Thursday marked the 30th anniversary of Jar Of Flies, the phenomenal 1994 release that saw Alice In Chains pivot in a softer direction and became the first EP to ever debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. To mark the occasion, AIC released a slate of 30th anniversary merch. There are, of course, many kinds of T-shirts and hoodies. You can buy a Jar Of Flies poker set, a Jar Of Flies skateboard, a Jar Of Flies blacklight poster, and whale and wasp plushies. They also offered up a range of 30th anniversary editions of the album, including a clear cassette and a giant multi-format box set. Perhaps most interestingly, they were selling Jar Of Flies vinyl with actual flies pressed into it.
The item has unfortunately already sold out, but for $100, 150 lucky buyers were treated to “D2C exclusive clear vinyl embedded with real flies assembled by hand.” I want to interview the people who personally inserted dead flies into these records. Get in touch!
The full Jar Of Flies merch collection is viewable here.
