“It has been heartwarming to see the return of vinyl. Even though I loved being free of its limitations in the digital world, there is still a warmth and presence to vinyl that somehow makes it a more natural human companion. It is great to see a new generation learning the secrets of the grooves.” – Peter Gabriel

Following last year’s highly successful 2LP vinyl re-issues of Peter Gabriel’s first four solo albums, on June 10th the next wave of re-issues will be released featuring the triumvirate of Peter’s albums with two-letter word titles: So, Us and Up.

The albums have all been Half-Speed Remastered and cut to lacquers at 45RPM in order to deliver the maximum dynamic sound range. The So album is released across two heavyweight 180g LPs, whilst the Us and Up albums are released across three heavyweight 180g LPs, with music on fives sides and an etching on the sixth.

The vinyl was cut by Matt Colton at Alchemy Mastering, mastered by Tony Cousins at Metropolis and overseen by Peter’s main sound engineer Richard Chappell. The expertise and care that has gone into remastering these albums is incredible and consequently they have never sounded so good.

The vinyl editions will again look amazing with the gatefold sleeves utilizing imagery from the initial first LP pressings, sourced and re-scanned from original artwork.

These releases are limited editions and all individually numbered and will include download cards with a choice of digital download (Hi-Res 24-bit or 16-bit).

The albums will be released on Real World via Caroline International.

Pre-order now from: www.petergabriel.com/vinyl

Currently Peter remains in the studio working on new music.

TRACKLISTINGS:

PETER GABRIEL - So / LP: PGLPR5X / Barcode: 884108004340

A1. Red Rain

A2. Sledgehammer

B1. Don’t Give Up

B2. That Voice Again

C1. Mercy Street

C2. Big Time

D1. We Do What We’re Told (Milgram’s 37)

D2. This Is The Picture (excellent birds)

D3. In Your Eyes

The first of Peter’s studio albums to have a proper title, So was a watershed release with its perfect marriage of the artistic and the commercial. The album, produced by Daniel Lanois, features intriguing collaborations with the likes of Laurie Anderson, Kate Bush and Youssou N’Dour and contains some of Peter’s most recognizable and popular songs.

PETER GABRIEL - US / LP: PGLPR7X / Barcode: 884108004388

A1. Come Talk To Me

A2. Love to Be Loved

B1. Blood of Eden

B2. Steam

C1. Only Us

C2. Washing Of The Water

D1. Digging in the Dirt

D2. Fourteen Black Paintings

E1. Kiss That Frog

E2. Secret World

F. Etching of the US logo (no music)

Us is one of Peter’s most personal and confessional records as he explored and dissected many of the relationship problems he was facing at that time. But Us is far from being bleakly introspective featuring several songs that have gone on to be amongst the most cherished in the Gabriel songbook.

PETER GABRIEL - UP / LP: PGLPR11X / Barcode: 884108004432

A1. Darkness

A2. Growing Up

B1. Sky Blue

B2. No Way Out

C1. I Grieve

C2. The Barry Williams Show

D1. My Head Sounds Like That

D2. More Than This

E1. Signal to Noise

E2. The Drop

F. Etching of the UP logo (no music)

Up reveals itself to be another deeply personal statement with birth and death being near constant themes: it is what Peter calls a “book-end” record. Mostly recorded at Real World Studios the album came from hundreds of hours of recordings ultimately slimmed down to ten tracks. Produced by Peter and mixed by Tchad Blake and Stephen Hague.