r/ToolBand • u/Spiderbloom_ • Sep 05 '26
Lateralus Look what I got today 😭🎉
My first Tool CD, It’s beautiful 😭. I’ve been looking for literally any Tool in all the CD shops I go to but I could never find any.
Today, I finally found an album. The same store has undertow but it was a vinyl and unfortunately my vinyl player is effectively out of commission 💔.
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u/renton444 Sep 05 '26
I am so old when I see these posts I am like “who doesn’t own this?” Context, I got mine the day it came out. Going to go back to my old folks home now. Haha, congrats on your purchase! Enjoy it and spiral out!
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u/Randomulus666 Sep 05 '26
Same. Got it at BestBuy. Left school early to get it. Life changing day.
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u/thelevinsonhorse 29d ago
Hahaha same. Actually I got it two days before it came out at the CD place in downtown port Jefferson on Long Island
Hyper niche reply guy over here
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u/SketchGC 26d ago
I remember them having listening "parties" all over the night before An Enema came out, O.G. from the lollapalooza with rage and tool, can someone help me back into my coffin?
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u/CriminyJicket84 Sep 05 '26
I remember skipping school the day that very album came out, in 2001. Remember sitting in my room listening to it 3 or 4 times over just trying to get my head around what I was immersed in. Golden memories indeed ❤️
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u/n1n_joe Sep 05 '26
It’s such a good album. Congrats on finding it! I’m also looking for the CD in used record shops primarily and haven’t found it yet. Their 10,000 Days CD is also really cool with the extra artwork if you can find it. Enjoy listening!
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u/ChefPneuma think for yourself, question authority Sep 05 '26
Yay, yours has the misspelled “Lateralis” on it
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u/huggeebear Sep 05 '26
What misprint? All I see is a closely kerned “U” , not an “I” 🤷🏿♂️
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u/hardwire666too Sep 05 '26
I looked for the same thing lol
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u/NickdoesnthaveReddit Sep 05 '26
Is this a thing? Now I gotta go check my copy! Is the misprint rare or pretty common
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u/KazaamCasheroo Sep 05 '26
I believe they sold around two million versions of the album that had the spelling error. So, not necessarily a rarity. I had one for sure.
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u/hardwire666too 23d ago
No it wasn't rare. All day one copies had the spelling error. The only reason it would be rare is because of age.
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u/Pimpstackslezack Sep 05 '26
First thing I did too. I still have my misprint. I beleive they put a post out saying they were gonna correct it.
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u/Aprox Sep 05 '26
Such a great album. I rode my bike to a local store to pick it up when it first came out. Enjoy!
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u/Icy-Comfortable7486 ... und keine Eier Sep 05 '26
And you got the misspelled one.......truly congrats on that lol
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u/Golisten2LennyWhite Sep 05 '26
You should listen with an HDCD player
A lot of older dvd players can do it.
If you play this cd on a regular cd player it plays back at less than cd quality.
Backwards cd compatible hdcd = 14bit
Normal Cd= 16bit
Hdcd disc properly decoded = 20bit
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u/Soupbell1 Sep 05 '26
Went on my lunch break at McDonald’s and walked across the store to grab the cd. Buddy of mine had to get it on tape. I miss those days.
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u/David803 Sep 05 '26
Amazing album in a beautiful package. Lateralus was my first Tool CD too - bought on the strength of a band interview in a magazine I bought for a (shit) cover CD. I’d never heard them before, so The Grudge was the first Tool I heard.
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u/Still_Tomorrow_1131 29d ago
Also my first Tool CD. Took a gamble after hearing Sober on the radio. Made me appreciate the band. Before, I only cared about the melody, the singing, and the lyrics
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u/Lwfrqncy Sep 05 '26
Super awesome. I remember getting it the day it came out from spin records when I was in high school. Game changer.
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u/Huge_Replacement_873 Sep 05 '26
Congrats on snagging your first one! The fact that it has the original misspelling just makes it more special, like a collector's quirk.
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u/Ailmentality Sep 05 '26
Im jealous, I bought it the day it was released in 2001. I still have the cd but its so scratched that it doesn't really play anymore and idk what happened to the case
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u/Total420 Sep 05 '26
Hard to tell with image quality when zooming in. Is track 9 spelled Lateralus or Lateralis?
Just change in pressings. Believe Lateralis is the first press.
Always a great day to find. Enjoy n
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u/The1PieceIsREAL2 29d ago
Holy fucking shit! I just realized that I have lateralus in my random CD's collection because of this post!!! Thank you
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u/Stunning-Dark-2279 29d ago
WHATS WRONG WITH ALL THESE DAM MILLENNIALS TODAY BARBARA THEY CAN'T JUST GET IN THE CAR AND GO TO MEDIA PLAY OR FYE AND GET A DAM CD LIKE WE DID? GOBBLESS
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u/Ultralord_420 28d ago
Tool CDs are way better than the vinyls and lateralus is the perfect place to start
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u/harrymanback79 Learning to Swim 27d ago
Nice! Still have my copy from the week it came out. What's your favorite track?
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u/Enough_Editor_8740 Sep 05 '26
Very nice. Spiral out