Name: Eat Meat, Swear an Oath
Brand: Hallelujahs

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

BE01787

Colour

Black

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-03-03

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Shellshock

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

0881626703519

Total Cap

1 / Black / LP

Artist

Hallelujahs

Genre GB

Psychedelic

Label GB

Black Editions

Black Editions is an American independent record label founded in 2015 by experimental musician and guitarist Peter Kolovos. Based in Los Angeles, California, the label was established with the aim of producing high-quality vinyl reissues from the catalog of the legendary Japanese label. Over time, Black Editions expanded its scope to release works by prominent underground artists from Japan. Today, it is part of Black Editions Group, which includes two other record labels: Thin Wrist Recordings (launched by Peter in 1999) and VDSQ (started by Steve Lowenthal in 2009).

In 2019, Black Editions signed a licensing agreement with Jinya Disc to present new LP editions from the back catalog and unreleased archives of a Japanese avant-jazz/free improvisation/noise pioneer. This collaboration allows for the introduction of previously unavailable recordings to a wider audience.

In early 2022, Peter Kolovos launched a new series called Black Editions Archive. Dedicated to previously unreleased recordings featuring Milford Graves, this series debuted with a remarkable 2xLP album capturing a March 2002 concert recorded at The Stone in New York City. It marked the first-ever collaboration between Milford Graves and Bill Laswell alongside John Zorn.

Deluxe vinyl edition in heavy tip-on jacket with textured paper, mounted high quality print, foil stamped finishes and spot colours. Black Editions is pleased to announce the release of the definitive vinyl editions of two milestone, career-spanning works from Shinji Shibayama - one of the key architects of Japan's Kansai rock / psych / pop underground: The near-mythic, solitary release by the Hallelujahs, Eat Meat, Swear an Oath from 1986, and Nagisa Ni Te's Newocean first released in 2020 on the group's 25th anniversary - both beautifully remastered from the original analogue sources and presented in deluxe packaging. From his first releases in the early 1980s to the present day, Shibayama has championed a distinctive sound; embracing simplicity and gentle melodies right alongside adveturous, off-beat experimentation. His music has all the time glowed with a wide-eyed awe and wistful exaltation, a soundtrack for everything from everyday romance to the mysteries of the cosmos. Friends gathered in the studio by Shinji Shibayama, Hallelujahs created a music of deep feeling and wonderment with simple song craft and a guileless magic. The album was first released by the revered ORG Records in 1986 in a micro-edition of 300 copies. With affinities to the sounds of the Rough Trade and Flying Nun labels, and the Paisley Underground and Galaxie 500, the album is an utterly unique masterpiece that remains a touchstone for generations of like-spirited artists in Japan and around the world.

Eat Meat, Swear an Oath

Music GB