{"product_id":"essential-logic-extended-play-volume-i-volume-ii-1lp-neon-barbie-be-happy-pink-vinyl-rsd-2026","title":"Essential Logic - Extended Play – Volume I \u0026 Volume II - 1LP - Neon Barbie Be Happy Pink Vinyl  [RSD 2026]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis product is a RECORD STORE DAY 2026 title and not available to pre-order.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable to buy \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003ein-store\u003c\/span\u003e from \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e8am\u003c\/span\u003e on \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSaturday\u003c\/span\u003e, 18\/04\/2026 (Record Store Day).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRemaining copies will be available to buy \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eonline\u003c\/span\u003e from \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e8pm\u003c\/span\u003e on \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eMonday \u003c\/span\u003e20\/04\/2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLimited Neon (Barbie be Happy) Pink Vinyl for RSD 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLP is limited to 500 copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLora Logic was unexpectedly ousted from her first band X-Ray Spex before the recording of their debut studio album 'Germ Free Adolescents' in 1977.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUndeterred, Lora went on to form and front the post-punk band Essential Logic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith trademark angular sax lines and her unmistakable vocal stylings, she went on to create some of the most liberating and exciting music of the early post-punk era, not only as Essential Logic, but also as a solo artist and as the go to sax moonlighter for other artists, including: the Stranglers, the Raincoats, Swell Maps and Red Crayola amongst others before her departure from the music industry in 1983.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLora would return from her musical hiatus in 1996 for the recording of the X-Ray Spex sophomore album ‘Conscious Consumer’ before taking a further leave of absence until 2021 when she returned to the studio to collaborate with fellow punk pioneers including Martin Muscatt, Dave Farren (Bad Manners) and Gary Valentine (Blondie) for the recording of what would become two new Essential Logic EP’s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased in the dawn of a new technological era the recordings found a limited release via CD mailorder and early streaming sites before their inclusion on the 2003 Kill Rockstars compilation ‘Fanfare in the Garden’ CD release, solidifying the tracks significance as fan favourites amongst her earlier works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEssential Logic returned in 2022 with the new studio album ‘Land of Kali’ and remix album ‘Rekalibrated’ in 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis release presents both EP’s 1 \u0026amp; 2 in their entirety and original sequence, remastered and available for the first time as a standalone vinyl release on Neon ‘Barbie Be Happy’ Pink vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hiss And Shake Records","offers":[{"title":"RSD 2026 - 1LP - Neon Barbie Be Happy Pink Vinyl","offer_id":56400688316796,"sku":"HJM-07003","price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0633\/9022\/0535\/files\/676649e261d5a13c5f998b846583b9fa.jpg?v=1772024667","url":"https:\/\/heyjoemusic.co.uk\/products\/essential-logic-extended-play-volume-i-volume-ii-1lp-neon-barbie-be-happy-pink-vinyl-rsd-2026","provider":"Hey Joe Music \u0026 Coffee","version":"1.0","type":"link"}