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Neon Yellow vinyl.

Limited edition.

Blue & Yellow Translucent vinyl

180g vinyl / white pink colored

Red & Black Marbled Vinyl Edition.

Sealed copy.
Cover with slightly dented corners.

White splattered vinyl seems unplayed. Still in shrink but opened with hype sticker. Tiny wear. Record Store Day edition Limited edition 2021 reissue.

Close to VG+

digipak

Cover is dogeared.

digipak. tiny wear

Green vinyl Limited edition. close to NM. Gatefold with book cover.

Cover with tiny tear at the opening side.
Record has some hairlines and a few superficial scratches.
Includes original inner sleeve.

Sticker on cover.

Hand stamped white label.

Sealed copy!

Small light scuff on side B.
Cover with seam split.

With insert

With insert.

Picture disc in plastic sleeve.

Vinyl with a couple of light scuffs

Sealed copy. Cover with very light wear.

Vinyl is Close to VG+.

Vinyl is close to NM. Tiny wear.

yellow vinyl.

Gold Colored Vinyl Edition.

Gatefold cover. Original inner sleeve.

close to NM. 180gr vinyl

saw cut

close to NM

Still in shrink but opened. tiny wear

Still sealed!

Left Ear have put together a collection of recordings taken from the elusive Berlin band I.A.O., spanning their third phase from 1988 to 1995. Phase III commemorates the bands final line-up of three members; Achim Kohlberger, Ralf Östereich and Carsten Zielske. The sounds on this retrospective vary widely, however, link with threads of melancholic sequences, angular jamming and a focus on electronic soundscapes.
The tracks are pinned against a backdrop of political and social unrest in Berlin at the time. Two different cities had become one with the fall of the wall, driving a bubbling subculture attempting to reunite the capital. Seemingly irrelevant to what I.A.O. was producing, these territories dance parallel to one another. In the late 1980’s, Achim Kohlberger of the band and partner Dimitri Hegemann, were orchestrating ‘Atonal Festival’, these days known as Berlin Atonal. Soon after, they set-up of one of the first techno clubs in the world - UFO, today known as Tresor.
I.A.O. cites the cast of personalities they would come across in the clubs and pubs as influential in their songwriting, artists, outsiders or the ‘general dropouts.’ However, the works of IAO far resemble techno music. Phase III’s opening track Gospel IV introduces the band with their patience and restraint, synthesizers work to reveal folding melodies. The downtempo voyage continues with Marshmallow Girls, an insight into the band’s sensitive observations and hazy imagery. All Is Bliss presents a vocal mantra cooperating with nagging bass lines and euphonic percussion. Meanwhile, two instrumentals Love and Twinkle Twinkle Twinkle Little Star both typify and defy timeless dancefloor paradigms. The compilation signs off with Ferns, binding the icy yet bright tones found throughout.