PJ HARVEY – THE HOPE SIX DEMOLITION PROJECT
AVAILABLE MARCH 11 ON VINYL
AND
THE HOPE SIX DEMOLITION PROJECT – DEMOS
AVAILABLE MARCH 11 ON CD, VINYL AND DIGITAL
BACK CATALOGUE
AVAILABLE ON VINYL IN 2020–2022
LISTEN TO THE DEMO VERSION OF ‘THE WHEEL’ HERE
March 11th sees the reissue of the vinyl of THE HOPE SIX DEMOLITION PROJECT, the ninth studio album by PJ Harvey, alongside a collection of unreleased demos which will be available on CD, vinyl and digital through UMC/ Island.
Written during Harvey’s travels to Kosovo, Afghanistan and Washington DC with her frequent collaborator, photographer/ filmmaker Seamus Murphy, “The Hope Six Demolition Project” was then created in sessions open to the public as part of an art installation at Somerset House in London called Recording in Progress. The sessions were forty-five minutes each in length and lasted for a month, during which viewers could see Harvey making the album through one-way glass with Flood and John Parish.
THE HOPE SIX DEMOLITION PROJECT topped the UK charts upon release, her first album to do so. It also charted highly in end of year roundups in the likes of Mojo, Q, Uncut, Chicago Tribune, Under the Radar and many more.
THE HOPE SIX DEMOLITION PROJECT is repressed on vinyl. Out 11 March on UMC/ Island. Pre order
here
THE HOPE SIX DEMOLITION PROJECT – DEMOS is available on digital, CD and vinyl on 11 March on UMC/ Island. Pre order
here
LET ENGLAND SHAKE is repressed on vinyl. Out 28 January on UMC/ Island. Pre order
here
LET ENGLAND SHAKE – DEMOS is available on digital, CD, and vinyl on 28 January on UMC/ Island. Pre order
here
A WOMAN A MAN WALKED BY is repressed on vinyl. Out 23 July 2021 on UMC/ Island. Pre order
here
WHITE CHALK is repressed on vinyl. Out 25 June 2021 on UMC/ Island. Pre order
here
WHITE CHALK – DEMOS is available on digital, CD, and vinyl on 25 June 2021 on UMC/ Island. Pre order
here
THE PEEL SESSIONS 1991–2004 is repressed on vinyl. Out 28 May 2021 on UMC/ Island. Pre order
here
UH HUH HER is repressed on vinyl. Out 30 April 2021 on UMC/ Island. Pre order
here
UH HUH HER – DEMOS is available on digital, CD and vinyl on 30 April 2021 on UMC/ Island. Pre order
here
STORIES FROM THE CITY, STORIES FROM THE SEA is repressed on vinyl. Out 26 February 2021 on UMC/ Island. Order
here.
STORIES FROM THE CITY, STORIES FROM THE SEA – DEMOS is available on digital, CD and vinyl on 26 February 2021 on UMC/ Island. Order
here.
IS THIS DESIRE? is repressed on vinyl. Out 29 January 2021 on UMC/ Island. Order
here
IS THIS DESIRE? – DEMOS is available on digital, CD and vinyl on 29 January on UMC/ Island. Order
here
DANCE HALL AT LOUSE POINT is repressed on vinyl. Out 13 November on UMC/ Island. Order
here
TO BRING YOU MY LOVE is repressed on vinyl. Out 11 September on UMC/ Island. Order
here
TO BRING YOU MY LOVE – DEMOS is available on digital, CD and vinyl on 11 September on UMC/ Island. Order
here
RID OF ME is repressed on vinyl for the first time since its original release in 1993. Out 21 August on UMC/Island. Order
here.
4-TRACK DEMOS is also reissued on stand alone vinyl from 21 August on UMC/Island. Order
here.
DRY – DEMOS is available on digital, CD and vinyl on 24 July on UMC/Island Records. Order
here.
DRY (studio album) is available on Too Pure/Beggars Archive on vinyl on 24 July. Order
here.
Praise for THE HOPE SIX DEMOLITION PROJECT
“It all builds masterfully to a powerful, closing one-two punch” – 4/4, Chicago Tribune
“Deeply melodic… Harvey is again sweeping up sonic history and weaving it into a pattern of her own making” – 5 stars, Record Collector
“A triumph” – 4 stars, Guardian
“The end result is a heavyweight tour de force, and Polly Harvey’s most fully-realised album to date” – 4 stars, Q
Notes to Editors:
THE HOPE SIX DEMOLITION PROJECT
Release date: 11th March 2022
Label: UMC/Island
Territory: World
Format: 1LP
UPC: 00602507254148
Catalogue Number:0725414
Repress on vinyl of the ninth PJ Harvey studio album The Hope Six Demolition Project. Originally released in 2016, it features the singles ‘The Wheel’, and ‘The Community Of Hope’.
LP Info
- 1LP, 180gsm black vinyl
- Full colour gatefold outer sleeve on special ‘Munken’ board stock
- Printed inner sleeve with lyrics
- Folded poster of PJ Harvey featuring a photograph taken by Maria Mochnacz
- Download card
LP Track list
Side A:
- The Community Of Hope
- The Ministry Of Defence
- A Line In The Sand
- Chain Of Keys
- River Anacostia
Side B
- Near The Memorials To Vietnam And Lincoln
- The Orange Monkey
- Medicinals
- The Ministry Of Social Affairs
- The Wheel
- Dollar, Dollar
THE HOPE SIX DEMOLITION PROJECT – DEMOS
Release date: 11th March 2022
Label: UMC/Island
Territory: World
Format: 1LP
UPC: 00602507254193
Catalogue Number:0725419
Collection of unreleased demos written for the ninth PJ Harvey studio album The Hope Six Demolition Project, originally recorded in London and Dorset in 2012, including demos of ‘The Wheel’ and ‘The Community Of Hope’. Features brand new artwork with cover art based on a drawing by Polly Jean Harvey, plus previously unseen photos by Maria Mochnacz and Seamus Murphy. Artwork is overseen by Michelle Henning with Rob Crane. Mastering by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering, under the guidance of longtime PJ Harvey producer John Parish.
LP Info
- 1LP, 180g black vinyl
- Full colour outer sleeve, with printed inner sleeve
- Artwork includes previously unseen drawing and photos
- Download card
LP Track list
SIDE 1
- The Community Of Hope
- The Ministry Of Defence
- A Line In The Sand
- Chain Of Keys
- River Anacostia
SIDE 2
- Near The Memorials To Vietnam And Lincoln
- The Orange Monkey
- Medicinals
- The Ministry Of Social Affairs
- The Wheel
- Dollar, Dollar
Format: 1CD
UPC: 00602507254209
Catalogue Number:0725420
CD Info:
- Gatefold outer sleeve
- Printed inner sleeve
CD Track list
- The Community Of Hope
- The Ministry Of Defence
- A Line In The Sand
- Chain Of Keys
- River Anacostia
- Near The Memorials To Vietnam And Lincoln
- The Orange Monkey
- Medicinals
- The Ministry Of Social Affairs
- The Wheel
- Dollar, Dollar
Format: Digital
UPCs: 00602507254216 (SD – 16bit/44.1kHz)
00602507401160 (MFiT)
00602507401177 (HD – 24bit/96kHz)
Digital Info
- 11-track digital release in standard definition, MFiT and HD formats
Digital Track List
- The Community Of Hope
- The Ministry Of Defence
- A Line In The Sand
- Chain Of Keys
- River Anacostia
- Near The Memorials To Vietnam And Lincoln
- The Orange Monkey
- Medicinals
- The Ministry Of Social Affairs
- The Wheel
- Dollar, Dollar
UMC/Island have announced a comprehensive reissue campaign which will see PJ Harvey’s back catalogue, plus her two albums in collaboration with John Parish, released on vinyl from 2020 to 2022. For the first time, each of PJ Harvey’s accompanying album demos will be available as a stand-alone album on CD, vinyl and digital
This catalogue project will celebrate every aspect of Harvey’s recording career and provide a comprehensive look at the evolution of a singular and extraordinary artist.