Tons of people have asked us about reissuing Ran Reed's classic 'Respect the Architect' on vinyl over the years, as the original pressing sold out super quick more than 10 years ago. I'm pleased to announce this is now a reality and will be dropping in mid-September! The pressing is 500 copies total: 300 on black wax and 200 on color vinyl (1 disc clear blue / 1 disc clear orange).
Pre-order now to avoid disappointment!
HHV
Vinylism
Vinyl-Digital
Other retailers will include:
Disk Union (Japan)
Spot Records (Switzerland)
Hip-Hop Enterprise (Europe)
If you're in Australia and want to buy a copy, please email me and I'll reserve one for you (no need to send any money until I get the records here).
To answer a couple of questions you might have...
What are the differences between the reissue and the original pressing?
This pressing features the same tracklist as the original vinyl release and was sourced from the same audio masters. However, it has been newly cut for vinyl by Pallas in Germany who have pressed all GRR releases since 2016 - the test pressings sound really good. Other than that, there are some very minor artwork changes and the jacket has a 5mm spine (instead of 3mm on the original version). This release also includes a color vinyl option which wasn't available on the original pressing.
Will there be a CD reissue?
Yes, this is currently in the works and will hopefully be ready in the next couple of months. I'll send out an email when it's ready.
