From the NME.
Ride have announced new reissues of their early albums and EPs to mark the 30th anniversary of their debut album.
The Oxford group, who formed in 1988, are set to re-release their seminal first album ‘Nowhere’ (1990) and its follow-up ‘Going Blank Again’ (1992) on November 4 via Wichita Recordings.
Per a press release, the former will be pressed on on blue vinyl with a gatefold sleeve and embossed artwork; the latter, meanwhile, is available on double orange vinyl, also with a gatefold sleeve.
Additionally, fans will be able to get their hands on Ride’s first four EPs – ‘Ride’, ‘Play’, ‘Fall’, and ‘Today Forever’ – on a new double white vinyl compilation called ‘4 EPs’. It’ll come with a 16-page booklet featuring archive photos and an essay by Sonic Cathedral’s Nathaniel Cramp.
All the original audio has been reworked and refined, with the upcoming reissues also available on CD and streaming services. You can pre-order/pre-save them here and see the preview image below.
Speaking about the celebratory shows and reissues, singer and guitarist Andy Bell explained: “We were really looking forward to getting out and touring the 30th anniversary of ‘Nowhere’ back in 2020.
“Then the pandemic hit and delayed our plans, but here we are in 2022 and we are still buzzing about getting out on the road, if anything, more so than before.”
He continued: “We feel that ‘Nowhere’ is a debut album worth celebrating, and as well as the tour, we’ve decided to start pressing new editions of the vinyl from the original Ride era. The first batch not only includes ‘Nowhere’, but also ‘Going Blank Again’, and an album we’ve created out of the first ‘4 EPs’.
“This new album has given us a chance to create some new (but old school) Ride artwork, in conjunction with the team at Wichita, which we are pretty pleased with.”
Bell also revealed that Ride have created a new live film of their ‘Nowhere’-centric set. “It’s filmed in as close a location as we could get to the site of the original recording session at Blackwing studios,” he said.
The “worldwide digital experience” was made in partnership with Moment House, and premieres on October 28 – find further information here.
Last October saw Andy Bell release his debut album, ‘Pattern Recognition’, under his electronic alias GLOK.
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- Ride - Nowhere - Embossed - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £75.00, $94.50, €90.75 (New Item) (arrived 19-Feb-2025 17:00)on February 21, 2025 at 8:59 pm
RIDE Nowhere (1990 UK first press 8-track vinyl LP on Creation Records with 'A Porky Primecut' etched in the run-out, housed in the original fully textured sleeve with embossed artist name & title plus album credits inner. The sleeve is Excellent with minor edgewear and a little sticker residue in the top right corner and some foxing on the reverse, whilst the vinyl appears barely played CRELP074)1
- Ride - Chelsea Girl EP - EX - UK - 12" vinyl - £25.00, $31.50, €30.25 (New Item) (arrived 18-Dec-2024 09:10)on February 21, 2025 at 8:59 pm
RIDE Chelsea Girl (1989 UK/French-pressed Creation label 4-track 12" vinyl EP, also featuring Drive Blind, All I Can See & Close My Eyes, textured picture sleeve with jet black inner. The debut EP from shoegaze pioneers who included members of Oasis and The Jesus & Mary Chain The sleeve & vinyl are in Excellent condition with minor signs of wear or play. An Excellent 90s shoegaze/indie record! CRE072T)
- Ride - Going Blank Again - EX - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £75.00, $94.50, €90.75 (Back In Stock) (arrived 14-Aug-2024 15:58)on February 21, 2025 at 8:59 pm
RIDE Going Blank Again (1992 UK Creation Records 10-track double LP, the second album from the influential Oxford-based shoegazers, featuring a pre-Oasis Andy Bell & including the single Leave Them All Behind, glossy gatefold picture sleeve with lyric insert. The sleeve shows a little minor edgewear and the insert has a little foxing, whilst the vinyl has just a couple of minor surface scuffs on side 3. An excellent example CRELP124)
- Ride - Box Set - European - cd album box set - £35.00, $44.10, €42.35 (New Item) (arrived 28-Nov-2024 13:55)on February 21, 2025 at 8:59 pm
RIDE Box Set (2006 issue UK 3-CD album box set comprising 'OX4 - Best Of' featuring a collection of their greatest hits, 'Firing Blanks' including previously unreleased recordings from 1988-95 and live performance at the Reading Festival in 1992. Each disc is housed in its digipak picture sleeve with a picture booklet containing extensive sleeve notes and unseen photos - all issued in a white slipcase with an embossed 'Ride' logo on the front and a pasted illustrated tracklisting sticker on reverse. The white slipcase shows just a few light marks and the staples on the booklet show some rust. The sleeve and discs are Excellent with minimal signs of wear and handling IGNCD13)
- Ride - Box Set - European - cd album box set - £35.00, $44.10, €42.35 (Back In Stock) (arrived 29-Nov-2024 18:00)on February 21, 2025 at 8:59 pm
RIDE Box Set (2006 issue UK 3-CD album box set comprising 'OX4 - Best Of' featuring a collection of their greatest hits, 'Firing Blanks' including previously unreleased recordings from 1988-95 and live performance at the Reading Festival in 1992. Each disc is housed in its digipak picture sleeve with a picture booklet containing extensive sleeve notes and unseen photos - all issued in a white slipcase with an embossed 'Ride' logo on the front and a pasted illustrated tracklisting sticker on reverse. The white slipcase shows just a few light marks and the staples on the booklet show some rust. The sleeve and discs are Excellent with minimal signs of wear and handling IGNCD13)
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