News: Ayreon Release Actual Fantasy And Final Experiment On Vinyl For The First Time

Ayreon re-release first two albums on Vinyl for the first time.
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Earlier this year the Dutch band Ayreon, a one-man project by Arjen Anthony Lucassen, announced that the project had been signed by Mascot Label Group and its label Music Theories Recordings. After re-releasing the Ayreon catalogue on various digital platforms in April, Arjen’s first two albums with the project, The Final Experiment and Actual Fantasy: Revisited (released originally in 1995 and 1996, respectively) will see their first-ever vinyl release on August 26, 2016.

Both albums will be released in double LP and an exclusive, limited hardcover box set, on marble colored vinyl. A postcard (signed by Arjen) and newly created posters will be added to every pre-order as well.

The Final Experiment 3 LP Deluxe Edition box contains:
- Hardcover boxset
- 2 LP Gatefold on Blue Marble vinyl
- Bonus Semi-Acoustic LP on Blue Marble vinyl
- Download card for a complimentary MP3 download of all 3 records
- A2 sized poster
- Postcard with hilarious record company rejection letters, individually signed by Arjen
- Limited to 1000 numbered copies worldwide

Actual Fantasy Original 4 LP Deluxe Edition box contains:
- Hardcover boxset
- Actual Fantasy Revisited 2 LP Gatefold on Red Marble vinyl
- Actual Fantasy Original 1996 Recordings 2 LP Gatefold on Red Marble vinyl, with ‘reverse’ artwork
- Download card for a complimentary MP3 download of all 4 records
- A2 sized poster with ‘reverse’ artwork
- Postcard with ‘reverse’ artwork, individually signed by Arjen
- Limited to 1000 numbered copies worldwide

You can pre-purchase your copy through Mascot online shop HERE.

Source: Press release

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