Red Lorry Yellow Lorry - Paint Your Wagon [Limited Edition]

Originally released in 1986, Paint Your Wagon is the second studio album from Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, a band that stood at the dark, beating heart of the UK’s post-punk explosion. Emerging from Leeds alongside contemporaries like The Sisters of Mercy, "The Lorries" carved out a unique and demanding sound that was entirely their own. Guided by the singular vision of iconic bandleader Chris Reed and the atmospheric guitar work of David Wolfenden, the album captures a band at the height of their creative powers, blending a burgeoning gothic outlook with a cold, mechanical intensity.

The record is defined by its "cut-throat" guitars and the heavy, hypnotic thrum of drum machine patterns that became the band's sonic signature. Tracks like "Walking on Your Hands" and "Jive" showcase Reed's brooding, baritone delivery set against a backdrop of industrial-sized rhythms and droning, overdriven melodies. While often associated with the goth-rock movement, Paint Your Wagon possesses a raw, muscular energy that leans more toward the stark minimalism of early industrial and post-punk, earning the band a fierce cult following that remains active across the globe.

This coloured vinyl reissue brings the dark, driving world of The Lorries back to the turntable in vibrant style. The audio has been preserved to highlight the record’s signature wall-of-sound production, ensuring the "droning" textures and tribal beats hit with the same visceral impact as they did in the mid-80s. It is an essential acquisition for any collector of the Leeds "darkwave" sound or classic 80s alternative rock.