While they’re currently conjuring up new music in Bristol, Massive Attack’s literally massive 1991 release Blue Lines has undergone the lovingly remixed and remastered route in a deluxe package—and we’ve got one to give away to one of you.
Some official info: Originally released in April 1991 on the Circa imprint via Virgin Records, Blue Lines was an unprecedented mixture of breakbeats, sampling and live instrumentation with vocal styles ranging from soulful female to gritty rapping.
With influences as diverse as soul, punk, reggae, dub, lover’s rock, electro and hip hop, Blue Lines was truly groundbreaking, and remains one of the most unique and influential British albums ever made.
From the first track, the ominous and bass-heavy “Safe From Harm,” to the insouciant British rapping on “Five Man Army” and title track “Blue Lines,” through the album’s best-known track and stone-cold classic “Unfinished Sympathy,” and Horace Andy and Neneh Cherry’s sweet vocals on album closer “Hymn Of The Big Wheel” as well as the album’s distinctive sleeve (which was designed by the band’s D), Blue Lines perfectly distilled all the band’s influences into a unique sound and aesthetic that redefined the musical landscape worldwide and reverberates throughout it to this day.
The 2012 Remix/Master Deluxe Box contains the CD, DVD with 96K/24 bit high resolution audio files, the album split over two 180g vinyl LPs, and the original 24” x 18” Blue Lines promo poster. Both will be packaged in 5” and 12” card mailers, respectively, with the album’s artwork screen-printed per the original release.
Enter to win Massive Attack’s Blue Lines: 2012 Remix/Remaster Deluxe Box by telling us in the comments below why the release was indeed so massive for you personally—briefly. The most convincing, over-the-top fan of the record wins the Deluxe Box Set.
We’ll choose one winner with a North American mailing address a week from today, 12/4!
