’A Celebration’ For Record Store Day
’A Celebration’ For Record Store Day
’A Celebration’ For Record Store Day

'A Celebration' For Record Store Day

Coming April 23, 40th anniversary release on a limited edition 12" vinyl EP.

21 Apr 2022

'A Celebration' For Record Store Day

Saturday April 23: limited edition 12" vinyl EP,  marking forty years since the band released 'A Celebration' as their seventh single in 1982.

Originally put out between between the albums  October (1981) and War (1983), this special anniversary reissue is a 4-track EP, containing two previously unreleased recordings. 

The first is a studio out-take of the title track, the second is a performance of b-side and live favourite 'Trash, Trampoline And The Party Girl', recorded live in October 2015 in Köln, Germany during the iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE tour.

TRACKLIST:
SIDE A
1. A Celebration - 02:55
2. A Celebration (Studio Out-take) - 02:52

SIDE B
1. Trash, Trampoline and The Party Girl - 02:34
2. Trash, Trampoline and The Party Girl (Live from iNNOCENCE +eXPERIENCE Tour, Köln 2015) - 03:16
 
12" INFO
• 4 track 12" EP, cut at 45 rpm.
• Pressed on 180gsm black vinyl.

A Celebration is available exclusively at participating independent record stores on Saturday 23rd April 2022. For a full list of stores, visit https://RecordStoreDay.lnk.to/Stores

Check out the 'A Celebration' tee, new in the store and some of the other classic album T-shirts.

Record Store Day is the one day of the year when over 250 independent record shops across the UK come together to celebrate their unique culture. Special vinyl releases are made exclusively for the day and many shops host artist performances  to mark the occasion.

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