The Flaming Lips To Release Classic EPs On Vinyl For The First Time
The Flaming Lips have announced the release of the classic EPs Fight Test and Ego Tripping At The Gates Of Hell on vinyl for the first time. The limited-edition EPs will be released on 17 March 2023.
PRE-ORDER FIGHT TEST AND EGO TRIPPING AT THE GATES OF HELL HERE
Fight Test (now on ruby red vinyl) originally landed in June 2003 as the third single and opening track from the acclaimed 2002 Gold-certified opus Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots. Upon arrival, it cracked the US Billboard Top 100 and rose to No 28 on the UK singles chart. The Fight Test EP featured on the 6CD box set, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots: 20th Anniversary Edition, which arrived last November, but it has never been available on vinyl until now. Among its seven tracks, it boasts a remix of the recently Gold-certified hit Do You Realize??, Thank You Jack White, and a trio of covers, including a live rendition of Can’t Get You Out Of My Head by Kylie Minogue and Knives Out by Radiohead. Fight Test remains one of the group’s most famous tunes with over 23 million Spotify streams.
Then, there’s Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell (now on glow in the dark green vinyl), which collects seven tracks recorded during the Yoshimi days, and it also graced 2022’s 6CD box set, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots: 20th Anniversary Edition. On vinyl for the first time, its tracklisting consists of two versions of Ego Tripping At The Gates Of Hell (including a remix by Jason Bentley), a remix of Do You Realize?? by The Postal Service, and four more non-album cuts.
The Flaming Lips will launch their An Evening With tour of the West Coast at the end of the month. These career-spanning shows will feature two-hour sets with alternating set lists filled with both fan favourites and deep cuts from their four-decade career. The jaunt commences with a two-night stand in Vancouver, BC and concludes in Santa Barbara, CA at Arlington Theatre. Click HERE for details. Starting Tuesday 25 April in London the band will begin performing Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots in its entirety at venues around the world.
Also be sure to check out THE FLAMING LIPS SPACE BUBBLE FILM exclusively on The Criterion Channel now. Click HERE for details.