rcafilm Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Deluxe 10th anniversary reissue of Wye Oak's "Civilian" on the first LP with a newly unearthed collection of B-Sides, Demos, and Live Versions dubbed "Cut All The Wires" on the second LP. Gatefold sleeve with dual front cover and obi spine strip. Full-color printed dust sleeves with lyrics. Green Swirl vinyl. Out October 22, 2021. $29.98 at Merge Records w/ bonus exclusive poster & button. Jenn Wasner also released a rather eloquent and fascinating statement about the release on their website. New (Old) Song: Electricity I for one was hoping for a 2x45 anniversary reissue but this is also excellent and unexpected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Great album Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldKentuckyShark Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Easy purchase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Killer variant if it ends up resembling that mockup even halfway. Merge's OG press of this album was pretty garbage from what I recall – hope they redeem themselves this time around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcafilm Posted July 13, 2021 Author Share Posted July 13, 2021 54 minutes ago, Derek™ said: Killer variant if it ends up resembling that mockup even halfway. Merge's OG press of this album was pretty garbage from what I recall – hope they redeem themselves this time around. Agreed, it's one of the more beautiful mockups I've seen. I have an original black pressing, though, and mine sounds mostly great, aside from some minor IGD and some inherent fuzziness in the production. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyEnemy Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Been waiting to pull the trigger on the latest Newbury pressing since it went up 6 weeks, or so, ago. Definitely worth the extra $6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 10 minutes ago, rcafilm said: Agreed, it's one of the more beautiful mockups I've seen. I have an original black pressing, though, and mine sounds mostly great, aside from some minor IGD and some inherent fuzziness in the production. Sounds like you may've gotten lucky with yours. I'd definitely love to see just the album spread across 2 LPs – seems like that'd eliminate any quality issues, more or less – but it is what it is. Gonna' be tough to complain if the variant ends up looking that good, though. There's been a few Newbury variants that look pretty nice but just aren't totally there. This one is [potentially] it, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 2 minutes ago, MyEnemy said: Been waiting to pull the trigger on the latest Newbury pressing since it went up 6 weeks, or so, ago. Definitely worth the extra $6. Make sure you buy from Merge to get free shipping. After Newbury taxes and shipping I think it's actually a smidge cheaper to get this 2LP reissue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyEnemy Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 8 minutes ago, Derek™ said: Make sure you buy from Merge to get free shipping. After Newbury taxes and shipping I think it's actually a smidge cheaper to get this 2LP reissue. Totally. Always buy from Merge because of that. Usually grab a few odd ends I’d been missing too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rcafilm Posted October 19, 2021 Author Share Posted October 19, 2021 My copy just shipped and because I'm pretty close to Merge, it arrives tomorrow! Stoked. Also I noticed they updated the mockup to a much more opaque looking marble, which isn't quite what I was hoping for but I'm sure it'll still look nice (and hopefully sound decent). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 It turned out a smidge more blue than I was expecting, but looks like it still compliments the packaging nicely. I think mine shows up today or tomorrow, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcafilm Posted October 21, 2021 Author Share Posted October 21, 2021 Got my copy and wow. One of the best looking records I own. I agree that it could be a touch more green, but I'm pleased that it's still translucent and it just turned so great. Packaging is really well done all around, too. Spun the second disc as soon as I opened it, there's some really incredible tracks on here (I'm quite partial to the demo of Civilian). Sound quality seemed good, though I did run into some IGD on the last couple of tracks on each side. Haven't listened to the first disc yet, but I doubt I'll be getting rid of my original black pressing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moglog Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Yeah, this looks so cool. Unfortunately, my copy (first disc at least) skips a ton. Anyone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achillesstand7 Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 I haven’t listened to the second LP yet, but my first LP plays great with no skips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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