ADVANCE WARNING - THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THIS PRESSING FOR CERTAIN TURNTABLES WHICH CAN POTENTIALLY INTRODUCE AN UNINTENTIONAL "LOCK GROOVE" ON THE SONG MARCH. THIS CAN POTENTIALLY BE AVOIDED ON CERTAIN TURNTABLES WITH ADJUSTABLE TONE ARMS. PLEASE PURCHASE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
(PLEASE NOTE, "SMOKE" TYPE VARIANTS ARE ALWAYS ALL VERY DIFFERENT. YOU MAY GET A LOT OF SMOKE, OR VERY LITTLE. YOU COULD GET ALL BLUE, ALL ORANGE OR BOTH)
SOLID STATE RECORDS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ALL MEMBERS, PAST & PRESENT OF ZAO, ARE EXTREMELY PROUD TO ANNOUNCE A VINYL RECORD REPRESSING OF “THE SPLINTER SHARDS THE BIRTH OF SEPARATION” AND THEIR LEGENDARY FOLLOW-UP“WHERE BLOOD AND FIRE BRING REST.”
COLLABORATED FROM-START-TO-FINISH WITH THE MUSICIANS ON THE ALBUMS & OVERSEEN BY THE CURRENT LINE UP OF ZAO, THESE LPS:
- HAVE, FOR THE FIRST TIME, BEEN MASTERED SPECIFICALLY FOR VINYL.
- HAVE PARTNERED ZAO BACK UP WITH INCEPTIVE DESIGN ILLUSTRATOR DAVID RANKIN TO UNEARTH & RESTORE THE ORIGINAL PAINTINGS FOR THESE ALBUMS. WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF UNARCHIVING THESE ICONIC MASTERPIECES FROM THEIR 20+ YEAR HIDING PLACES BEHIND ATTIC ARMOIRES IN PENNSYLVANIA, MORE UNUSED ARTWORK WAS FOUND & RESTORED FOR THIS REISSUE SERIES.
- FEATURE A LUSH, MATTE FINISH JACKET.
- CONTAIN LENGTHY RETROSPECTIVE ESSAYS FOR EACH RELEASE’S INSERT WRITTEN BY DAVID ABOUT “CREATING THE NIGHTMARISH ART OF ZAO.”
- INCLUDE FULL-SIZED, 12X12 CARD STOCK, DOUBLE-SIDED ART PRINTS (2 DOUBLE-SIDED ART PRINTS INCLUDED WITH “SPLINTER”) OF HIGH DETAIL, HIGH RESOLUTION RESTORED ARTWORK CREATED AT THE TIME OF THE ORIGINAL RELEASES, & IN SOME CASES, REIMAGINED (1 DOUBLE-SIDED ART PRINT INCLUDED IN “BLOOD & FIRE”) TO DIAL UP THE INTENSITY OF THESE ALREADY-FEROCIOUS RECORDS.
CO-PRODUCED & FAITHFULLY-RESTORED BY UNORIGINAL VINYL TO ENSURE THE ULTIMATE FAN EXPERIENCE
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