srcvinyl is giving the Blink 182 catalog the full SRCHIFI treatment with limited edition audiophile-level vinyl pressing and premium packaging. These deluxe vinyl editions include Enema of the State, Blink 182, Dude Ranch and The Mark Tom and Travis Show. All four titles were mastered for vinyl by Kevin Gray (Coherent Audio) and pressed at RTI on a limited edition, 180 gram, audiophile virgin vinyl.
Blink 182’s Self-Titled LP is available for pre order now here and will be released on April 28, along with the other three titles.
The album will be housed in a thick 24 pt gatefold jacket with a matte and spot UV finish and includes center labels unique to this pressing. The deluxe edition of Blink 182 includes a 12 page booklet featuring lyrics and expanded artwork.
Pre-orders are also available for The Mark, Tom and Travis Show, and Dude Ranch. Enema Of The State is currently sold out.
Deluxe Edition
Audiophile 180 gram black virgin vinyl, pressed at RTI
Mastered for vinyl and lacquers created by Kevin Gray, Cohearent Audio
Expanded artwork throughout a 12 Page Booklet
Thick 24 pt Gatefold jackets with Matte Finish and spot UV
Center labels unique to this pressing
Limited numbered pressing
Album Details
There comes a time in every punk’s life where he or she has to grow up, or at least acknowledge that maturity is just around the corner. blink-182 put it off for as long as they could, but ten years into their career and two albums after their big breakthrough, 1999’s Enema of the State, they decided to make a stab at being grown-ups for their eponymous sixth studio album. As with many self-titled albums, the trio uses this as an attempt to redefine itself, and they have considerably expanded both their sonic template and lyrical outlook on blink-182. They’re still rooted in punk-pop, but even songs that stretch no further than that sound are a little darker, a little restless, reflecting the overall mood of the record. In shorthand, this is the record where blink-182 delve into post-punk, opting for some appealingly sullen moodiness, off-kilter hooks, lots of sonic textures, and even a duet with the Cure’s Robert Smith. Since the trio is an inherently catchy group, this is a far cry from neo-post-punk groups like Interpol or even the dynamically hooky Hot Hot Heat, but there is a greater variety of sounds on blink-182 than on any of the trio’s other albums, and the songwriting is similarly adventurous, alternating punchy, impassioned punk-pop with weirder, atmospheric pieces like “Down” and “I’m Lost Without You.” If nothing on the album has the immediate impact of “All the Small Things” — though the opener, “Feeling This,” comes close — and if, on the whole, blink-182 isn’t as bracing or visceral as Dude Ranch or Enema, so be it: there’s more to explore on this album than any of their other records. It’s an unexpected and welcome maturation from a band that just an album ago seemed permanently stuck in juvenilia.
Tracklisting
SIDE A
Feeling This
Obvious
I Miss You
Violence
SIDE B
Stockholm Syndrome Interlude
Stockholm Syndrome
Down
The Fallen Interlude
Go
Asthenia
SIDE C
Always
Easy Target
All of This
SIDE D
Here’s Your Letter
I’m Lost Without You
Not Now
Pressing Details
Audiophile 180 gram black virgin vinyl, pressed at RTI
Mastered for vinyl and lacquers created by Kevin Gray, Cohearent Audio
Expanded artwork throughout a 16 Page Booklet
Thick 24 pt Gatefold jackets with Matte and Spot UV Finish
Center labels unique to this pressing
Limited to 1,500 copies
Release Date: March 31, 2016
Pressing Details
Audiophile 180 gram black virgin vinyl, pressed at RTI
Mastered for vinyl and lacquers created by Kevin Gray, Cohearent Audio
22 x 11 insert and 3 Dude Ranch Postcards
Thick 24 pt Gatefold jackets with Matte Finish
Center labels unique to this pressing
Limited numbered pressing
Blink 182 – Enema of the State LP
SOLD OUT
Pressing Details
• Audiophile 180 gram black virgin vinyl, pressed at RTI
• Mastered for vinyl and lacquers created by Kevin Gray, Coherent Audio
• The “Ultimate Enema Guide” featuring expanded artwork throughout a 28 Page Booklet
• Thick 24 pt Gatefold jackets with Matte Finish
• Center labels unique to this pressing
• Limited numbered pressing
At the end of 2015 srcvinyl also released these Blink 182 titles on limited edition cassette tapes which can be purchased here:
Blink 182 – Enema of the State Cassette Tape
Blink 182 – Dude Ranch Cassette Tape