“We have something so deep dish for you,” joked Jourgensen in Chicago. In their nearly forty years, Ministry has been defined by turnover in the group’s ranks, with Jourgensen consistently surrounding himself with new members, pushing things forward in a steadfast refusal to look back, making Saturday's Record Store Day set something of a rarity. ![]() “We haven’t done this one in about twenty years,” remarked Jourgensen heading into a rare performance of “Jesus Built My Hotrod.” It was here the show hit its stride, continuing with some of Ministry's biggest hits in “Just One Fix” and “N.W.O.” next. Saturday’s set opened with “The Missing,” moving into “Stigmata” soon after. On this tour, Ministry has focused primarily on the 80s and 90s, going out of their way to incorporate songs they haven’t performed in decades. “We figure we’ll play a lot of old s-t for ya.” “Well, obviously this is a cool vibe here with the whole Wax Trax! thing,” said frontman Al Jourgensen early in Saturday’s special Record Store Day set. Record Store Day - Saturday, ApPhoto by Barry Brecheisen (Left to right) Sin Quirin and Al Jourgensen of Ministry on stage at House of Vans in Chicago. ![]() Having formed in Chicago in 1981, with release of their first single by Wax Trax! that same year, Ministry is the perfect choice for this tour, with the Windy City a logical starting point. Fans can also RSVP for first come, first served general admission spots HERE. Partnering with independent record stores in each city on the current tour, which continues this week with f ree showcases in Austin on April 19, San Francisco on April 22 and Los Angeles on April 23, VIP tickets were distributed with purchases of the official documentary soundtrack, which was released earlier this week. The tour kicked off Saturday in Chicago at House of Vans, a unique event space in the city’s West Loop neighborhood which celebrates and showcases skate culture just like the Wax Trax! store did with music during its initial run.Ī Wax Trax! pop-up up on site peddled posters, vinyl and more in an area adorned by original artwork featuring documentary director Julia Nash behind the counter. Love’s Secret Domain only made it to the test pressing phase back in 1991 due to the turbulent times at Wax Trax! The STANDARD EDITION is pressed exactly how it would have been in 1991 utilizing new photography of the iconic painting to lovingly recreate a fully remastered edition.įeaturing the original 9 tracks remastered by Josh Bonati from original source materials, the album includes an extensive booklet with previously unseen imagery and an essay written by Drew Daniel (Matmos) featuring quotes and memories from those who shined darkly: Stephen Thrower, Marc Almond, Annie Bandez, Charles Hayward, Rose McDowall, Billy McGee, Steven Stapleton and Andy Wombwell.Celebrating a revived Wax Trax!, skatewear company Vans partnered with Record Store Day in presenting a unique tour featuring a screening of the film followed by a panel discussion and live performances by both Cold Cave and Ministry. The standard edition of the vinyl consists of one LP with the nine tracks included on the original vinyl edition: ![]() Where Even The Darkness Is Something To See (3:06) Like the Standard Edition, the Deluxe Edition will be available in both Black and a color variant but the expanded 2LP set will not be repressed after this run. Remastered by Josh Bonati from original source materials, the Deluxe Edition includes a booklet with liner notes from Drew Daniel (Matmos) and quotes from Stephen Thrower, Rose McDowall, Steven Stapleton, Charles Hayward, Billy McGee, Marc Almond, Andy Wombwell and Annie Bandez. For our Deluxe Edition we’ve split these full tracks across 2 LP’s in a completely separate pressing that features the expanded 13 tracks. The deluxe edition of the vinyl consists of two LPs with all thirteen tracks from the CD edition.ġ991 was a transition year in the format wars, and the CD release of Love’s Secret Domain utilized the longer running time of the format to offer 13 tracks instead of 9. Legendary Chicago label Wax Trax! is re-releasing Coil’s “Love’s Secret Domain” in single and double vinyl editions (each edition is available in your choice of black vinyl or colored vinyl).
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