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 - Leave Them All Behind - UK - 12" vinyl - £60.00, $75.00, €72.60 (Back In Stock) (arrived 23-Dec-2024 18:00)on December 26, 2024 at 4:52 pm
RIDE Leave Them All Behind (1993 French-pressed UK Creation label 3-track 12" vinyl single, the classic opener from 1992's Going Blank Again album, also including Chrome Waves & Grasshopper, glossy picture sleeve. A nice Near Mint example CRE123T)
- Ride - Nowhere - Stickered Sleeve - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £125.00, $156.25, €151.25 (New Item) (arrived 16-Dec-2024 13:28)on December 26, 2024 at 4:52 pm
RIDE Nowhere (1990 UK 8-track vinyl LP on the Creation label, including Kaleidoscope & Vapour Trail, housed in an embossed & textured picture sleeve with the hype sticker attached to the front & album credits inner. The sleeve displays only light wear to the edges and the vinyl has just a few light cosmetic paper scuffs, overall an Excellent example CRELP074)
- Ride - Carnival Of Light - Green Vinyl - Sealed - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £29.99, $37.49, €36.29 (New Item) (arrived 08-May-2024 13:30)on December 26, 2024 at 4:52 pm
RIDE Carnival Of Light (2023 UK/EU limited edition 12-track double album 2-LP pressed on Green Vinyl, the band's third album originally released in 1994. Gatefold picture sleeve with hype sticker, includes full album download code with three bonus tracks. Factory Sealed. WEBB576LP)
- Ride - Tarantula - Black Vinyl - Sealed - UK - vinyl LP - £26.99, $33.74, €32.66 (New Item) (arrived 08-May-2024 13:39)on December 26, 2024 at 4:52 pm
RIDE Tarantula (2023 UK/EU limited edition 12-track LP, their fourth studio album originally released in 1996 and featuring the single Black Nite Crash. Picture sleeve with hype sticker, and full album download code with three bonus tracks. Please note, the label has confirmed that due to a manufacturing error all copies have been mistakenly pressed in black vinyl, not orange. Consequently there is not an orange vinyl edition, despite what the hype sticker states. Factory sealed) #shoegaze
- Ride - Nowhere - UK - vinyl LP - £125.00, $156.25, €151.25 (New Item) (arrived 07-Jun-2024 16:33)on December 26, 2024 at 4:52 pm
RIDE Nowhere (Scarce original 1990 UK Creation label 8-track vinyl LP, including Kaleidoscope & Vapour Trail. The beautiful textured picture sleeve with album credits inner. The sleeve shows minimal wear whilst the vinyl shows minimal signs of play CRELP074)
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