Death In June launches ‘Operation Control’ 2LP: available in three unique vinyl versions
Out via Eternal Recurring Recordings by mid-February is the re-release of the Death In June album “Operation Control” in 3 different versions, black, blue / yellow and multi-coloured splatter. The black vinyl edition is limited to 200 copies while the two other versions are limited to 400 copies.
The release holds the commemorative edition of the two Death In June albums “Take Care And Control” (1997) and “Operation Hummingbird” (1999) packed into a single, normal sized, foil blocked double LP, retitled as “Operation Control”.
Both titles haven’t been available since 2007, when both were deleted from the Death In June catalogue due to an internal dispute. This has now been resolved.
Death in June are a neofolk group led by English musician Douglas P. (Douglas Pearce). The band was originally formed in the United Kingdom in 1981 as a trio, but after the other members left in 1984 and 1985 to work on other projects, the group became the work of Douglas P. and various collaborators. Over the band’s four decades of existence, they have made numerous shifts in style and presentation, resulting in an overall shift from initial post-punk and Industrial music influence to a more acoustic and folk music-oriented approach. Douglas P.’s influence was instrumental in sparking neofolk, of which his music has subsequently become a part.
About Death In June
Death In June formed in England in 1981, founded by Douglas P. (Douglas Pearce, guitar, vocals), Tony Wakeford (bass) and Patrick Leagas (drums, percussion), all previously members of the anti-fascist punk band Crisis. The trio played its first show on 25 November 1981 in London, supporting the Birthday Party. Wakeford left the band in early 1984; Leagas departed around 1985 to pursue other projects. From 1985 onward, Douglas P. has been the group’s sole constant member, working with rotating collaborators.
The band’s sound evolved from post-punk and industrial roots toward a martial-industrial and later neofolk, largely acoustic style. Key albums include the debut “The Guilty Have No Pride” (1983), “Nada!” (1985), “The World That Summer” (1986), “Brown Book” (1987), “The Wall of Sacrifice” (1989) and “Rose Clouds of Holocaust” (1995). “Take Care and Control” (1997) and “Operation Hummingbird” (1999) had been out of print due to a rights dispute before being repackaged together as the double LP “Operation Control,” released via Eternal Recurring Recordings in three vinyl variants. “Operation Control” reunites “Take Care and Control” (1997) and “Operation Hummingbird” (1999), both previously unavailable due to a rights dispute.
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