Flying Lotus gold vinyl reissue

Flying Lotus’ 2006 debut *1983* is coming back as a Record Store Day exclusive on April 18, pressed on limited gold splatter vinyl. (recordstoreday.com) The reissue is being released by Brainfeeder, the label Flying Lotus founded, and the artist’s site lists a wider remaster campaign arriving April 17 on vinyl, compact disc, and digital. The new edition keeps the original 10-track album, including “São Paulo” and “Unexpected Delight” with Laura Darlington. (flying-lotus.com) Record Store Day’s listing says the album has been out of print for more than a decade and frames the release as a 20th-anniversary repress. UK retailer Rough Trade lists the Record Store Day pressing at 5,000 copies, while another retailer, Pop Music, lists 2,000 copies worldwide, showing how edition counts can vary across sellers before release day. (recordstoreday.co.uk) (roughtrade.com) (pop-music.ca) The package is not just a color change. Store listings and the official UK Record Store Day page describe remastered audio by Daddy Kev and a redesigned metallic sleeve with embossing alongside the gold splatter record. (townsendmusic.store) (recordstoreday.co.uk) That matters for a record that helped define Flying Lotus before the Grammy wins, film work, and later albums on Warp. Record Store Day’s own note calls Steven Ellison one of the most influential figures in experimental music, and the reissue returns to the first Brainfeeder release that introduced his early Los Angeles beat-scene sound. (recordstoreday.com) (townsendmusic.store) The release also lands inside Record Store Day’s annual scramble for scarce physical editions at independent shops. The official UK Record Store Day list says 2026 titles will be sold over the counter at participating stores on Saturday, April 18, on a first-come basis. (recordstoreday.co.uk) A separate piece of industry coverage this week pulled back the curtain on how many of those records get made. Goldmine reported that Microforum Service Group, a 60,000-square-foot manufacturing plant, handles vinyl and compact disc production for many Record Store Day releases. (goldminemag.com) Goldmine’s tour described a full chain under one roof, from lacquer cutting and plating to pressing, printing, packing, and shipping. That kind of vertical setup helps explain why deluxe editions like *1983* now arrive with custom sleeves, colored wax, and tight event-day deadlines tied to one Saturday retail drop. (goldminemag.com) For fans, the practical date is April 18 at participating record shops; for the album itself, the broader remaster rollout starts April 17. Either way, *1983* is being sold again as an object as much as an album. (flying-lotus.com) (recordstoreday.co.uk)