EBM giants Nitzer Ebb, last active with the release of 2010’s Industrial Complex and subsequent touring, today announced a giant career-spanning vinyl box set and plans to tour in 2019 with original drummer David Gooday back on board for the first time since 1987.
As The Quietus reports, the group has launched a new website dubbed TEXTPRODUKT as its new official information source. The site both announces the new box set — titled 1982-2010: The Box Set — as well as the fact that “Nitzer Ebb will resume live performances in 2019.” So far, just one date has been announced: the Amphi Festival in Cologne, Germany, on July 20, 2019.
The current Nitzer Ebb lineup, the site reports, will include original founding members Bon Harris, Douglas McCarthy and Gooday, plus Simon Granger of the group Stark.
As for the box set, it is due out Oct. 5 in an 11LP colored vinyl edition and a 10LP black vinyl edition, and includes reissues, on double vinyl, of each of the group’s five albums for Geffen/Mute, with bonus material appended. The colored-vinyl edition, limited to just 500 copies worldwide, also includes a repressing of the band’s self-released debut Basic Pain Procedure.
Despite the box set’s title, it does not include Industrial Complex, which the label notes “has been in print in the last several years on colored vinyl, and easily attainable.”
Here’s the full product listing:
This career spanning retrospective box marks the first time that all five of the band’s albums for Geffen/Mute have been collected in one complete box set. The box set features expanded double colored vinyl, of each album, with several bonus tracks and rare 12” mixes, all carefully curated by Pylon Records and the original artwork expanded into gatefold sleeves, with embossing and spot UV finish. It also contains a large size 28-page booklet with liner notes by Douglas McCarthy and Bon Harris and unseen photos, flyers and artwork, detailing their entire career in chronological order from Essex to Los Angeles. These albums have been out of print since the early 90s and have never been reissued.
The actual two-piece box is made of hard board stock, wrapped with leather paper and the UV design is hot foiled stamped. The box also has accommodated their first self released album from 1983 and their last release from 2010, by leaving adequate space inside, to complete the collection by the fans, as these titles have been in print in recent years.
There will be a limited colored vinyl edition of the box, which will include a repress of the bands self released album, Basic Pain Procedure, available only from the Pylon Records website for a short period of time. The Industrial Complex vinyl has been in print in the last several years on colored vinyl, and easily attainable on many online and fine record stores around the world.
The box sets, which range in price from $189.99 to $209.99, can be pre-ordered from Pylon Records.
Below, see the full tracklists for both box sets:
Tracklist: Nitzer Ebb, 1982-2010: The Box Set colored-vinyl edition
Basic Pain Procedure Red/Clear/White Splatter Vinyl LP (2012 Master)
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
That Total Age Double Red Translucent Vinyl LP (2018 Remaster)
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 Double Clear Vinyl LP (2018 Remaster)
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 Double Opaque Orange Vinyl LP (2018 Remaster)
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 Double Vinyl Translucent Green & Red LP (2018 Remaster)
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 Double Translucent Yellow Vinyl LP (2018 Remaster)
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
Tracklist: Nitzer Ebb, 1982-2010: The Box Set black-vinyl edition
That Total Age Double Vinyl LP (2018 Remaster)
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 Double Vinyl LP (2018 Remaster)
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 Double Vinyl LP (2018 Remaster)
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 Double Vinyl LP (2018 Remaster)
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 Double Vinyl LP (2018 Remaster)
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
PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS
- Nitzer Ebb’s ‘Basic Pain Procedure’ reissued on CD, cassette with bonus 1983 live set
- Nitzer Ebb releases ‘Industrial Complex’ in U.S., tours North and South America
- Nitzer Ebb ‘Catalogue,’ ‘Compilation’ multi-disc box sets due next month
- Nitzer Ebb’s ‘Industrial Complex,’ first new album in 15 years, available on iTunes
My poor wallet.
Best news ever! Now, let’s hope they release a version of Basic Pain Procedure that doesn’t have that high-pitched background noise. Still looking for decent sounding remaster.
Would’ve preordered on CD.
CD please
Thank you for all your comments.
There are no plans for the records to be available individually.
The 500 colored vinyl version is limited to the box set and only available through the website, once sold out it will be deleted.
There is another 500 box sets that is available on black vinyl for distributors, stores, Amazon etc.
The focus for the near future, is the band reforming, tour dates and the box set. Also be advised that the 29 bonus tracks are not available on iTunes, and the album That Total Age is not available in North America on iTunes.
There are no plans to do CDs at the moment, but since this is going to be long tour etc, just like the Depeche Mode tour, then that might change, if is does it will not be a box set CD, just individual Cd releases.
Basic Pain Procedure Vinyl is take from the Original studio master cassette, so there is no background noise. The Cd that was released some years ago did way the studio master and a live recording with lot of background noise.
I hope this helps any questions you might have at this moment.
Best Regards,
James
Please consider 2-CD releases with additional bonus tracks.
We already have 2 Cd releases done just waiting for the US Tour dates. Everything is tied into the band announcing more tour dates and sorting out the details.
WOW! Very interested in the CDs, even if they need to be procured individually. To have some of these classics remastered on CD is GREAT NEWS! Thank you Pylon Records!
Great news re the CD releases. I just saw them pop up on Discogs today.