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| The Blasters 5LP set from Liberation Hall will be strictly limited to 1000 numbered copies available only in the U.S. on April 12th. |
Here's the scoop from Chris Morris...
Now it can be told: Last fall, I spent nearly three months working on the five-LP collection you see here, which will go on sale as an exclusive Record Store Day release from Liberation Hall on April 12, in a slipcased, hand-numbered edition of only 1,000 copies. This set, which will be available only in the U.S., comprises the Blasters’ four original studio albums released by Rollin’ Rock Records and Slash/Warner Bros. Records, which are replicated with the original jacket art and inner sleeves, and a fifth LP of studio outtakes and the tracks recorded for Walter Hill’s film “Streets of Fire.”
I co-produced the set with my conspirator Antone DeSantis, who has done the heavy lifting on the label’s Blasters-related releases of the last two years. For the 24-page color booklet, I wrote a new 10,000-word essay about the band’s music and history, with fresh input from the members. There are also a lot of great photographs, many of them previously unpublished, by Gary Leonard, Michael Hyatt, Ed Colver, and mi hermano Joel Aparicio, who took the photos that appear in my Los Lobos book. (That’s Joel’s fantastic shot on the cover of the box.) A replica of a poster that was produced to promote the 1983 album “Non Fiction” is included.
We had a very narrow window to pull this together in time for RSD, and the work was exhausting, but it got done in due time and we’re very proud of the results. I certainly couldn’t be prouder of the booklet, which I view as a monument in writing to a band I’ve loved for 45 years. Note: As this set is extremely limited, if you want your local store to stock it on RSD, you should make a request now. – Chris Morris
Check out The Blasters tearin' it up live in '85 below.
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