Dead Wax Records DW038 (2022)

hand numbered edition / housed in a matt finish sleeve with a double sided insert and download code

Neon was a band with four members from Eindhoven, The Netherlands. 

They were founded in 1979/1980 and existed until 1985. Their only release was a 12" with five tracks in 1981 on Sublabel, a daughter label of Torso. They played various times as a support act for Echo & the Bunnymen. Their postpunk / cold wave style has been compared to the likes of Joy Division or The Cure. 

The Dutch band NEON put out a glorious post-punk / cold wave five-song 12” in 1981, quite known amongst collectors worldwide. A DAY IN THE LAND OF LOST HORIZONS is a must, as simple as that. But when we found out that one song was left out of the 12” back then (reason now forgotten but who cares) and that they recorded six more songs shortly after, which have remained unheard and buried ever since, we were just awestruck. And the songs are so amazingly good. We are so lucky and proud of being able to rescue these recordings now, all from the original master tapes!

A1 to A6 recorded at Stonesound Studio, Roosendaal, 18, 19, 20, 26, 27.8.1981.
B1 to B4 recorded at Studio Divoe, Nuenen, 14 and 15.2.1982.
B5 and B6 recorded at Studio Divoe, Nuenen, 23 and 24.5.1982.

A1 to A5 previously released as A Day In The Land Of Lost Horizons in 1981.
Transferred and mastered from the original ” reel tapes.