''Halo I–IV'' is a
box set
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Music
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by American
industrial rock
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band
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails, commonly abbreviated as NIN (stylized as NIИ), is an American industrial rock band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1988. Its members are the singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Trent Reznor and his frequent col ...
, released exclusively for the
Black Friday Record Store Day
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on 27 November 2015. The box set contains the 1989 original version of the band's debut studio album, ''
Pretty Hate Machine
''Pretty Hate Machine'' is the debut studio album by the American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, released by TVT Records on October 20, 1989. Frontman Trent Reznor sang and performed most of the instruments, also producing the album along ...
'', on 180-gram black
vinyl
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, as well as the original
12-inch single
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s for "
Down in It
"Down in It" is the debut single by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, released on September 15, 1989. Taken from the band's debut album ''Pretty Hate Machine'', it was the first song ever written by frontman Trent Reznor.
Productio ...
", "
Head Like a Hole
"Head Like a Hole" is a song by the American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, released as the second single from the band's debut studio album, ''Pretty Hate Machine'' (1989). It enjoyed heavy rotation on the radio at the time of its relea ...
", and "
Sin
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" on 120-gram black vinyl.
The title ''Halo I–IV'' refers to the first four
catalog numbers in Nine Inch Nails' discography.
Track listing
Halo I: "Down in It"
Side A
# "
Down in It
"Down in It" is the debut single by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, released on September 15, 1989. Taken from the band's debut album ''Pretty Hate Machine'', it was the first song ever written by frontman Trent Reznor.
Productio ...
" (Skin)
# "Down in It" (Shred)
Side B
# "Down in It" (Singe)
Halo II: ''
Pretty Hate Machine
''Pretty Hate Machine'' is the debut studio album by the American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, released by TVT Records on October 20, 1989. Frontman Trent Reznor sang and performed most of the instruments, also producing the album along ...
''
Side A
# "Head Like a Hole"
# "Terrible Lie"
# "Down in It"
# "Sanctified"
# "
Something I Can Never Have"
Side B
# "Kinda I Want To"
# "Sin"
# "That's What I Get"
# "The Only Time"
# "Ringfinger"
Halo III: "Head Like a Hole"
Side A
# "
Head Like a Hole
"Head Like a Hole" is a song by the American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, released as the second single from the band's debut studio album, ''Pretty Hate Machine'' (1989). It enjoyed heavy rotation on the radio at the time of its relea ...
" (Slate)
# "Terrible Lie" (Sympathetic Mix)
# "Head Like a Hole" (Clay)
Side B
# "Head Like a Hole" (Copper)
# "You Know Who You Are"
# "Head Like a Hole" (Soil)
Halo IV: "Sin"
Side A
# "
Sin
In religious context, sin is a transgression against divine law or a law of the deities. Each culture has its own interpretation of what it means to commit a sin. While sins are generally considered actions, any thought, word, or act considered ...
" (Long)
# "Sin" (Dub)
Side B
# "
Get Down Make Love"
# "Sin" (Short)
Charts
References
External links
''Halo I–IV''on
Record Store Day
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official website
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2015 compilation albums
Albums produced by Adrian Sherwood
Albums produced by Al Jourgensen
Albums produced by Flood (producer)
Albums produced by John Fryer (producer)
Albums produced by Keith LeBlanc
Albums produced by Trent Reznor
Nine Inch Nails compilation albums
Record Store Day releases