While many music fans may not recognize the name, Nitzer Ebb was a pioneering group in the industrial and EBM world, has outsize influence within the genre and a large base of devoted fans to boot. Now a duo that consists of founding members Douglas McCarthy and Bon Harris, the band was founded in 1982 by McCarthy and Harris along with David Gooday (who left the group in 1987) as well as Simon Granger. The remaining founders held steady together across three decades with a revolving door of additional members, before calling a hiatus in 2010.
Now, the two original members will reunite with Gooday and Granger for an appearance at the 2019 Amphi Festival, Cologne, Germany on July 20. It will mark the first live appearance the four founding members of this seminal experimental electronic group will make together since 1987 — over 30 years. According to a press release, the band will announce more dates for a tour with an expanded lineup soon.
That’s not all of the good news for fans of Nitzer Ebb — at least those with deep pockets. The group will release an expansive vinyl box set on October 5, 2018 titled Nitzer Ebb 1982-2010: The Box Set. The massive box set will be released by Pylon Records and is the first time that all five of the band’s Mute/Geffen releases are gathered together in one box set. Each album will be expanded with bonus tracks and other rare material rare into double albums, making for 10 LPs in all. According to a representative for the band, none of the bonus material is unreleased; the bonus material consists of remixed songs and single b-sides, some of which are extremely hard to find elsewhere.
The box set will be available in both black vinyl or colored vinyl packages, the latter being sold exclusively through the Pylon Records site. Those that do purchase the colored box set will receive an 11th disc, a white/clear/red splattered color vinyl LP with the 2012 master of their debut album Basic Pain Procedure, which was self-released. Additionally, the artwork for each album has been expanded into gatefold sleeves and have embossing and spot UV finish. A 28-page booklet with liner notes from McCarthy and Harris, unseen photos, flyers and other artwork will be included in both packages. The colored package sells for $209.99 while the black package is $189.99. It’s worth noting that all of these albums have been out of print since the 90s and are extremely difficult to find.
The two-piece box itself is made from hard board stock wrapped in leather.
Black Vinyl Collection (10 LPs) – Pre-order here.
Colored Vinyl Collection (11 LPs) – Pre-order here.
That Total Age – Limited Edition Gatefold Embossed Sleeve, containing two Red Translucent Colored Vinyl LPs (Colored Vinyl Collection Only)
Side 1
1. “Fitness To Purpose”
2. “Warsaw Ghetto”
3. “Violent Playground”
4. “Murderous”
Side 2
1. “Smear Body”
2. “Join In The Chant”
3. “Alarm”
4. “Let Your Body Learn”
Side 3
1. “Let Beauty Loose”
2. “Into The Large Air”
3. “Murderous (Instrumental)” – Bonus
4. “Fitness to Purpose (Mix Two)” – Bonus
Side 4
1. “Join In The Chant (Burn! 12” Mix)” – Bonus
2. “Let Your Body Learn (12” Mix)” – Bonus
3. “Join In The Chant (Metal Mix)” – Bonus
Belief
Side 1
1. “Hearts and Minds”
2. “For Fun”
3. “Control I’m Here”
4. “Captivate”
5. “T.W.A”
Side 2
1. “Blood Money”
2. “Shame”
3. “Drive”
4. “Without Belief”
Side 3
1. “Control I’m Here (Command Control Confront Mix)” – Bonus
2. “Shame (Mix no 2 William Orbit)” – Bonus
3. “K.I.A. (PK Mix)” – Bonus
Side 4
1. “Captivate (William Orbit Mix)” – Bonus
2. “Hearts & Minds (Mix Subsonic)” – Bonus
3. “Backlash (William Orbit Mix)” – Bonus
Showtime – Limited Edition Gatefold Embossed, UV Sleeve, containing two Clear Vinyl Discs (Colored Vinyl Collection Only)
Side 1
1. “Getting Closer”
2. “Nobody Knows”
3. “One Mans Burden”
4. “All Over”
5. “My Heart”
Side 2
1. “Lightning Man”
2. “Rope”
3. “Hold On”
4. “Fun To Be Had”
Side 3
1. “Lightning Man (The Industry Vs. The Ebb Remix)” – Bonus
2. “Fun To Be Had (Long Mix George Clinton)” – Bonus
3. “Getting Closer (The Kitchen Mix)” – Bonus
Side 4
1. “Fun To Be Had (Dust Brothers Master Mix)” – Bonus
2. “Lightning Man (RSW Mix)” – Bonus
3. “Getting Closer (The Trance Mix)” – Bonus
Ebbhead – Limited Edition Gatefold Spot UV Foil Sleeve, containing one Green and one Red Colored Vinyl LPs (Colored Vinyl Collection Only)
Side 1
1. “Reasons”
2. “Lakeside Drive”
3. “I Give To You”
4. “Sugar Sweet”
5. “DJVD”
Side 2
1. “Time”
2. “Ascend”
3. “Godhead”
4. “Trigger Happy”
Side 3
1. “Family Man (Jaz Coleman Mix)” – Bonus
2. “Come Alive (Alan Wilder Mix)” – Bonus
3. “Lovesick (Flood Mix)” – Bonus
4. “Higher (Barry Adamson Mix)” – Bonus
Side 4
1. “Ascend (Vince Clarke Anonymous Mix)” – Bonus
2. “I Give To You (Pestilence Mix)” – Bonus
3. “Godhead (Remix)” – Bonus
Big Hit – Limited Edition Gatefold Spot UV Foil Sleeve, containing two Yellow Colored Vinyl LPs
Side 1
1. “Cherry Blossom”
2. “Hear Me Say”
3. “Kick It”
4. “I Thought”
Side 2
1. “Flood Water”
2. “Border Talk”
3. “In Decline”
4. “Living Out Of A Bag”
Side 3
1. “Boy”
2. “Our Own World”
3. “Friend (Brittle Mix)” – Bonus
4. “Beats Me” – Bonus
Side 4
1. “Kick It (Adrian Sherwood Compulsion Edit)” — Bonus
2. “Kick It (Popular Music Mix)” — Bonus
3. “I Thought (Final Sin)” — Bonus
Basic Pain Procedure – Double Red/Clear/White Splatter Vinyl LP (2012 Master) – Exclusive to the colored box set only available online through the Pylon Records website. It will not be available as part of the black vinyl version of the box set available through your favorite distributors.
Side 1
1. Faded Smiles”
2. Tradition”
3. The Home”
4. Star”
Side 2
1. The Passage”
2. The Book”
3. Crane”
4. Trust Ran In Colours”
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