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Release Date: 2024-05Label: Dine Alone Records
The Alexisonfire x BrooklynVegan limited vinyl box set with special edition magazine includes all five studio albums plus a never before released live recording all pressed on high quality 180gram vinyl.The live album -- exclusive to this box set -- features a career-spanning BBC Maida Vale session recorded on June 6, 2022 on side A, and one recorded on November 21, 2008 with four Crisis songs on side B.
Alongside the albums is a special edition magazine with cover art exclusive to this box. The hand numbered box also includes a numbered split fountain 12x12 screen print* that shows through the custom Heart Skull logo die cut. This set is limited to 1,000 worldwide.
The 80-page magazine, written by BrooklynVegan editor Andrew Sacher, features a die cut cover with a color-matched AOF Heart Skull logo printed on vellum, and tells the career-spanning story of Alexisonfire, from their formation to their swift rise in popularity to their breakup to their reunion, with deep dives into every album from their 2002 self-titled debut through their 2022 comeback album Otherness. It features new, exclusive interviews with all five band members (George Pettit, Dallas Green, Wade MacNeil, Chris Steele, and Jordan Hastings), as well as members of Hot Water Music, Fucked Up, Rise Against, Moneen, Boys Night Out, Sum 41, Billy Talent, and more.
*Note - Due to Split-Fountain Screen Print process you will receive a unique colorway print.
— Copyright information listed:
• Self-Titled: ℗ & © 2002 Alexisonfire Inc.
• "Watch Out!": (P) and (C) 2013 Alexisonfire Inc.
• Crisis: ℗ & © 2006 Alexisonfire Inc.
• Old Crows / Young Cardinals: (P) & (C) 2009 Alexisonfire Inc.
• Otherness: ℗&© 2022 Alexisonfire
• AOF BBC: ℗&© 2023 Alexisonfire
— Production locations:
• Alexisonfire: Recorded at EMI Studios, Toronto, Canada / Drums recorded at Umbrella and Iguana Studios / Re-Mix & mastered at Jukasa Studios
• Crisis: Recorded at Metal Works, Silo Recording Studio (February / March 2006). Mastered [...] at Joao Carvahlo Mastering
— Catalog no.
• Alexisonfire: DAV060EX1
• "Watch Out!": DAV061EX1
• Crisis: DAV062EX1
• Old Crows / Young Cardinals: DAV017EX1
• Otherness: DAV322EX7
• Live At BBC Radio1, Vol. 2: DAV365 / DAV356 on center label
— Additional information:
• As per direct mail correspondence with Brooklyn Vegan the records have been pressed at Gold Rush Vinyl in Austin, TX. Only AOF BBC was pressed by SunPress in Opa-locka, FL.
• As per direct mail correspondence with Brooklyn Vegan whom reached out to the label it was confirmed Alex Abrash (AA Mastering) cut lacquers for these releases. Only AOF BBC had its lacquers cut at Getzone in Dallas, TX.
• Tracklist on "Watch Out!" is listed sequentially as displayed on the center labels of the record.
For Crisis:
• Photos used with permission: white death-the blizzard of '77 by Erno Rossi whitedeath.com / the st. catherine's standard / the welland tribune / the buffalo news
• Additional vocals on track I2: Julius Butty (courtesy of Hypodust).
• Additional vocals on J3: Gared O'Donnell of pmfs (courtesy of abacus recordings)
For Old Crows / Young Cardinals:
• Assistant Engineers: Rob Stefenson (Vancouver, BC) - Marco Brasette (Hamilton, ON)
• Recorded at Armoury Studios (Vancouver, BC)
• Additional Tracking: Silo Recording Studio (Hamilton, ON)
• "The Northern" lyrics based on the hymn "Roll Jordan, Roll".
For Otherness:
• Recorded at Jukasa Recording Studio (Ohsweken, ON).
• Track durations sourced directly from gatefold jacket.
For Live At BBC Radio 1, Vol. 2:
• Side A: BBC Maida Vale Session • Recorded live June 6, 2022
• Side B: BBC Maida Vale Session • Recorded live November 21, 2008