youspinmeround Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 The wait is over: Merge will reissue the first two albums from Chapel Hill’s endlessly influential and dearly missed POLVO on February 28! Their 1992 debut Cor-Crane Secret (listen) is pressed on blue & white Peak Vinyl, and its 1993 follow-up Today’s Active Lifestyles (listen) is pressed on red & mustard yellow Peak Vinyl. Both limited-edition reissues feature updated-but-familiar artwork; the former showcases rare posters and ephemera from the band’s archive while the latter includes never-before-seen photos. Reserve your copies of these seminal albums in the Merge store. Polvo superfans, check out our store exclusive 3-LP bundle which adds the band’s newly expanded self-titled EP on translucent teal vinyl, previously only available as a bonus item with our 2019 Born Under a Good Sign subscription series. Hurry—we only have 150 of these sets available! https://www.mergerecords.com/polvo-reissues-bundle faaip de oiad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 I wanted to check this out but apparently way more people give a shit about Polvo than I had guessed, because Merge’s site is completely busted for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyFrosted Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 51 minutes ago, Derek™ said: I wanted to check this out but apparently way more people give a shit about Polvo than I had guessed, because Merge’s site is completely busted for me. Seems good now. Grabbed em. Surprised “150 bundles” hasn’t sold out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecayToDeath Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Finally! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannibal Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Very cool. Love this band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karpatenhunde77 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 61$ shipping costs to Europe for the bundle! F#**#\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copelandkid Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 bundle must be gone i guess, dang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glass realms Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 man, i hope it didn't really sell out yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtrCtyWx Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Super cool news! Bundles way gone but at least I can cop 2/3 of the records. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faaip de oiad Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Hell yeah! Totally snagged Today's Active Lifestyle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glass realms Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Was able to get the expanded self-titled EP from Rough Trade. I'll wait to get the Peak versions of Cor-Crane and Today's in store. I hope Merge issue This Eclipse on vinyl. And hopefully Touch & Go get around to reissuing Exploded Drawing and maybe remastering Shapes. The latter two are the only ones I need. faaip de oiad and MtrCtyWx 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glass realms Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Bullmoose pre-orders. Slightly cheaper and free shipping if you order both together. Cor-Crane Secret https://www.bullmoose.com/p/34325124/polvo-cor-crane-secret-peak-vinyl-opaque-blue-and-white-vinyl- Today's Active Lifestyles https://www.bullmoose.com/p/34325123/polvo-todays-active-lifestyles-peak-vinyl-opaque-red-and-mustard-yellow- faaip de oiad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serotonein Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 2 hours ago, glass realms said: Bullmoose pre-orders. Slightly cheaper and free shipping if you order both together. Cor-Crane Secret https://www.bullmoose.com/p/34325124/polvo-cor-crane-secret-peak-vinyl-opaque-blue-and-white-vinyl- Today's Active Lifestyles https://www.bullmoose.com/p/34325123/polvo-todays-active-lifestyles-peak-vinyl-opaque-red-and-mustard-yellow- Always good if you can get records for less, but it should be noted that Merge offers free U.S. shipping with every order regardless of total faaip de oiad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason202 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Looks like the copies I ordered are out for delivery today. Now hopefully they'll reissue In Prism next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtrCtyWx Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 My copies showed up yesterday but I haven’t listened yet due to the flu hitting the house 🤧. The alternate art appears nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swallowtales Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Can't wait to get these, especially cause they cost me a TON in shipping to New Zealand. I love Polvo, but it really did make me think having the shipping be over the price of the records. Caved tho, and this is the good end of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swallowtales Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Got them yesterday, they are incredible and sound great. Couldn't be happier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason202 Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 (edited) In Prism is finally getting a re-pressing, available on 11/18 in either yellow or black vinyl! By far their finest work, I believe. No mention of it on the Merge site yet (they're notoriously slow to update this kind of stuff in my experience) but if you search these UPCs you can find a few pre-order links: Yellow vinyl: 673855036007 Black: 673855036014 Edited October 3, 2022 by jason202 faaip de oiad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glass realms Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Looks like it's gonna be a single LP reissue. I have an OG double LP press so I'll likely pass. But I really hope Touch and Go do a remastered reissue of Exploded Drawing reinstating the gatefold sleeve. buddha4281 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason202 Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 (edited) 34 minutes ago, glass realms said: Looks like it's gonna be a single LP reissue. I have an OG double LP press so I'll likely pass. But I really hope Touch and Go do a remastered reissue of Exploded Drawing reinstating the gatefold sleeve. The black vinyl carries the same UPC number as the original vinyl, so who knows. I'd forgotten that the original was 2LP at 45RPM. It's one of my most coveted albums so I don't play it very often. Edited October 3, 2022 by jason202 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glass realms Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 Actually, looking at the track lengths, unless they rearrange the tracklisting, it's going to have to remain a double LP. Otherwise, side 2 is going to be 26 mins long and sound like shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason202 Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Confirmed it's a 2LP gatefold: https://www.mergerecords.com/product/in_prism Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glass realms Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 (edited) Looks like they're also reissuing the self-titled mini album (aka the "Can I Ride" EP plus bonus tracks). https://www.mergerecords.com/product/polvo_reissue Edited October 14, 2022 by glass realms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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