LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — January 28, 2022, sees the reissue of the vinyl of LET ENGLAND SHAKE, the eighth studio album by PJ Harvey, alongside a collection of unreleased demos which will be available on CD, vinyl and digital through UMe/Island.
LISTEN TO THE DEMO VERSION OF “LET ENGLAND SHAKE” HERE
Written over a two- and half-year period and recorded in five weeks at a church in Dorset over April and May 2010, Harvey drew on the likes of Harold Pinter, Francisco de Goya, the first world war poets, Ari Folman and the Doors as influences for the album, as well as researching the history of conflict and searching for modern-day testimonies from civilians and soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.
It entered the U.K. charts at number 8 on release. It was also certified Gold and went on to win the Mercury Music Prize, Album of the Year in the Ivor Novello Awards, and the Uncut Music Award for Album of the Year. It was also named Album of the Year in 16 publications.
LET ENGLAND SHAKE is repressed on vinyl. Out January 28, 2022, on UMe/Island. Pre order here
LET ENGLAND SHAKE – DEMOS is available on digital, CD, and vinyl on January 28, 2022, on UMe/Island. Pre order here
A WOMAN A MAN WALKED BY is repressed on vinyl. Available now on UMe/Island. Order here
WHITE CHALK is repressed on vinyl. Available on UMe/Island. Order here
WHITE CHALK – DEMOS is available on digital, CD and vinyl on UMe/Island. Order here
THE PEEL SESSIONS 1991-2004 is repressed on vinyl. Available on UMe/Island. Order here
UH HUH HERis repressed on vinyl and available on UMe/Island. Order here
UH HUH HER – DEMOS is now available on digital, CD and vinyl on UMe/Island. Order here
STORIES FROM THE CITY, STORIES FROM THE SEA is repressed on vinyl and available now on UMe/Island. Order here.
STORIES FROM THE CITY, STORIES FROM THE SEA – DEMOS is available now on digital, CD and vinyl on UMe/Island. Order here.
IS THIS DESIRE? is repressed on vinyl and now available on UMe/Island. Order here
IS THIS DESIRE? – DEMOS is available now on digital, CD and vinyl on UMe/Island. Order here
DANCE HALL AT LOUSE POINT is repressed on vinyl and available now on UMe/Island. Order here
TO BRING YOU MY LOVE is repressed on vinyl and available now on UMe/Island. Order here
TO BRING YOU MY LOVE – DEMOS is available now on digital, CD and vinyl on UMe/Island. Order here
RID OF ME is repressed on vinyl for the first time since its original release and is available now on UMe/Island. Order here.
4-TRACK DEMOS is also reissued on stand-alone vinyl on UMe/Island. Order here.
DRY – DEMOS is available now on digital, CD and vinyl on UMe/Island. Order here.
DRY (studio album) is available now on Too Pure/Beggars Archive. Order here.
Praise for LET ENGLAND SHAKE
“A richly inventive album that’s unlike anything else in Harvey’s back catalogue…her creative peak” – 5 stars, Guardian
“A profound and serious work from a singer-songwriter at the height of her powers, a meditation on mankind’s apparently endless appetite for self-destruction” – The Telegraph
“Remarkable” – 5 stars, Q
“The always-unpredictable singer-songwriter returns with a haunting and beautiful meditation on war that ranks with her finest records.” – Pitchfork
Notes to Editors:
LET ENGLAND SHAKE
Reissue on vinyl of the eighth PJ Harvey studio album Let England Shake. The album was produced by PJ Harvey, Flood and John Parish and originally released in February 2011. Let England Shake features the singles “The Words That Maketh Murder” and ‘The Glorious Land’ and was the second album in the catalogue to win the UK’s Mercury Music Prize. Reissue is faithful to the original recording and package, cutting by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering under the guidance of original co-producer John Parish.
LP Info
- 1LP, 180g black vinyl
- Full color outer sleeve, with printed inner sleeve
LP Track list
Side 1:
Side 2:
LET ENGLAND SHAKE – DEMOS
Collection of unreleased demos of tracks written in Dorset in 2008 for the eighth PJ Harvey studio album Let England Shake, including demos of “The Words That Maketh Murder,” “The Glorious Land” and “The Last Living Rose.” Features new artwork – the cover is a drawing by Polly, and the package also includes previously unseen photos by Seamus Murphy. Mastering by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering, under the guidance of long-time PJ Harvey producer John Parish.
LP Info
- 1LP, 180g black vinyl
- Full color outer sleeve, with printed inner sleeve
- Artwork includes previously unseen drawing and photos
LP Track list
Side 1:
Side 2:
CD Info:
- Gatefold outer sleeve
- Printed inner sleeve
CD Track list
Digital Info
- 12-track digital release in standard definition, MFiT and HD formats
Digital Track List
UMe/Island have announced a comprehensive reissue campaign which will see PJ Harvey’s back catalog, plus her two albums in collaboration with John Parish, released on vinyl from 2020 to 2022. For the first time, each of PJ Harvey’s accompanying album demos will be available as a stand-alone album on CD, vinyl and digital
This catalog project will celebrate every aspect of Harvey’s recording career and provide a comprehensive look at the evolution of a singular and extraordinary artist.
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