MAD SEASON : ABOVE 30TH ANNIVERSARY Album (2025)

Above album by Mad Season 30th Anniversary Edition was released on May 16, 2025. Released in 1995, Above was a groundbreaking album that united members of iconic bands: Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees), Mike McCready (Pearl Jam), Layne Staley (Alice in Chains), and John Baker Saunders (The Walkabouts). The album quickly became a cultural touchstone, going on to sell over a million copies and becoming a must-have for fans of grunge and alternative rock. The newly Above album remastered, double vinyl edition include 3 additional songs that Mark Lanegan sang from the attempted 2nd album unfinished (Locomotive, Black Book Of Fear, Slip Away).

Tracklist:

SIDE A

1. Wake Up (Written by Martin, Saunders, Staley, McCready)
2. X-Ray Mind (Written by (Martin, Saunders, Staley, McCready)
3. River Of Deceit (Written by (Martin, Saunders, Staley, McCready)

SIDE B

1. I’m Above (Vocals Mark Lanegan, Written by Martin, Staley, Lanegan, McCready)
2. Artificial Red (Written by Martin, Saunders, Staley, McCready)
3. Lifeless Dead (Written by Martin, Saunders, Staley, McCready)
4. I Don’t Know Anything (Written by Martin, Saunders, Staley, McCready)

SIDE C

1. Long Gone Day (Saxophone: Nalgas Sin Carne, Vocals: Mark Lanegan, Written by Martin, Staley, Lanegan, McCready)
2. November Hotel (Written by Martin, Saunders, Staley, McCready)
3. All Alone (Written by Martin, Saunders, Staley, McCready)
4. Interlude (Written by McCready)

SIDE D

1. Locomotive (Recorded by [Vocals] Alain Johannes, Vocals: Mark Lanegan, Written by Martin, Saunders, Lanegan, McCready)
2. Black Book Of Fear (Recorded by [Vocals] Alain Johannes, Vocals: Mark Lanegan, Written by Martin, Saunders, Lanegan, McCready, Buck)
3. Slip Away (Recorded by [Vocals] Alain Johannes, Vocals Mark Lanegan, Written by Martin, Saunders, Lanegan, McCready)
4. I Don’t Wanna Be A Soldier (Saxophone: Nalgas Sin Carne, Written by J. Lennon)

Credits:

A&R (for Legacy): Darren Salmieri
Art Direction (Reissue): Regan Hagar
Artwork (Cover) Layne Staley
Compilation Producer: Barrett Martin, Mike McCready
Drums, Percussion, Electric Upright Bass, Cello, Marimba, Vibraphone (Vibes): Barrett Martin
Electric Bass: John Baker Saunders
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar: Mike McCready
Engineer (Second): Sam Hofstedt (tracks: A1 to C4, D3), Sony Felho (tracks: A1 to C4, D3)
Lacquer Cut by: Levi Seitz
Mastered by: Joe Gastwirt
Other (Marketing for Legacy): Jennifer Feinberg, Mandy Eidgah
Photography by: Lance Mercer
Producer: Brett Eliason, Mad Season
Project Manager (Project Direction for Legacy) Jim Lane
Recorded by, Mixed by: Brett Eliason
Vocals, Guitar: Layne Staley

Mark William Lanegan (November 25, 1964 – February 22, 2022) 

Layne Staley (August 22, 1967 – April 5, 2002)

John Baker Saunders (September 23, 1954 – January 15, 1999).