Live Facelift Explained

Live Facelift
Type:	Live
Longtype:	and video
Artist:	Alice in Chains
Cover:	Live Facelift.jpg
Released:	July 30, 1991^[1] November 25, 2016^[2]
Recorded:	December 22, 1990
Venue:	Moore Theatre, Seattle, Washington
Genre:	Heavy metal, alternative metal, grunge, hard rock
Length:	105 min 29 min
Label:	Columbia
Director:	Josh Taft
Producer:	Lisanne Dutton
Next Title:	The Nona Tapes
Next Year:	1995

Live Facelift is a concert video and live album by the American rock band Alice in Chains, originally released on VHS on July 30, 1991,^[1] containing live footage of songs from their debut album, Facelift, recorded at The Moore Theatre in Seattle on December 22, 1990.^[2] The video has been certified gold by the RIAA with excess sales of 50,000 copies.^[3]

Live Facelift was released on vinyl for the first time on November 25, 2016, as part of Record Store Day's Black Friday event.^[4] Only 5000 copies were issued.^[2] On September 15, 2017, the concert was released on red vinyl on a limited edition of only 1000 copies, each coming with a special commemorative poster.^[5]

Song list

VHS

1. "Man in the Box" (Jerry Cantrell, Layne Staley)
2. "Real Thing" (Cantrell, Staley)
3. "Love, Hate, Love" (Cantrell, Staley, Mike Starr, Sean Kinney)
4. "Sea of Sorrow" (Cantrell)
5. "Bleed the Freak" (Cantrell)
6. "We Die Young" (videoclip) (Cantrell)
7. "Man in the Box" (videoclip) (Cantrell, Staley)
8. "Sea of Sorrow" (videoclip) (Cantrell)

Vinyl

Side A

1. "It Ain't Like That" (Cantrell, Starr, Kinney)
2. "Man in the Box" (Cantrell, Staley)
3. "Real Thing" (Cantrell, Staley)

Side B

1. "Love, Hate, Love" (Cantrell, Staley, Starr, Kinney)
2. "Sea of Sorrow" (Cantrell)
3. "Bleed the Freak" (Cantrell)

Personnel

• • Layne Staley – lead vocals Jerry Cantrell – lead guitar, vocals
• Mike Starr – bass
• Sean Kinney – drums

Notes and References

1. Book: Live Facelift VHS. 6302138817.
2. Web site: Alice In Chains – Live Facelift 12" EP. Hellbound.ca. December 9, 2016. December 6, 2017.
3. Web site: Recording Industry Association of America . RIAA . December 6, 2017.
4. Web site: Alice in Chains, Prophets of Rage, The Raconteurs & More Releasing Exclusive Vinyl for Record Store Day Black Friday. ABC News Radio. November 25, 2016. December 17, 2017.
5. Web site: Alice In Chains To Issue "Live Facelift" On Red Vinyl. Theprp.com. August 21, 2017. December 6, 2017.