Peter Murphy - Laying On New Waves The 2000s Collection (9LP Box Set)
APPROX WEIGHT & DIMS IN MAILER: 3.67KG // 385mm x 342mm x98mm
AN ESSENTIAL 9-LP COLLECTION DOCUMENTING ONE OF ALTERNATIVE MUSIC’S MOST ADVENTUROUS & UNCOMPROMISING ARTISTS. INCLUDES PETER’S STUDIO RECORDINGS FROM 2001 - 2017 & TWO LIVE ALBUMS NEVER-BEFORE-AVAILABLE ON VINYL WITH A HARDBACK BOOK.
This deluxe nine-LP box set brings together key Peter Murphy solo recordings from 2001 to 2017, newly remastered & presented in definitive form.
Released in conjunction with Peter Murphy, spanning atmospheric studio masterpieces, intimate live performances & late-career creative peaks, the collection captures Murphy's singular artistic vision across more than fifteen years of inspired work.
Included albums:
• LP 1-2: Dust (2002 - 2LP with Etched Side D)
• LP 3: Unshattered (2004 - 1LP
• LP 4: Ninth (2011 - 1LP)
• LP 5: Lion (2014 - 1LP)
• LP 6-7: Alive Just For Love (2001 - 2LP)
• LP 8-9: Bare-Boned & Sacred (2017 - 2LP)
Each album has been remastered, delivering enhanced clarity while remaining faithful to the original recordings. Housed in premium sleeves & presented in a deluxe rigid bookcase-style box, the collection has been designed as the definitive archival edition for collectors & long-time fans alike.
At the heart of the set is an extensive hardback book featuring newly commissioned writing & rare archival material. Acclaimed author & broadcaster John Robb contributes an in-depth essay exploring Murphy's remarkable creative evolution, while ANOHNI provides a personal foreword reflecting on Murphy's enduring artistic influence. Long-time collaborator & producer Youth offers his own perspective on Murphy's fearless musical journey & creative partnership.
The book also includes a brand-new interview with Peter Murphy, offering fresh insight into the making of the albums, alongside previously unpublished family photographs, rare studio & live images, & archival material drawn from throughout the period. Stylishly art-directed throughout, the package reflects the elegant visual aesthetic that has always accompanied Murphy's music.
From the orchestral beauty of ‘Dust’ & the introspective textures of ‘Unshattered’ to the adventurous songwriting of ‘Ninth’, the powerful modern rock of ‘Lion’, the acclaimed live document ‘Alive Just For Love’, & the stripped-back intimacy of ‘Bare-Boned & Sacred’, this collection charts an artist who has continually reinvented himself while remaining unmistakably unique.
Beautifully produced & comprehensively curated, this deluxe vinyl edition is both a celebration of Peter Murphy's extraordinary solo catalogue & an essential addition for collectors of post-punk, alternative & art rock.
Inside:
- Deluxe 9-LP vinyl box set covering Peter Murphy's acclaimed 2001–2017 solo recordings.
- Includes four studio albums: ‘Dust’ & ‘Unshattered’ which have never before been released on vinyl & ‘Ninth’ & ‘Lion’.
- Includes two live albums: ‘Alive Just For Love’ & ‘Bare-Boned & Sacred’, both of which have never before been released on vinyl.
- Newly remastered audio throughout.
- Extensive hardback book featuring new liner notes by John Robb, forewords by ANOHNI & Youth, exclusive new interview with Peter Murphy, rare & previously unpublished family photographs, archive live, studio & behind-the-scenes images, elegant, deluxe graphic design throughout.