Craters of the Sac is a semi-official mp3-only album by Ween. Because Elektra Records stole Paintin' the Town Brown from Ween, which was to be their first online independent release, Dean Ween leaked the "album" to the Internet in 1999 to succor their fans and show them how much Ween appreciated them. Consisting entirely of almost colossally bizarre studio cuts that may never have even been intended for album release, it's less an actual album and almost more along the lines of a bootleg compilation. MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a popular digital audio encoding and lossy compression format invented and standardized in 1991 by a team of engineers directed by the Fraunhofer Society in Germany. ... Ween is a rock duo formed in 1984 in New Hope, Pennsylvania when Mickey Melchiondo and Aaron Freeman met in a junior high school typing class. ... Elektra Records was a record label started in 1950 by Jac Holzman and Paul Rickholt, who both invested $300. ... Paintin the Town Brown was the first Ween live album, released by Elektra Records on June 22, 1999. ... Dean Ween AKA Mickey Melchiondo Dean Ween (born September 25, 1970) is the stage name of Mickey Melchiondo, Italian American guitarist and very special second half for the alternative rock group Ween. ... See also: 1998 in music, 1999 in British music, other events of 1999, 2000 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 7 After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation. ... Ween is a rock duo formed in 1984 in New Hope, Pennsylvania when Mickey Melchiondo and Aaron Freeman met in a junior high school typing class. ... A bootleg recording is a audio or video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist or under other legal authority. ...

The band, to this day, while knowing fans have this album, and acknowledge it in passing, still do not take responsibility for its appearance on the Internet. However, it has been rumored by the band, that one day fans may see the appearance of Craters II: Back to the Sac.

Note: The tracks "Big Fat Fuck", "How High Can You Fly" and "Monique the Freak" were also released on their most recent studio album, "Shinola Vol.1"

Tracklisting

1. "All That's Gold Will Turn to Black"
2. "The Pawns of War"
3. "Big Fat Fuck"
4. "Put the Coke on My Dick"
5. "Makin' Love in the Gravy"
6. "How High Can You Fly"
7. "The Stallion Pt. 5"
8. "Suckin' the Blood from the Devil's Dick"
9. "Monique the Freak"