Peter Gabriel – So (180g LP + Download Code)

Label: Real World Productions PGLPR5
180-gram LP, half-speed remastered
Album download code included
So is the fifth studio album (and seventh album overall) by British rock musician Peter Gabriel, released in 1986. Many of its songs reflect a more conventional pop-writing style and became radio hits, others still retain Gabriel’s dark, brooding sense of experimentalism. It is Peter Gabriel’s second album produced by Canadian artist Daniel Lanois. The previous year, the two of them had worked together on Birdy. Lanois had been previously known for his ambient collaborations with Brian Eno as well as producing U2 since 1984. As he had with the soundtrack to the film “Birdy,” Lanois brought many of his own ambient sensibilities to this recording.
“It has been heartwarming to see the return of vinyl,” says Gabriel. “Even though I loved being free of its limitations in the digital world, there is still a warmth and presence to vinyl that somehow makes it a more natural human companion. It is great to see a new generation learning the secrets of the grooves.”