Merzbow Collection 001-010 10xLP (Wooden Box + Book)

This is Preorder. Estimated ship date is May 2025.  

Limited to 1 copy per household.

Merzbow – Collection 001–010

Italian label Urashima unveils its most ambitious release yet: Collection 001–010, a deluxe 10 LP box set limited to just 299 copies. This monumental edition compiles Merzbow’s first ten releases from 1981—originally issued on cassette—most appearing on vinyl for the first time. These recordings capture the early incarnation of Merzbow as the duo of Masami Akita and Kiyoshi Mizutani, offering a raw, exploratory sound that laid the foundation for Japanese noise.

Remastered from the original analog tapes by Akita himself and optimized for vinyl by Andrea Marutti, each LP comes housed in individual sleeves faithfully reproducing the original artwork. The set is packaged in a beautifully crafted wooden box and includes a 32-page LP-sized book featuring Akita’s early collages and artwork, an in-depth interview by Jim O’Rourke, and liner notes by Lasse Marhaug, Thurston Moore, and Akita.

A vital historical document and a definitive deep dive into the origins of one of experimental music’s most groundbreaking projects.

Record Label

Urashima

Barcode:  UMA_X

Tracklist

1.
Collection 001 - 001 A 23:46
Collection 001 - 001 B 23:48
2.
Collection 002 - 002 A 18:12
Collection 002 - 002 B 20:54
3.
Collection 003 - 003 A 22:14
Collection 003 - 003 B1 09:33
Collection 003 - 003 B2 05:25
4.
Collection 004 - 004 A 16:11
Collection 004 - 004 B1 07:08
Collection 004 - 004 B2 09:52
5.
Collection 005 - 005 A1 08:38
Collection 005 - 005 A2 08:54
Collection 005 - 005 B1 07:14
Collection 005 - 005 B2 03:53
Collection 005 - 005 B3 03:57
Collection 005 - 005 B4 04:03
6.
Collection 006 - 006 A1 17:35
Collection 006 - 006 A2 05:12
Collection 006 - 006 B 23:12
7.
Collection 007 - Merzrock B1 + Dubbing 5 11:21
Collection 007 - Merzrock A1 + Anemic Pop 1 02:00
Collection 007 - Merzrock A1 + Anemic Pop 2 08:32
Collection 007 - E-Study #3-1 + Merzsolo 1 15:49
Collection 007 - E-Study #3-1 + Merzsolo 2 05:58
8.
Collection 008 - Concrete Tape PH#1~ 05:19
Collection 008 - E8 A1 + 006 A1 06:03
Collection 008 - Merzsolo 10/6.81 A1 10:36
Collection 008 - E8 B2/Concrete Tape PH#1~ 06:28
Collection 008 - Sans Titre Merz 1 + Tape Loops 04:54
Collection 008 E6 A3 + Concrete Tape PH#1~ 06:46
Collection 008 - Merzsolo 10/6.81 A5 + Violin 03:21
9.
Collection 009 - N.A.M.4 + E-8 06:11
Collection 009 - Telecom 1/3 + N.A.M.5 17:32
Collection 009 - E-3-1-1 11:24
Collection 009 - E-3-1-2 01:50
Collection 009 - Tape Loop + Noise 1 (Concrete Tapes) 02:39
Collection 009 - Tape Loop + Noise 2 (Concrete Tapes) 04:25
10.
Collection 010 - 007 B1 + Ah Corps 11:47
Collection 010 - E3 B2 + Ah Corps 11:28
Collection 010 - N.A.M.6 With Radio & Tapes 22:47