Source Crossfire (1995-1997)

2x180 gram vinyl in gatefold sleeve. Contains download card, two fold-out 12"x24" posters, printed cardboard inner sleeves. Inside of sleeve pockets is colored turquoise (front pocket) and dark blue (back pocket). Hype sticker with barcode on shrink wrap: "A searing, brooding collection of postpunk, slowcore, primitivist math and art rock documenting the recorded output of Sofa, the first band released on Constellation back in 1997. This vinyl-only reissue features the remastered and resequenced full-length Grey (originally released by Constellation on CD) plus an album of bonus material culled from the Montréal quartet's two self-released 1995 cassettes, charting Sofa's febrile evolution through the sonic palettes of early UK postpunk/goth admixed with North American post-hardcore and slowcore. 'Like Slint and Big Black meeting for a Joy Division reunion.'" Sides A and B from [r=822878], originally released on compact disc by Constellation in spring 1997, recorded at Piccolo, Montréal, 5-6 October 1996, mixed November 1996 Sides C and D from [r=8951201] and [r=8951216], originally self-released on cassettes in spring and fall 1995, recorded live to 2-track in an empty loft 5 February + 24-25 June 1995 Runouts are etched; "1Ɛ" (side A runout) and "7I" (side B runout) are mirrored. Lacquer cutting company/engineer, vinyl pressing company derived from runouts.