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More details have been made public regarding this fall's releases on Beta-Lactam Ring Records by The Legendary Pink Dots, Edward Ka-Spel, and The Silverman.  If you're lucky, we might have some teasers on this weekend's Podcast.

Edward Ka-Spel 'A Red Ladder to the Moon' CD/3LP
CD available Oct. 15th. 3LP Available Oct. 31st on double vinyl with
a bonus 4th side of music and the first 200 copies include a bonus
album "Hey Rainman (first version)." A resonance of weightless
ascension? More like an old kit bag full of songs and ruminations
made to be sung whilst climbing, hoping for a taste of green cheese.

The Silverman 'Nature of Illusion' 2CD/LP+CD
Available Oct. 15th, 2005 in a 5 color boardstock gatefold wallet and
special LP with bonus CD. Features Edward Ka-Spel on vocals. One of 
the truest indications of a good record is when it sounds like
something is starting to go wrong with the car while listening to it.
For fans of Fax and Emit label, Mirror, old school Ina-Gram works, La
Monte Young, Ivo Malec...


Legendary Pink Dots 'A Dream is a Dream is a Dream' DVD
Available Oct. 15th, 2005. Region Free DVD. This historical DVD
release is the earliest known live-concert footage of the group
recorded live in 1987 featuring the 6 piece line up.

Edward Ka-Spel 'Laugh China Doll' CD
Available Oct. 15th, 2005 in a 5 color gatefold wallet. Each CD will
have a coupon to receive a bonus CD of new material once all the solo
albums of Edward have been reissued. In 1984 when "Laugh China Doll"
and "Dance, China Doll" first appeared, it was difficult enough to
try and suss the Legendary Pink Dots. For the few, the proud, the
brave who actually had some of the early cassettes, it was apparent
that LPDs' had some serious avant-garde habits.


Edward Ka-Spel 'Happy New Year' CD 
Available Now! Ed. of 325 numbered copies in a 6 color gatefold
boardstock sleeve and insert. Normally it begins with kisses so
clumsily delivered that I've been known to have traces of lipstick on
my eyeballs the next day. Still New Year's Eve 2004 was a different
kind of occasion.


Edward Ka-Spel 'O Darkness! O Darkness!
Available Now! This is the standard/non-gimmick sleeve edition. Vinyl
only release and all copies on 180 gram audiophile vinyl in a heavy
boardstock gatefold cover. "Before the soul can hear, the image has
to become as deaf to the roarings as to whispers, ...



Visit blrrecords.com for more details, MP3s and images.