Would you like an Encore?

Ltd Edition 12" Vinyl - out today - 500 copies only

I’m very excited to announce the release of my new 12” EP ‘Versions: Encore’ on limited edition vinyl.

The EP brings together 6 of my recent reworkings of songs by the likes of Joy Division, The Smiths, Suede, and Blur and is only available on limited edition Eco Mix vinyl (strictly limited to 500 copies only).

You can grab one now exclusively on Bandcamp. I expect these to fly out the door - the previous EPs sold out in less than 24 hours - so be quick if you want to secure your copy:

https://iamtheanchoress.bandcamp.com/album/versions-encore

After the release of the Versions album last October, I had planned to put the covers project into hibernation while I worked on a new album of originals. However, the muse still came to call, and I went on to record four further songs in 2024. Lots of you requested that these new offerings be collected together on vinyl. So, here they are. I’ve also included two additional bonus songs that didn’t make it onto the original Versions LP track listing, so all 6 of these are making their vinyl debut here!

It’s been mastered by the uber-talent that is Jon Astley (renowned for his work with Tori Amos and Peter Gabriel) and the artwork has been beautifully put together by my long-time design collaborator Scott Robinson. You can expect a really stunning visual package that we have closely collaborated together on.

I wanted to continue to do something environmentally conscious again for this release, and the choice to press on Eco-Mix vinyl was partly conceptual, partly ethical, and makes the finished product no more expensive to manufacture - so everybody, including the Earth wins!

Each of the vinyl pressed will be of a completely unique colour combination, reworked from leftover wax pellets which again feels very apt for the concept of the album, as well as a lovely collectors item for those that really value unique physical objects.

What colour will yours be…?

I love the idea that, like the collection of songs being pieces of other people’s imaginations, this record is quite literally made up of unused parts of other records.

Versions Encore 12” vinyl track listing:

A1 Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division)

A2 Wicked Game (Chris Isaac)

A3 The Living Dead (Suede)

B1 Asleep (The Smiths)

B2 Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town (Pearl Jam)

B3 Tender (Blur)

Orders will ship for the 6th December release day (subject to any unexpected manufacturing delays).

Thanks as ever for your support, and let’s make this Bandcamp Friday a really special one.

Order yours here now: iamtheanchoress.bandcamp.com

Catherine xx