factory / Down In A Hole / Angry Chair / Rooster / Got Me Wrong / Heaven Beside You / Would? / Frogs / Over Now / Killer Is Me
- Info
- Recorded at Brooklyn Academy of Music's Magestic Theatre
Recorded by Toby Wright and John Harris
Produced by Toby Wright and Alice in Chains - Notes
- Scott Olson played guitar throughout the show with the band. Layne played guitar on "Angry Chair." For "Killer Is Me" Scott played bass and Mike played guitar.
Music Bank Sessions
- Date
- September - October 1988
- Tracks
- Get Born Again / Died
- Info
- Produced by Toby Wright & Dave Jerden
Recorded by Toby Wright, Dave Jerden, Scott Olson, and Bryan Carlstrom
Mixed by Toby Wright - Notes