Reissues of Classic ‘80s Post-Punk LPs

Dedicated to keeping alive the format of choice for anyone serious about listening to music - initial releases include Cocteau Twins, Cult, Bauhaus and Dead Can Dance.

By Blurt Staff

The Vinyl 180 label produces new vinyl editions of classic ‘80s post-punk albums, remastered from original analogue tapes and pressed onto 180g heavyweight vinyl  to capture the warmth and depth of sound that currently  only vinyl can offer... just as they were meant to be heard. All releases are packaged in deluxe gatefold sleeves on heavyweight cardboard stock.  The titles are distributed domestically through ADA.

In 2009 Vinyl 180 has been working with 4AD and Beggars Banquet labels, producing new super high quality versions of albums from Cocteau Twins, The Cult and Dead Can Dance.

Upcoming exclusive releases for Vinyl 180 feature titles from Bauhaus and Dead Can Dance's Lisa Gerrard.

First of all there's a new addition to the Bauhaus catalogue, This Is For When, a live document of the band's concert at Hammersmith Palais - 9th November 1981. This is a brand new release and is available initially as a limited edition of 2000 copies pressed onto two 180g VINYL LPs and housed in two heavyweight card sleeves wrapped in a printed transparent PVC wallet. Remastered and remixed from the original analogue tapes, this unique pressing features the whole live show, capturing the band at their incendiary best.

After that, in December, the label is releasing for the very first time on vinyl, Lisa Gerrard's debut solo album, The Mirror Pool. This is presented as a double disc set with new gatefold artwork designed by Chris Bigg who, along with Vaughan Oliver was the creative genius behind 4AD's striking visual identity.  Originally released in August 1995, this new LIMITED EDITION of 5000 copies has been remastered from the original tapes. The Mirror Pool sees Gerrard accompanied by the Victoria Philharmonic Orchestra. It is an album that defies categorisation, causing one impressed but perplexed reviewer to describe it as "ambient, orchestral, folk and new age all at the same time."

Looking beyond, there will be more from Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance and The Fall.