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The Mars Volta box set

Posted by Loren on March 14, 2021

The Mars Volta box set
photo by Robin Laanen

On April 23, The Mars Volta will release a complete vinyl box set containing all albums and EPs from the group -- including Landscape Tantrums, which is the original unfinished recordings of De-Loused in the Comatorium -- totalling 18 LPs. The set is titled La Realidad de los Suenos.

Fully remastered, the collection is limited to 5000 copies and comes wiht a photo book, pin badges, and other merch.

For a trip down memory lanes, check out some of SPB's reviews of their work

A LIMITED EDITION 18 LP SET OF EVERY STUDIO ALBUM & EP ON 180 GRAM BLACK VINYL

Including the studio EPs / albums:

TREMULANT
DE-LOUSED IN THE COMATORIUM
FRANCES THE MUTE
AMPUTECHTURE
THE BEDLAM IN GOLIATH
OCTAHEDRON
NOCTOURNIQUET

Plus:
LANDSCAPE TANTRUMS (UNFINISHED ORIGINAL RECORDINGS OF DE-LOUSED IN THE COMATORIUM) PLUS
A PLAGUE UPON YOUR HISSING CHILDREN & EUNUCH PROVOCATEUR ON DOUBLE ETCHED VINYL (UNRELEASED VERSIONS FROM THE DE-LOUSED IN THE COMATORIUM SESSION)

Plus:
PHOTO-BOOK OF EXCLUSIVE BEHIND-THE-SCENES PHOTOGRAPHY
PINS

The Mars Volta box set
photo by Robin Laanen

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