IRON MONKEY · Iron Monkey | TURQUOISE LP

Turquoise vinyl LP in standard sleeve. Limited to 300 copies as "mispress".

New, not sealed.

Phil Kerr from Earache Records : "There were 300 copies of the turquoise color vinyl. It was supposed to be the 'iron silver' color vinyl from the pressing, but the color wasn't even close to what we'd ordered. As they were delivered to us quite early, we still had time to correct the problem with our plant. We rejected the turquoise color vinyl, and the 'iron silver' vinyl was repressed properly. As far as I am aware, very few of the turquoise vinyl ever even left our office. When the plant repressed the vinyl, they repressed literally just the record, we had no extra sleeves or anything. As such, most of them were just put in plain white sleeves and packed away somewhere."

Background information about 'Iron Monkey'

This self-titled beast from Iron Monkey stands as one of the most punishing slabs of doom and sludge metal ever committed to wax. Originally released in 1997, this album captures the Nottingham quartet at their most venomous and crushing, delivering seven tracks of pure sonic brutality that helped define the UK's underground metal scene. The production is deliberately raw and unforgiving, with Johnny Morrow's tortured vocals cutting through the dense wall of downtuned guitars like a rusty blade through flesh.

From the opening assault of "Fink Dial" to the devastating cover of Black Sabbath's "Cornucopia," every moment feels like being trapped in a collapsing mine shaft. The rhythm section pounds with the weight of industrial machinery while the guitar work alternates between crushing riffs and feedback-drenched chaos. This particular pressing represents a fascinating piece of vinyl history - a mispress that was supposed to be "iron silver" but came out turquoise instead, making it one of the rarest variants in the band's discography.

For fans of: Electric Wizard, Eyehategod, Grief, Bongripper, and Primitive Man

Track listing

A1. Fink Dial
A2. Web Of Piss
A3. Big Loader
A4. 666 Pack
B1. Black Aspirin
B2. Shrimp Fist
B3. Cornucopia

Manufacturer: Edel Music & Entertainment GmbH, Neumühlen 17, 22763 Hamburg, Germany, Contact: www.edel.com