A Certain Ratio / “The Graveyard and The Ballroom” orange vinyl pressing

English post-punk band A Certain Ratio‘s debut, The Graveyard And The Ballroom, will be reissued on orange vinyl as part of Mute’s 40th anniversary celebrations.
Originally issued (cassette only!) on Factory Records in December 1979, the album was reissued a year later on Mute. The title references the recording locations, since The Graveyard Side A, was recorded at Graveyard Studios, The Ballroom (Side B), was recorded live at the Electric Ballroom.
This ‘MUTE 4.0’ edition of The Graveyard And The Ballroom is available on limited edition orange vinyl with coloured PVC sleeve and will be issued on 12 October 2018.
The Graveyard
Do The Du (Casse) – 2:53
Faceless – 2:22
Crippled Child – 2:54
Choir – 3:21
Flight – 3:30
I Feel – 2:12
Strain – 2:31
The Ballroom
All Night Party – 3:38
Oceans – 4:05
The Choir – 3:22
The Fox – 3:25
Suspect – 2:24
Flight – 5:32
Genotype/Phenotype – 3:29
I cannot understand why they would reissue their back catalogue i mean on CD and not bother to remaster them.
Hope Mute put out some Inspirals on vinyl…
‘The Beast Inside’ is long overdue a reissue.
i still have the cassette in a green plastic cover
This is just one of six coloured vinyl reissues Mute are releasing on the same day. They include an orange vinyl pressing of the Silicon Teens LP that is exclusively available through Rough Trade shops.
@Giles – Mute issued this ACR album on CD last November.
My original cassette of this back in the day enclosed in yellow plastic ‘bag’ has long since disappeared. No interest in a vinyl version since I never had it on vinyl way back when anyway. However, I would buy a CD version with decent sound quality if they could be bothered – Mute always seemed future facing so a bit sad that they a ‘re-issuing’ something on vinyl that was never initially on that format !
Hi Giles, they reissued all their albums on CD and vinyl last year. I got the CD as they had sold out of the vinyl which might explain this reissue. A great new career spanning compilation is coming out as well.
Check out https://www.musicglue.com/acr/ for ACR CDs and Vinyls.
If you click that link the Orange version is there for £18.50 direct from the band’s own online store and it includes a signed postcard if you pre order. I’ve already got the Factory blue box tape and an earlier reissue CD on Soul Jazz so I don’t need a sexy orange vinyl version…noooo yes I do. Sold!
Hi Paul, do you know how Mute Records will be celebrating their 40th anniversary?
Thanks for your site, a goldmine it is!
More details on the Mute site:
http://mute.com/mute/mute-4-0-1978-tomorrow
Thank you
Fad Gadget’s first album, Fireside Favourites, also being released on orange vinyl on the same day