WAR have announced two new boxsets, each capturing SoCal’s legendary street band at the height of their most dynamic era. Arriving for Black Friday on November 29th, The Vinyl 1977-1994 and The CD Collection 1977-1994 both feature five definitive albums that further show why WAR has been hailed as “a sophisticated pop machine, slicker than Sly and the Family Stone and more down to earth than Funkadelic” (Pitchfork).
With newly remastered audio by award-winning engineer Bernie Grundman, Platinum Funk (1977), Galaxy (1977), The Music Band (1979), Outlaw (1982) and Peace Sign (1994) all come together in one beautiful package, right as WAR prepare to celebrate their 55th Anniversary next year – and receive their official star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, among numerous other milestones.
The Vinyl: 1977-1994 is the first time since their original pressings that these five albums are being released on vinyl, and each LP has been pressed in a rainbow of spinning colours – Platinum Funk in silver, Galaxy in yellow, The Music Band in red, Outlaw in purple, Peace Sign in orange, nestled in a boss slipcase illustrated by Grammy-winning artist Dave Van Patten.
The Vinyl 1977-1994 & The CD Collection 1977-1994 Tracklist
Platinum Funk (1977)
War is Coming! War is Coming!
I Got You
L.A. Sunshine
River Niger
Slowly We Walk Together
Platinum Jazz
Galaxy (1977)
Galaxy
Baby Face (She Said Do Do Do Do)
Sweet Fighting Lady
Hey Señorita
The Seven Tin Soldiers
The Music Band (1979)
The Music Band
Corns and Callouses (Hey Dr. Shoals)
I’m the One Who Understands
Good, Good Feelin’
Millionaire
All Around the World
Outlaw (1982)
You Got the Power
Outlaw
The Jungle (Medley)
Just Because
Baby, It’s Cold Outside
I’m About Somebody
Cinco de Mayo
Peace Sign (1994)
Peace Sign
East L.A.
Wild Rodriguez
I’m the One (Who Understands)
UB O.K.
Smile For Me
What If
Angel
Purchase WAR’s limited-edition The Vinyl 1977-1994, available exclusively via Record Store Day Black Friday. Pre-order The CD Collection 1977-1994, available worldwide via Rhino on November 29th 2024.
WAR’s The Vinyl: 1977-1994 and The CD Collection 1977-1994 are the next instalments in a series of special edition releases. Building on the band’s previous five-LP, decade-spanning compilation, The Vinyl: 1971-1975, this next compendium arrives on the heels of 2023’s The World Is a Ghetto: 50th Anniversary Collector’s Edition. Named one of the year’s best boxsets by The New York Times and Variety, with rave reviews by Pitchfork, Uncut, Classic Rock, Record Collector, Paste, SPIN and more, the project honoured the No.1 Billboard top-selling album of 1973, and cemented WAR’s legacy as “one of the most seminal bands in music” (Billboard).