King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard vs. Mad Painter - "•••• --- •-• ••• • -•-- / -- --- •-• ••• • -•--" - LP, choice of vinyl colour

King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard vs. Mad Painter -
"•••• --- •-• ••• • -•-- / -- --- •-• ••• • -•--"

SPLIT LP IN A CHOICE OF HIGHLY-LIMITED VINYL COLOURS

A joint venture between Barrel And Squidger Records and Mad Painter, this shared LP showcases two amazing psychedelic retro rock bands: one world-famous, and one yet to really be discovered.

Additionally, the striking sleeve shines a spotlight on the incredible abstract artist Louise Ellerington.

Mad Painter hail from Boston, Massachusetts, USA, and bring heavy, Hammond-driven rock music from the 1960s/70s straight into the present. Songwriter Alex Gitlin leads the group on vocals and organ, drawing direct inspiration from the melodic power of Deep Purple and Uriah Heep. The band's sound shifts naturally from hard rock to psychedelic glam. Over the last decade, they've built a dedicated local following through raw live shows and a genuinely authentic retro aesthetic. That momentum carried through their 2023 album Splashed - which achieved separate CD releases in the USA, Europe and Japan - and a string of singles that landed international airplay in the lead-up to their forthcoming album Island Poetry. This selection showcases highlights from both of those long players.

King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard are one of the most prolific, adventurous, and collectable bands in contemporary rock music. Formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 2010, they have built a reputation for relentless creativity, releasing dozens of albums that encompass psychedelic, progressive rock, and multiple other genres. Known for their energetic live performances and ambitious conceptual projects, KGLW constantly reinvent their sound while maintaining a distinctive experimental spirit. Their fearless approach to songwriting and genre exploration has earned them a devoted global following and critical acclaim. These tracks are taken from their 2017 album Polygondwanaland.

Sleeve artist Louise Ellerington can be found at the Ellerington Fine Art Gallery in Leicester, England. Her amazing, abstract original oil paintings on canvas (front cover: "Warrior"; rear cover: "Song To The Moon") adorn both sides of our LP sleeve.

Tracklisting:

KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD: 1. Loyalty (3'38) 2. Horology (2'52) 3. Deserted Dunes Welcome Weary Feet (3'33) 4. Crumbling Castle (10'44)

MAD PAINTER: 1. Illusion (4'12) 2. Suit Of Worries (3'24) 3. Rock 'N' Roll Samurai (4'35) 4. Ventilator (2'40) 5. Jacques (3'32) 6. Empty Bottles (5'35)

Additionally, fans and collectors of The Wildhearts and Bullet For My Valentine may find a little secret something hidden away in the LPs' grooves!

Each LP comes with a frameable insert, featuring a variation of the front cover artwork on one side and full album information and credits on the other.

Pressing information: Keeping in line with KGLW's environmentally-friendly ethos, this LP is pressed on eco-vinyl in a spectrum of colours, which have been divided up into groups and individually numbered as limited editions as follows:
Metallic (encompassing a range of silvers, golds, bronzes etc, no two copies alike!) - 136 copies
Green Neon (some pure, some with light splashes of other colours) - 99 copies
Red/Brown (some more red, some more brown than others) - 16 copies
Turquoise (with varying levels of a green/blue hue) - 6 copies.

COLOURS & MARBLING MAY VARY FROM THOSE IN THE PHOTOS - MOST COPIES ARE UNIQUE

Total pressing quantity - 257 copies, split between Barrel And Squidger Records (retailing mail-order from the UK) and Mad Painter (selling at their gigs around the Boston MA/New York area and from their webstore).

Extending the eco-friendly nature of this project, we will be despatching copies in reused mailers (only sturdy ones still in great usable condition, naturally!).

Additionally - while very limited stocks last - we are also offering a bundle containing an extra frameable insert signed by the sleeve artist Louise Ellerington. A signed copy of the insert is also included as standard with each black vinyl test pressing (only 10 copies pressed on 180g vinyl). See the separate listings in our webstore for these extra options.

And yes, the morse code is the title!