Xmal Deutschland: Gift – The 4AD Years
This 3-LP set collects Xmal Deutschland’s recorded output for 4AD, long out of print. Though the original sleeves by Vaughan Oliver and Nigel Grierson are classics, the band didn’t want to simply revisit them; the artwork for this boxset takes cues from those sleeves and interpolates them into something new.
Photography by Peter Schulte.
Designed with Roy Burns III.
Original sleeve designs by 23 Envelope.
Original sleeve photography by Nigel Grierson.
Promo sticker.
Box set front cover.
Box set back cover.
Booklet cover. Contains an essay on the band's influence, as well as ephemera and photography from this era of the band's career.
LP 3 Front cover. Each LP take the original Nigel Grierson photography but prints it in black and red, turning the very visually disparate images into a cohesive set.
Inner sleeves, featuring collages of original artwork by Roy Burns III.
LP2 Vinyl. Similarly to the LP cover treatment, each label replicates Vaughan Oliver's original design but again translates it into red and black to tie the set together.
