Yes! At last I can complete (sort of) my Ghost Box collection with the forthcoming reissue of their first release, now revised and on 10″ vinyl. There will also be a new edition of the CD and a download, all coming on September 10th. No tracklist yet but it’s great to know that GB are going to slowly reissue all their back catalogue on gorgeous vinyl, yeah I’m a sucker like that.
I swapped a few emails a couple of years ago with Jim Jupp in which I wondered why there were no vinyl releases. He seemed to be worried whether they’d be a financial liability. Glad he’s changed his mind and taken the plunge. I always struggled with the physical presentation of the CDs. I didn’t think the glossy stock was a good call and the lack of a spine seemed far from an ideal solution. I know digipaks are more expensive, but something like Ghost Box is all about the detail. To date, I’ve only bought the first vinyl release, The Advisory Circle (http://www.hardformat.org/4285/the-advisory-circle/) and although it’s a visual joy, I was again surprised to see the choice of white card rather than something more appropriate, something with a bit of texture and closer to older vinyl packaging.
Pls keep me posted re the box and covering on Hard Format.