Loop

Loop

Sevens

Reactor

The three 7” releases from the '80s by LOOP, recut, and repressed on Dinked black vinyl just like the original release with reproductions of the original labels. Features "Spinning" and "Spinning Part Two" originally released on Head Records in 1987. "Collision" and "Crawling Heart" originally released in 1988 on Chapter 22. "Arc-Lite (Sonar)" and "Arc-Lite (Radiated)" originally released in 1989 by Situation Two / Beggars Banquet. Housed in 500 gsm card slipcase with classic Orange Eye Loop spot varnish on the front of the box. Individually numbered edition of 1,000 copies for the world.

Loop

A Gilded Eternity

Reactor

***A Gilded Eternity is the third and final album from LOOP, it originally came out in January 1990, and was recently reissued as part of the LOOP Remasters on 2CD in 2009. The 7 tracks on the album (plus the two tracks on the bonus 7”) are from a band at the absolute peak of their power; there was far more to Loop than bludgeoning riffs and cranking up the gain control. Here was a band that also traded in textures, pace and a no less intoxicated alternative to the saucer-eyed ravers who were ‘avin’ it large to the bands that had always had a dance element to their music. A Gilded Eternity was the moment that Loop slipped loose the anchor and set sail into a universe that was entirely their own. A Gilded Eternity was and is a collection of hypnotic mantras, tracks that used repetition deliberately and methodically to induce a trance-like state. The epic ‘Be Here Now’ is a typical case: built around a circling, swooping riff, its build-up is both subtle and jarring, coming on with all the stealth and power of an unexpurgated LSD trip.  This is a brand new master recut at 45rpm over 2 x 12” and with the bonus 7” by Kevin Metcalf from the 2008 remasters. As per the original Limited edition vinyl version originally released in 1990, this edition is (like the other LPs in the reissue series) a numbered edition of 3000.

Loop

Wolf Flow

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***RSD 2017 ITEM - BACK IN!!! LIMITED STOCK!!! All three LOOP John Peel sessions collated on one vinyl album from 1987–1990, these are some of the best recordings by LOOP. Remastered by Kevin Metcalf when the CDs were reissued in 2008, REACTOR has decided to reissue the famed WOLFFLOW 2LP for RSD 2017. In a new / updated sleeve, with new printed innerbags. Wolf Flow captures LOOP in their ascendency in the the late 90s, featuring tracks from all three of their albums, a cover of Rocket USA and the track Sunburst (b-side of Arc Lite)…theres a 10 minute version of Straight To Your Heart! Essential!! Recorded live at Mida Vale Studios. Edition of 1,300.

Loop

Fade Out

Reactor

Reactor Records is pleased to present the long-awaited vinyl reissue of Loop’s sophomore full-length Fade Out, first released on the Chapter 22 label in late 1988. Re-cut from the 2008 remasters by Kevin Metcalf, the album comes on its original format: a double-LP set pressed at 45 RPM for maximum fidelity, packaged in a gold gatefold sleeve. This 2013 edition is limited to 3000 numbered copies and includes a digital download postcard.Loop were loosely influenced by bands such as The Velvet Underground, The Stooges and The MC5, but retained an avant-garde and experimental edge from the likes of Can, Faust, Neu!, Rhys Chatham, Glenn Branca and minimalist systems music. Band founder Robert Hampson recently announced the group is reforming to play a series of shows in 2013 and 2014, beginning with a co-headlining spot at the All Tomorrow’s Parties festival.  

Loop

Heaven’s End

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***BACK IN STOCK!!! British primal psych band Loop was formed in London in 1986 by Robert Hampson on guitar and vocals and Beki Stewart (Bex) on drums. After finding bassist Glen Ray, Loop signed to Head Records, run by Jeff Barrett (Heavenly), and released the feedback-drenched 12-inch, 16 Dreams. With the arrival of James Endeacott on second guitar, drummer John Wills, and bassist Neil MacKay, Loop adopted a more primal, rhythmic approach and put out their debut full-length, 1987’s Heavens End. The band hypnotized all with their discordant, trance-like spell which served as an antidote to the prevailing trends in British pop at the time; they resurrected the concept of loud, out-there rock for a new era, creating droning soundscapes of bleak beauty and harsh dissonance loosely influenced by The Velvet Underground, The Stooges, The MC5, but retaining the avant-garde and experimental edge of Can, Faust, Neu!, Rhys Chatham, Glenn Branca, and minimalist systems music. Live shows were revelatory—Loop pushed PAs to the very limit, delivering a sonic pummel that has yet to be experienced since. Out of print on vinyl for the last two decades, Heaven’s End is finally available again in its original format. This reissue comes on the 25th anniversary of the album’s release, and coincides with a repress of Loop’s complete discography on CD: nine discs total on four collections, all remastered from the original analog sources and loaded with alternate mixes, demos and Peel Sessions cuts.