Dream Theater have detailed a brand new vinyl field set, Dream Theater Vol. 1, that homes their studio albums launched throughout the Nineties. The 7-LP assortment is ready to drop on September twenty seventh through Rhino.
The primary of three deliberate field set releases, Vol. 1 charts the prog-metal legends’ most critically lauded decade, the ’90s, choosing up after vocalist James LaBrie joined the band in 1991.
Unfold throughout seven discs, the field set contains: Photos and Phrases (1992); Awake (1994); Falling Into Infinity (1997); and Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Reminiscence (1999). They’re housed in a slipcase that includes new paintings from the band’s longtime collaborator Hugh Syme.
The set is a boon for followers who’ve struggled to trace down these albums on vinyl through the years, as some had gone out-of-print. Per Rhino’s press launch, Vol. 2 and Vol. 3 will comply with in 2025 and ostensibly accumulate the band’s output in chronological order, although particular particulars concerning these field units weren’t given at the moment.
Dream Theater are going all out for the band’s fortieth anniversary. Along with the field units, they beforehand introduced a 2024/2025 anniversary tour — marking the primary time in 14 years the group will tour with unique drummer Mike Portnoy, who returned to the lineup final yr. The UK/European run kicks off in October (get tickets right here).
The Dream Theater Vol. 1 field set is proscribed to 2,500 copies worldwide and retails for $179.99. You’ll be able to pre-order it through Rhino. Beneath you possibly can see a product photograph and the whole tracklist/LP breakdown.
Dream Theater Vol. 1 Art work:
Dream Theater Vol. 1 Tracklist:
LP1: Photos and Phrases
Aspect A
01. Pull Me Underneath
02. One other Day
03. Take The Time
04. Surrounded
Aspect B
01. Metropolis – Half 1
02. Underneath A Glass Moon
03. Wait For Sleep
04. Studying To Stay
LP2: Awake
Aspect A
01. 6:00
02. Caught In A Internet
03. Innocence Pale
Aspect B
01. Erotomania
02. Voices
03. The Silent Man
Aspect C
01. The Mirror
02. Lie
03. Lifting Shadows Off A Dream
Aspect D
01. Scarred
02. Area Dye-Vest
LP3: Falling into Infinity
Aspect A
01. New Millennium
02. You Not Me
03. Peruvian Skies
Aspect B
01. Hole Years
02. Burning My Soul
03. Hell’s Kitchen
Aspect C
01. Traces In The Sand
02. Take Away My Ache
03. Simply Let Me Breathe
Aspect D
01. Anna Lee
02. Trial Of Tears (Medley) I. It’s Raining, II. Deep In Heaven, III. The Wasteland
LP4: Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Reminiscence
Aspect A
01. Scene One: Regression
02. Scene Two: I. Overture 1928, II. Unusual Deja Vu
03. Scene Three: I. By My Phrases, II. Deadly Tragedy
Aspect B
01. Scene 4: Past This Life
02. Scene 5: By Her Eyes
Aspect C
01. Scene Six: Dwelling
02. Scene Seven: I. The Dance Of Eternity, II. One Final Time
Aspect D
01. Scene Eight: The Spirit Carries On
02. Scene 9: Lastly Free