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Glenn Branca – The Ascension

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Genre:Rock
Style:Noise, Minimal, Experimental, No Wave
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Lesson No.24:59
The Spectacular Commodity12:41
Structure3:00
Lightfield (In Consonance)8:17
The Ascension13:10

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    		Version DetailsData Quality
    Cover of The Ascension, 1981, VinylThe Ascension
    LP, Album, Black Label
    		99 Records (2) – 99-001LP, 99 Records (2) – 99-01LPUS1981US — 1981
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    Cover of The Ascension, 1981, VinylThe Ascension
    LP, Album, Silver Label
    		99 Records (2) – 99-001LP, 99 Records (2) – 99-01LPUS1981US — 1981
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    Cover of The Ascension, 1994, CDThe Ascension
    CD, Album, Reissue
    		New Tone Records – rdc 5021, New Tone Records – 129805021 2, New Tone Records – RDC 5021 2Italy1994Italy — 1994
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    Cover of The Ascension, 2002, CDThe Ascension
    CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
    		Acute Records – ACU002US2002US — 2002
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    Cover of The Ascension, 2003, CDThe Ascension
    CD, Album, Enhanced, Reissue, Remastered
    		Acute Records – ACT002, Acute Records – act002US2003US — 2003
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    Cover of The Ascension, 2003, CDThe Ascension
    CD, Album, Enhanced, Reissue, Remastered
    		Acute Records – ACU002US2003US — 2003
    New Submission
    Cover of The Ascension, 2010-04-01, VinylThe Ascension
    LP, Album, Reissue, White
    		Fortissimo Records – VL008UK2010UK — 2010
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    Cover of The Ascension, 2014-11-25, VinylThe Ascension
    LP, Album, Reissue
    		Superior Viaduct – SV056US2014US — 2014
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    Cover of The Ascension, 2022-06-17, VinylThe Ascension
    LP, Album, Reissue
    		Superior Viaduct – SV056US2022US — 2022
    New Submission
    Cover of The Ascension, , CDThe Ascension
    CD, Album, Enhanced, Reissue, Remastered
    		Acute Records – ACT 002USUS
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    Cover of The Ascension, , CDThe Ascension
    CD, Album, Reissue, SID code
    		New Tone Records – rdc 5021, New Tone Records – 129805021 2, New Tone Records – RDC 5021 2ItalyItaly
    New Submission

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    • arievandam's avatar
      arievandam
      A good sounding record but nothing mind blowing. Admittedly it’s not an album known for its recording quality but I’m pleased enough with the treatment Superior Viaduct has given it. My copy is free of noise except for a repeated tick for the last minute or so of the last song on side A, which is a bit of a bummer. Overall not a bad pressing whatsoever and considering that it’s the only affordable option for this legendary album, I’m more than happy with my copy.
      • Nitro524's avatar
        Nitro524
        Are the record and cover really that blue in person?
        • fatao's avatar
          fatao
          Disco pazzesco, minimale e feroce... suono di ottimo livello! Ispiratore del suono prossimo dei Sonic Youth...
          • sevenpowers's avatar
            sevenpowers
            Beautiful noise, can't believe I didn't have this in my collection seeing that I love Sonic Youth and Boris. Sweeping sheets of guitar that build and fall while shifting octaves.
            • sovlsacrifice's avatar
              sovlsacrifice
              Can anybody post the runouts for this 2022 reissue? Need to confirm if its another in-house cut done at GZ Media.
              • sovlsacrifice's avatar
                sovlsacrifice
                Edited 2 years ago
                Sounds almost exactly like the digital version I own, albeit a bit bassier and fuller. Vinyl itself is well pressed and noise-free, dunno where was it pressed however. Comes in a high quality tip-on jacket compared to the flimsy Fortissimo edition. Artwork isn't exactly as crisp as the original 99 Records issue, but it's not "Music on Vinyl bad" either way.

                EDIT: From the runout I can now notice that this was pressed at GZ Media. So yeah, there's that.
                • REENO's avatar
                  REENO
                  I don't get how this sold 10,000 copies in 1981...
                  • nasobem69's avatar
                    nasobem69
                    This LP is originally NOT with the name label / sticker right above.
                    • emyk_gabur's avatar
                      emyk_gabur
                      Contrary to the one pictured here, my copy has a silver color label with black text. Also, if you put a strong source of light behind the disc, you can see that it is a dark brown colored LP.
                      • dfdogan's avatar
                        dfdogan
                        The official release date was the 25th of November, but if you're on Superior Viaduct's mailing list, they let you order it, and started shipping it, about a week early.
                        I haven't heard the original, but just like the SV reissue of Lesson No. 1, this sounds pretty good to me.

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