Unwound Empire
2015 Vinyl, 2x Vinyl, Vinyl, Vinyl, Box Set
Post-Punk
Art Rock
Post-Hardcore

Main image
Numero Group, Numero Group
artwork [art, bonus lp], design [bonus lp] Zak Sally
tracks a1 to g2, g4 to h2 bass Vern Rumsey
design [box set] Henry H. Owings
tracks a1 to g2, g4 to h2 drums Sara Lund
tracks i1 to j1 engineer [engineered by] Nick King
tracks c1 to f3 engineer [engineering], tape op [tape operation] Brandt Sandeno
tracks c1 to f3 engineer [engineering], tape op [tape operation] Justin Trosper
tracks c1 to f3 engineer [engineering], tape op [tape operation] Kip Beelman
tracks c1 to f3 engineer [engineering], tape op [tape operation] Phil Ek
tracks c1 to f3 engineer [engineering], tape op [tape operation] Sara Lund
tracks c1 to f3 engineer [engineering], tape op [tape operation] Vern Rumsey
guitar Justin Trosper
lacquer cut by Wes Garland
liner notes David Wilcox
mastered by Jeff Lipton
mastered by Maria Rice
tracks a1 to f3, g2, g4 percussion Sara Lund
photography by [booklet cover courtesy of] Sean Boles
photography by [booklet page 15 courtesy of] Stefano Giovannini
photography by [booklet page 16 courtesy of] Tommy Mager
photography by [booklet page 2 courtesy of] Brandi Hughes
photography by [booklet page 25 courtesy of] Daniel Alarcon
photography by [booklet page 26 courtesy of] Brian McCall
photography by [booklet page 31 courtesy of] Sara Lund
photography by [booklet page 7 courtesy of] Stijn Druyts
photography by [booklet page 8 courtesy of] Virginia Benson
photography by [booklet pages 11 and 21 & empire interior courtesy of] Marty Perez
photography by [booklet pages 12, 22 to 33 courtesy of] Alex Sun
photography by [booklet pages 18, 19 courtesy of] Annie Marie Mussleman
photography by [box & booklet page 21 courtesy of] Lenny Gonzalez
photography by [empire outer sleeve and page 29 courtesy of] Sebastian Sterling
tracks a1 to b4, g1 to g3 producer [produced by] Steve Fisk
tracks c1 to f3 producer [produced by] Unwound
tracks g3 recorded by Justin Trosper
tracks a1 to b4, g1, g2, g4 recorded by Kip Beelman
reissue producer [produced for reissue by] Ken Shipley
tracks a1 to g1, g4 to h2 vocals Justin Trosper
written-by [all songs] Justin Trosper
written-by [all songs] Sara Lund
written-by [all songs] Vern Rumsey
Licensed To The Numero Group
Licensed From BBC
Phonographic Copyright (p) Kill Rock Stars
Phonographic Copyright (p) Unwound
Copyright (c) The Numero Group
Copyright (c) Kill Rock Stars
Copyright (c) Unwound
Published By Traditional Roman Music
Published By Greco Battle Hymns
Published By Unfettered Music
Published By Universal Careers Music
Recorded At John & Stu's
Recorded At Magrecone
Recorded At Maida Vale Studios
Mastered At Peerless Mastering
Lacquer Cut At Nashville Record Productions
Fourth in a series of four box sets compiling all of Unwound's recordings. The 4LP box is a limited edition of 4000 copies worldwide. Each LP is in a heavyweight jacket printed with gray and black ink and with a tip-on panel on the rear. Each LP comes in a custom printed inner sleeve with artwork derived from the original releases. LP1 comes with a full-sized insert which replicates the original album insert. Comes with a 32-page booklet-style insert with photos, writings, & credits.

The first 1,000 mail order copies of the box set came with the limited bonus LP of live tracks Peel Sessions. The bonus LP comes in a heavyweight two-color printed jacket with a tip-on panel on the rear cover.

Copies purchased directly from the label come with a download code for the tracks in mp3 format.

Catalog number on box and album spines: 202.5
Catalog number from runout matrix (Peel Sessions): NUM202.5B

A1 to B4, G1, G2, G4 recorded at John and Stu's in Seattle, Washington, August 1-15, 1997
C1 to F3 recorded at Magrecone in Olympia, Washington, 2000
G3 recorded in Olympia, Washington, 1997
H1, H2 recorded at Magrecone, Olympia, Washington, 1999
G3 to H5 recorded at Magrecone in Olympia, Washington, Summer 1997
I1 to J2 recorded at Maida Vale 5 on May 24, 1998

A1 to B4, G4 originally released in 1998 as [m34794] (KRS-289)
C1 to F3 originally released in 2001 as [m34803] (KRS-369)
G1 to G3 originally released in 1998 on [m3532817] (KRS-288).
H1 originally released in 2001 on Troubleman Mix-Tape (TMU 050)
H2 originally released in 2000 on Let's Turn On (TMU 015)
H3 to J1 previously unreleased.

Bonus LP track durations do not appear on the release.

Runouts are etched.

Lacquer cutting company/engineer, vinyl pressing company derived from runouts.
Rights Society: BMI
Barcode: 8 25764 12025 8 (Box, text)
Barcode: 825764120258 (Box, scanned)
Barcode: 825764520256 (Sticker on shrinkwrap, scanned)
Other: NUM202.5B (Catalog # Peel Sessions)
Matrix / Runout: NUM202.5-A WG/NRP (Runout side A)
Matrix / Runout: NUM202.5-B WG/NRP (Runout side B)
Matrix / Runout: NUM202.5-C-RE-I WG/NRP (Runout side C)
Matrix / Runout: NUM202.5-D WG/NRP (Runout side D)
Matrix / Runout: NUM202.5-E WG/NRP (Runout side E)
Matrix / Runout: NUM202.5-F WG/NRP (Runout side F)
Matrix / Runout: NUM202.5-G WG/NRP (Runout side G)
Matrix / Runout: NUM202.5-H WG/NRP (Runout side H)
Matrix / Runout: NUM202.5B-A WG/NRP (Runout side I)
Matrix / Runout: NUM202.5B-B WG/NRP (Runout side J)



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