This auction is for a 3 x LP record set of the album "Altar" by Sunn O))) & Boris. This record is on ORANGE colored vinyl. The top of the record sleeve has a small amount of seam splitting and a few of the corners have wear (check pictures), but the vinyl itself is in good condition. It is in Very Good condition. Item ships by Media Mail between 2 pieces of cardboard, wrapped in bubble wrap and inside of a cardboard record mailer. I only ship to the USA. I only accept PayPal for payment. Please pay for your item within 3 business days max. I will then ship your item within 3 business days. Check out my other items for sale for more CDs and records of bands of Stephen O'Malley (Khanate, Sunn O))), KTL, Lotus Eaters, Thorr's Hammer and Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine). Read below for more information about the item you are buying:

Altar
(with Boris) October 31, 2006 Southern Lord Sunn O))) Stephen O'Malley first met Atsuo of the Japanese noise rock band Boris in the mid-1990s and remained close ever since.[29] Cam Lindsay of Exclaim! described the pairing of Sunn O))) and Boris for Altar as "a union that any doom metal fan has been praying for."[30] In addition to members of Boris and Sunn O))), Altar also features Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), Joe Preston (Thrones), Phil Wandscher (Whiskeytown) and singer-songwriter Jesse Sykes, among others.[31] Initial copies included the 28-minute bonus track "Her Lips Were Wet with Venom".[

Altar is a collaboration album between experimental music groups Boris and Sunn O))), released on October 31, 2006 through Southern Lord Records (SUNN62). A limited two-CD edition was released on October 23 via Southern Lord with a 28-minute bonus track with Sunn O))), Boris, and Dylan Carlson, titled "Her Lips Were Wet with Venom". Inoxia Records released their own two-CD version in 2006 which features a bonus track on the first disc, "The Sinking Belle (Black Sheep)", and also features "Her Lips Were Wet with Venom" on disc 2. The triple-vinyl edition by Southern Lord contains all of the songs from their two-CD edition, additional pictures, and liner notes by Kim Thayil. The Daymare 3LP version was released March 23, 2007 and features a bonus track not found on any other version of this release: "The Sinking Belle (White Sheep)".

In addition to major players Sunn O))) and Boris, Altar also boasts an extensive roster of guest musicians/collaborators such as Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), Joe Preston (Earth, Thrones, Melvins, High on Fire), Phil Wandscher and Jesse Sykes (both of Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter) as well as long time Sunn O))) collaborators TOS Niewenhuizen and Rex Ritter.

Sunn O))) & Boris (3) ?– Altar

Label: Southern Lord ?– SUNN62 Format: 3 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Orange
Country: US Released: Feb 2007 Genre: Electronic, Rock Style: Drone, Doom Metal, Experimental, Ambient

Tracklist

ALTAR
A Etna Drums – AtsuoGuitar – Greg Anderson, Stephen O'MalleyGuitar, Bass – TakeshiLead Guitar – Wata B1 N.L.T. Cymbal [Bowed], Gong – AtsuoDouble Bass [Upright Bass] – Bill Herzog B2 The Sinking Belle (Blue Sheep) Bass Guitar – Greg AndersonDrums [Traps] – AtsuoGuitar – TakeshiGuitar, Effects [Space Echo] – WataPercussion – Adrienne DaviesPiano – Stephen O'MalleyVocals – Bill Herzog, Jesse Sykes, Phil Wandscher C1 Akuma No Kuma Drums [Lead] – AtsuoDrums [Snare] – Bill HerzogSynthesizer [Korg Ms20] – Stephen O'MalleySynthesizer [Korg Ms20], Effects [Sherman Filter Bank, Echoplex] – Randall DunnSynthesizer [Moog Rogue] – Greg AndersonSynthesizer [Moog Taurus] – Tos NieuwenhuizenSynthesizer [Oberheim Voice 4] – Troy SwansonSynthesizer [Roland Sh101] – Mell DettmerSynthesizer [Vocoder] – Joe PrestonTrombone – Steve Moore (5) C2 Fried Eagle Mind Bass Guitar – Greg AndersonGuitar [Bottle Lead] – TakeshiGuitar [Clandestine], Performer [Califone] – Stephen O'MalleySynthesizer [Korg Ms20], Performer [Natural Trouble] – Randall DunnSynthesizer [Moog Taurus] – Tos NieuwenhuizenSynthesizer [Oberheim Voice 4] – Troy SwansonVocals, Guitar [Space] – Wata D Blood Swamp Gong – AtsuoGuitar – Greg Anderson, Kim Thayil, Stephen O'MalleyGuitar, Bass – TakeshiSynthesizer [Moog Rogue] – Tos NieuwenhuizenSynthesizer [Moog Taurus] – Rex Ritter Altar Prelude (Satan Oscillate My Metallic Sonatas) E Her Lips Were Wet With Venom Featuring – Dylan Carlson, Rex Ritter, Tos Nieuwenhuizen F Her Lips Were Wet With Venom (Continued) Featuring – Dylan Carlson, Rex Ritter, Tos Nieuwenhuizen

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Studio Litho
• Recorded At – Aleph Studios
• Mixed At – Avast! Recording Co.
• Mastered At – Sinister Kitchen Laboratories

Credits

• Art Direction – Fangsanalsatan, SOMA*
• Artwork – Aaron Horkey, Fangsanalsatan
• Engineer [Assistant] – Floyd Reitzmah*
• Photography By [Luminesce Images] – Rose Kallal
• Photography By [Portraits] – W.T. Nelson
• Producer – Boris (3), Sunn O)))
• Recorded By, Mixed By, Mastered By – Mell Dettmer
• Recorded By, Recorded By [Additional], Mixed By – Randall Dunn

Notes

Pressed on 180 gram vinyl. Packaged in an elaborate gatefold jacket/book with color printing on all pages. The individual LPs are held in heavy black sleeves with black print.

500 sets on orange vinyl.

Recorded at Litho, October 2005
Additional Recording at Aleph, December 2005
Mixed at Avast, June 2006
Mastered at Sinister Kitchen, July 2006

Although listed first on the back of the sleeve, "Her Lips Were Wet With Venom" appears on the final LP in the set.