…AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD – Tao Of The Dead (2023 Reissue w/ Comic Book Replica Insert) – 2LP – Gatefold Gold Vinyl

2LP – Limited Edition Gold Vinyl housed in a Gatefold Sleeve.First time available on vinyl since its original release. Features a replica of the original comic book insert. Also includes Etching on Side D.

Reissue of the 2011 album Tao of the Dead by American alternative rock band …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of The Dead. First time available on vinyl since its release year. Features a replica of the original comic book insert.

Tao of the Dead is their seventh album. The band stripped down to its core four-piece lineup for the record, deviating from the past two records that featured a filled-out six-piece band. This resulted in a stripped-down record with heavy emphasis on guitar. It’s a two-part record, each side with a specific musical tuning; Part One in D and Part Two in F. The album can be listened to as 16 different movements or two lengthy tracks.

Part One: Tao Of The Dead is split into eleven tracks, whereas Part Two: Strange News From Another Planet is five songs combined into one. Lead singer Conrad Keely described the album’s composition; “It’s the way I listened to albums when I was a kid, seeing as some of my favourite records were Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon, Yes’ Relayer and Close to the Edge… I always liked listening to records that were just a continuous piece, like an orchestra or a symphony.”

Tracklist:

Part One: Tao Of The Dead
A1. Introduction: “Let’s Experiment”
A2. Pure Radio Cosplay
A3. Summer Of All Dead Souls
A4. Cover The Days Like A Tidal Wave
A5. Fall Of The Empire

B1. The Wasteland
B2. Spiral Jetty
B3. Weight Of The Sun (Or The Post-Modern Prometheus)
B4. Pure Radio Cosplay (Reprise)
B5. Ebb Away
B6. The Fairlight Pendant

Part Two: Strange News From Another Planet
C1. Know Your Honor
C2. Rule By Being Just
C3. The Ship Impossible
C4. Strange Epiphany
C5. Racing And Hunting

Side D:
* Etching (no music)