SoulChef · Special edition 2xLP

Escapism: Instrumentals Ten years on. On vinyl for the first time. Pressed once.

Sixteen instrumentals across three sides, an etched Side D, and a gatefold that opens onto the Avondale sky at dusk, painted. Pressed as a special edition double LP.

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Pre-order opens Tuesday November 3. Pressed to order, one pressing only: when the window closes, that is the run. Signed copies are limited and close December 15. Ships early 2027; allow up to 12 weeks.

The record

Escapism, SoulChef's 2016 album, as it was made: the beats on their own, cut for vinyl.

Three playable sides

Sixteen tracks across sides A, B and C, the full album with room to breathe.

Side D, etched

The fourth side carries etched artwork in place of grooves. No audio, one picture.

Gatefold, booklet, colour

Gatefold jacket, an 8-page booklet, two colour discs: golden hour and blue hour.

Open it up

Inside the gatefold: the Avondale sky at dusk, painted in the same hand as the album artwork, and a note from SoulChef.

Outside: back, spine, front.

Centre labels, sides A to D.

Tracklist

All sixteen, instrumental.

Side A

01 Drifting in a Daydream (Instrumental) 3:41
02 When I Close My Eyes (Instrumental) 3:29
03 Franki Valli (Instrumental) 3:50
04 Away with Me (Instrumental) 3:07
05 Eyes Like Blue Skies (Instrumental) 3:58
06 What You Rappin' For (Instrumental) 2:54

Side B

07 Wanted (Instrumental) 3:08
08 Say Somethin' (Instrumental) 4:28
09 Oh No (Instrumental) 2:53
10 I Just Wanna See (Instrumental) 2:31
11 Tonight (Instrumental) 4:35

Side C

12 Blunt Love (Instrumental) 2:06
13 First Class (Instrumental) 2:45
14 Write This Down (Instrumental) 3:08
15 The Rest of My Life (Instrumental) 3:12
16 Blind Man See (Instrumental) 2:46

Side D

Etched artwork. No audio.

What comes with it

Every copy comes with the booklet.

2003, painted

Three of us, one computer, one notebook. The room where it started, painted in the album's hand. In the booklet.

Four labels

Golden hour on disc one, blue hour on disc two. Side D is the etched one.

Side D

No music, just the sunburst, cut into the vinyl.

Pressed to order

One pressing, sized to the orders. When the window closes, that is the run. There is no second one.

You order

Pre-order from November 3. Signed copies are limited and close December 15: signed while he is still signing.

We press

The run is cut from the order count. Three sides of Escapism and an etched Side D, in a painted gatefold.

It ships

Early 2027. Allow up to 12 weeks; tracking lands in your inbox the moment yours leaves. Pressing dates can move, your copy does not.

Dates

Nov 3: Pre-order opens
Nov 13: No Place Like Home, the new album, is out
Dec 15: Signed copies close
Early 2027: Pressed to order, ships in the new year. Allow up to 12 weeks.

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