Images In Vogue - Incipience 2: Prerelease Educated Man

This essential collection brings together the two rarest artifacts from Images In Vogue’s early history: the Pre-Release EP (June 1982) and the Educated Man EP (October 1982). Originally self-produced and independently released in extremely limited quantities (500 and 1,000 copies, respectively), these recordings represent the birth of a sound that would soon dominate Canadian airwaves.

Beyond its status as a synthpop holy grail, this record is a piece of industrial music history. It features the first-ever vinyl appearances of cEvin Key (who would go on to form the legendary Skinny Puppy) and Don Gordon (later of Numb), alongside the soaring vocals of Dale Martindale and the intricate programming of Joe Vizvary. From the icy, driving rhythms of "Anxiety Reaction" to the shimmering hooks of "Educated Man," this compilation captures a band perfectly bridging the gap between underground electronic experimentation and pop accessibility.