Reveal 0324: The Body and Thou - Released From Love

Today we are looking at, Released From Love by The Body and Thou. Released by Vinyl Rites as catalog number RITES 40 in 2014.

The cover has a photo of a figure, in dirt. The back contains a grisly deathly scene. A protective outer sleeve is included with a sticker that contains the album title and performing artists.

A single sided insert is included with a man, lyrics, and credits.

The album is pressed on 180g black vinyl, and spins at 45RPM, for This Side, and That Side.

Goodbye....

Reveal 0302: Wizard Smoke - The Speed of Smoke

Today we are looking at, The Speed of Smoke by Wizard Smoke. Self released by the band with no catalog number in 2011. 

The cover has the band name, album title, and nebulous Satanic image. The back contains the tracklist. Opening the gatefold reveals a short story, the credits, and images of the band members in the stars.

The album is pressed on clear, limited to 250 copies, for sides A, and B.

Goodbye....

Reveal 0268: Thou - Inconsolable

Today we are looking at, Inconsolable by Thou. Released by Community Records as catalog number cr-089 in 2018.

The cover has this old photograph. The back contains the lyrics. A protective outer sleeve is included with a hype sticker, and color sticker on the front.

An insert is included, with a message on the front, and the release dates for the 4 EPs released over 4 months in late 2018, this is the second EP release.

The album is pressed on white, limited to 400 copies, for sides a, and b.

Goodbye....

Reveal 0241: Glacial Tomb - Glacial Tomb

Today we are looking at, the debut self-titled release by Glacial Tomb. Released by Gilead Media as catalog number RELIC107 in 2018.

The cover has this desolate scene. The back contains the band name, and tracklist.

An insert is included with the lyrics on the front, and the credits and a photo of the band on the back.

The album is pressed on red/white color-in-color, for sides A, and B.

Goodbye....

Reveal 0236: Cannabis Corpse - From Wisdom to Baked

Today we are looking at, From Wisdom to Baked by Cannabis Corpse. Released by Season of Mist as catalog number SOM 334LP in 2014. 

The cover has the band name, album title, and this grotesque scene. The back contains the tracklist, and this hopefully abandoned home.

A printed inner sleeve is included with the lyrics, credits, and a photo of the band. The album is pressed on clear for sides A, and B.

Goodbye....

Reveal 0046: Subrosa - For This We Fought The Battle Of Ages

Today we are looking at, For This We Fought The Battle Of Ages by Subrosa. Released by Profound Lore Records as catalog number PFL-170.5 in 2016.

The cover has a stylized image of the inner gatefold design, along with the band name and album title. The back contains the tracklisting with a unique symbol to denote the side each track is on. The inside of the gatefold has this image, along with a quote by Yevgeny Zamyatin.

This release includes an insert with the lyrics on one side, and the credits for the album on the opposite side.

Also included are two printed inner sleeves, with a unique botany focus representing each side of the record. A Rose, and Lily of the Valley used to represent the first two sides of this black pressed record. And Henbane and Wormwood used for the second record’s sides.

Goodbye....

Reveal 0029: Primitive Man - Immersion

Today we are looking at, Immersion by Primitive Man. Released by Relapse Records as catalog number RR7463 in 2020. This is the relapse.com exclusive release of this album, limited to 750 copies.

The cover has this image of an eye, with the band name, while the back contains the album title.

This release contains a folded insert containing the lyrics for the album, along with the credits.

The album is pressed on white with black and grey splatter for sides A, and B.

Goodbye....

Reveal 0008: The Body - No One Deserves Happiness

Today we are looking at, No One Deserves Happiness by The Body. Released by Thrill Jockey as catalog number THRILL 407 in 2016. 

This marks their 4th full length release on Thrill Jockey. The cover has this wonderful image, with the bands name and album title adorning the top and lower part of the cover. Inside the gatefold has this Joan Didion quote on the left side. And the lyrics are provided on the right, for those at-home sing-alongs. The back contains the tracklisting.

The album is pressed on 2 black LPs.

Goodbye....