Swans to Reissue White Light from the Mouth of Infinity and Love of Life Dec. 4
Posted in Whathaveyou on October 19th, 2015 by JJ KoczanI don’t know if the next Swans album will actually be the last Swans album. The language, as mastermind Michael Gira had it, was “This will be the final Swans album (and subsequent tour) for this version / iteration of Swans.” Whether or not that means the band will continue is about as predictable as their music. In other words, I have no clue. They recently announced a new live record, though, to help fund the making of what may or may not be their last outing, and now comes news of two ’90s-era reissues, done up deluxe-style.
White Light from the Mouth of Infinity came out in 1991 and Love of Life came out in ’92, so to have them paired up as a vinyl box set makes sense. The numbers are limited, and as with most of the stuff Young God Records does in this vein, I’m sure they’ll be gone by the time the preorder ends, so yeah, if you’d want to get yourself a piece, you might want to do so with some expediency. Not trying to tell you your business or sell you anything — just pointing out the facts.
Info on the reissues follows, gently hoisted off the PR wire:
SWANS REISSUE WHITE LIGHT FROM THE MOUTH OF INFINITY & LOVE OF LIFE
LTD EDITION VINYL BOX / 3CD RELEASE
Swans continue their remastered reissues series on Young God Records in North America and Mute in other territorires with the release of White Light from the Mouth of Infinity and Love of Life on December 4, 2015.
The two albums will be initially released as a limited vinyl box set, presented in the original restored artwork, which includes paintings by Deryk Thomas. The 2500 micron black lined box – with original logo in silver foil block in black paper – will also include 2 rare posters, a CD of outtakes, rarities, contemporaneous live recordings and a download code for both albums.
In addition, White Light from the Mouth of Infinity and Love of Life will be available as a 3xCD set (which will include the bonus disc), as well as individual albums on vinyl and digitally.
Preorders are available now from: http://younggodrecords.com/products/white-light-from-the-mouth-of-infinity-love-of-life-ltd-ed-vinyl-box-set-3cd-release
White Light from the Mouth of Infinity, Swans’ seventh studio album originally released in 1991, is considered the starting point for the second section of Swans’ inimitable history. This will be the first time White Light from the Mouth of Infinity has been available on vinyl since its original release on Young God Records in 1991. The vinyl issue will include the track ‘Blind’, not included in the original release.
Love of Life, the band’s eighth studio album, followed soon after in 1992. The vinyl version of this album has also been unavailable since its original release.
Michael Gira recently announced that Swans are currently working on their last album in this “current incarnation”. The basic tracks and vocals were completed last month at Sonic Ranch studio in Texas with John Congleton as engineer, with Michael Gira producing. Further work will continue in Seattle and Berlin and the new album is expected to be released on Young God Records in North America and Mute Records in other territories in late spring 2016.
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