Monday, August 2, 2010

Pepe Wismeer - 100-copy LP coming soon

Vinyl-fetishists alert.

I have just taken receipt of 100 copies of the new LP by Pepe Wismeer (this is not a person but a duo from France with quite a long pedigree of CDs, CD-Rs and some vinyl).
The LP, titled "musi" contains some sublime music.
For some amazing reason (most probably due to magic fairy dust, this has been confirme3d by real scientists...) the audio on the vinyl sounds SOOO much better than the CD copy.
This is a full-length, coherent LP with full printed labels - each numbered.

We are still working on the cover - but there will be inserts and - I hope - a small stapled booklet (we'll see) - the band are currently on holiday.

This record was pressed on standard 140g vinyl using a new process called a "Father Press" - which eliminates the need of a "Mother" plate BUT means you cannot press any more than 100 copies or so. The only way to re-press is to cut another master. So this is a unique item!
Sound quality is superb.

Cat # is E=mc26 and more details will come when I know myself.
I am hoping to coincide this release with a full re-issue of some earlier Pepe Wismeer CDs by Beta-lactam Ring later this year. Watch this space.

That's it for now - except to say the Blue Sabbath Black Cheer record (E=mc22) is still ongoing - this is a major (sorry, I mean MAJOR) effort by all involved and the final result - if it all goes according to our fiendish plans - will be spectacular (expensive ... but spectacular...)