Tracklist
| A1 | The Package | 7:59 | |
| A2 | Weak And Powerless | 3:15 | |
| A3 | The Noose | 4:52 | |
| B1 | Blue | 4:14 | |
| B2 | Vanishing | 4:51 | |
| B3 | A Stranger | 3:17 | |
| C1 | The Outsider | 4:06 | |
| C2 | Crimes | 2:35 | |
| C3 | The Nurse Who Loved Me | 4:05 | |
| D1 | Pet | 4:34 | |
| D2 | Lullaby | 2:05 | |
| D3 | Gravity | 5:06 |
Companies, etc.
- Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-61440
- Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-61441
- Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-61442
- Pressed By – Rainbo Records – S-61443
- Published By – Transfixed Music
- Published By – Harry Merkin Music
- Engineered At – Perfect Circle Studios
- Mixed At – The Enterprise
- Manufactured By – Virgin Records America, Inc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin Records America, Inc.
- Copyright © – Virgin Records America, Inc.
Credits
- Art Direction [Sleeve Art Direction], Design, Photography By [Digital Photographic Manipulation] – Steven R Gilmore*
- Bass – Jeordie*
- Booking [North America] – John Branigan, William Morris Agency
- Booking [Rest Of World] – ITB, Mike Dewdney
- Drums – Josh*
- Engineer [Digital Engineering Assistance] – Steve Duda
- Executive-Producer – Maynard James Keenan
- Guitar – Troy* (tracks: A1, B2, D3)
- Guitar, Vocals, Photography [Other Photography] – Billy*
- Lacquer Cut By – RM*
- Lead Vocals, Art Direction [Artwork Direction] – Maynard*
- Legal – King, Holmes, Paterno & Berliner, Peter Paterno
- Management – Arthur Spivak, John Witherspoon, Spivak Sobol Entertainment
- Management [Business Management] – Bill Vuylsteke, Martha Liermann, Provident Financial*
- Mixed By – Andy Wallace
- Photography By [Principal] – Dean Kerr
- Producer [Additional Production] – Danny Lohner (tracks: A3, B3, C3, D1)
- Producer, Engineer – Billy Howerdel
- Words By, Music By – Billy* (tracks: A1 to C2, C4 to D3), Maynard* (tracks: A1 to C2, C4 to D3)
Notes
Track C3 is a cover of a Failure song.
"In loving memory of William L. Howerdel Sr., Judith Marie Keenan/Garrison and Maj Christian Michael Lohner."
On labels B & D (This side):
℗ © 2003 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Manufactured by Virgin Records America, Inc.
On back cover :
℗ © 2003 Virgin Records America, Inc.
All rights reserved.
Warning: Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws.
Manufactured by Virgin Records America, Inc. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011.
www.virginrecords.com
2019 reissue, similar to Thirteenth Step with slightly different runouts (some numbers not in the same order).
Issued on black vinyl housed in gatefold jacket with classic white paper & plastic polylined inner sleeves.
"In loving memory of William L. Howerdel Sr., Judith Marie Keenan/Garrison and Maj Christian Michael Lohner."
On labels B & D (This side):
℗ © 2003 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Manufactured by Virgin Records America, Inc.
On back cover :
℗ © 2003 Virgin Records America, Inc.
All rights reserved.
Warning: Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws.
Manufactured by Virgin Records America, Inc. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011.
www.virginrecords.com
2019 reissue, similar to Thirteenth Step with slightly different runouts (some numbers not in the same order).
Issued on black vinyl housed in gatefold jacket with classic white paper & plastic polylined inner sleeves.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 7 2435-80918-1 6
- Barcode (Scanned): 724358091816
- Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched): 7243-5-80918-1-6‧SIDE A G1 RM S-61440
- Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched): 7243-5-80918-1‧6‧SIDE B G1 RM S-61441
- Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, etched): 7243-5-80918-1-6-SIDE C G1 RM S-61442
- Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, etched): 7243-5-80918-1-6‧SIDE D G1 RM S-61443
- Rights Society: ASCAP
Other Versions (5 of 42)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited | Thirteenth Step (CD, Album) | Virgin | 7243 5 80918 2 3 | US | 2003 | ||
Recently Edited | Thirteenth Step (CD, Album, Copy Protected) | Virgin | 7243 5 83439 2 2 | Australia | 2003 | ||
| Thirteenth Step (CD, Album, Copy Protected) | Virgin, Virgin | 7243 5 83439 2 2, 724358343922 | Europe | 2003 | |||
Recently Edited | Thirteenth Step (CD, Album, Copy Protected) | EMI | VJCP-68559 | Japan | 2003 | ||
Recently Edited | Thirteenth Step (2×LP, Album) | Virgin, Virgin | 7243 5 80918 1 6, VUSLP 247 | Europe | 2003 |
Recommendations
2022 USBox Set —Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue
2018 USVinyl —LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2012 USVinyl —LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
2019 USA & EuropeVinyl —LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2024 USVinyl —LP, EP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2005 USVinyl —LP, Album, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue
2017 USVinyl —LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2020 USVinyl —LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2017 USVinyl —LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
2022 USVinyl —LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
Reviews
Edited 11 months agoAm I the only one who thinks this particular pressing sounds like trash? Muddy, muffled, zero soundstage, horrible imaging, not dynamic sounding at all. The vocals in the beginning of The Noose sounds like they recorded them from behind a door. Choruses are a cacophony of all the tracks at once. There’s no separation or articulation. All the music is right on top of you with no room to breathe. Garbage pressing in my opinion.
Edited one year agoDefinitely great mastered record. I have always heard this on digital media (CD and streaming). This record does not sound flat compared to what’s on streaming. There is punch and good well defined bass. The top end extension could’ve been better.
My main complaints are:
1. It’s noisy! Even after multiple cleans, the record has quite a lot if pops/crackles.
2. Inner groove distortion. 50 min split across 4 sides is a fair usage of disc space. IGD should not be an issue (esp on my mid tier elliptical stylus).
Happy to own the record. It’s one of the last hard rock infused art rock records that sounds brilliant.- very dynamic and punchy with good separation vinyl quiet here
Noticeable static on the outer grooves, mostly on the first track of each side, on Side A/B it’s very audible on the right channel, on Side C/D on the left channel.
It gets much better the further the needle progresses inwards, but my pressing is far from perfect and flat, which is a shame for a record this good.
Surprised there's no reviews for this release.
Listening on phones, vinyl is clean and generally sounds good, though there is a little distortion in the inner tracks, which is odd since the runout are so big.
