Cleo Sol – Rose In The Dark

August 2023 I bought this. And it's release date is still being pushed back. Just seems a bit odd.

Can't wit to thear the story behind the delay on this repress. Coming up on a year almost.
Run tings, back again.

Expensive. Yes. But this vinyl is fire in its pressing. In its music. Classic Brit Soul
🔥🔥🔥

It’s available for preorder rn on rough trade. Ships 6/23.

Unnecessarily super expensive for a single LP.
Yes ,the cover is very heavy cardboard, but it's also poorly designed and it's difficult to get the vinyl back in the cover ; as it's like two tightly sandwiched pieces of card with no defined spine .
Plain paper inner sleeve with no poly liner !
No download code either; which is the least they should provide at the cost endured.
Unfortunately my vinyl came out of this sturdy package with an extreme warp .
Fortunately it plays without skipping, which I was very surprised to hear as it looks shocking!
Also happy to add that the sound quality is excellent and clear and I didn't experience any obvious distortion, pops or clicks.

This album sounds amazing. Great songwriting, great musicians (I'm guessing it's Sault), and a really good pressing. The album cover is a little large, so you may have to search for a sleeve that will fit it.

Forever Living Originals, Cleo Sol is on fire......Ultra future classic *****

I'm quite positive this album will be a future classic. Clearly influenced by neo-soul acts like Erykah Badu and Solange but also has strong roots in classic 70s female soul like Minnie Riperton. Wonderful, stripped-down production and instrumentation.

Excellent pressing. The cost is probably down to rarity, but it does include a high quality booklet. One odd thing is that the (beautiful) cover is BIG! 32.5 cm or 12.8 inches. I did manage to find a slightly larger plastic sleeve, but be prepared for the fact that this might stick out of your 12" storage. I love the warmth of Cleo Sol's voice - the voice of Sault.

Just got my copy - this
pressing is expensive sensational!