Title: LAIBACH 40
Artist: Laibach
Label: Mute U.S.
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 5400863194048
Genre: Rock
Release Date: 2026-01-09
Number of Discs: 4
Additional Details: BOXED SET

LAIBACH 40 by Laibach - VINYL BOXSET (5LP + DVD) To mark the 40th anniversary of their debut album, Laibach and Mute present the Laibach 40 vinyl and CD box sets. Originally released in 1985 without the band's name - banned at the time in Slovenia and Yugoslavia - and with Tito's speeches censored by a shrill bleep, this legendary debut now appears in a fully remastered facsimile edition, bearing it's originally intended name for the first time: Nebo žari / The Sky is Glowing. The box set also includes historic recordings from Laibach's early years. Ljubljana - Zagreb - Beograd (2025 Remaster) captures their first concerts across Yugoslavia in 1982, including tracks from early rehearsals held in a practice space wedged between a mortuary, dissection room, and madhouse. M.B. December 21, 1984 (2025 Remaster) documents a legendary semi- legal Ljubljana concert, appearing on vinyl for the first time. We Forge the Future (Live at the Cukrarna Gallery 2025) presents a unique recent performance with historical members, recreating the infamous 1983 Zagreb Biennale concert, exclusive to this box set. Housed in a specially designed box that enhances the original sleeve, the collection also features a booklet with archival photographs and brand-new, exclusively commissioned essays, and a DVD film, Laibach: Music is the Art of Time, documenting the debut album with an 8-page booklet and subtitles in six languages [DE, EN, ES, FR, JP, SL]. With Laibach 40, Mute celebrates the uncompromising beginnings of one of Europe's most enigmatic, provocative and influential music adventure through time and space. Ltd. To 700 copies w/ 20 pg. #booklet Deluxe lift-off lid box w/ premium finishes

Tracks:
1.1 Cari Amici Soldati (Dear Friends, Soldiers) [40th Anniversary Remaster]
1.2 Sila (The Force) [40th Anniversary Remaster]
1.3 Sredi bojev (In the Midst of Battles) [40th Anniversary Remaster]
1.4 Država (The State) [40th Anniversary Remaster]
2.1 Dekret (Decree) [40th Anniversary Remaster]
2.2 Mi kujemo bodocnost (We Forge the Future) [40th Anniversary Remaster]
2.3 Brat moj (Brother of Mine) [40th Anniversary Remaster]
2.4 Panorama (40th Anniversary Remaster)
3.1 Intro (Zagreb/Belgrade '82, 2 5 Remaster)
3.2 Unsere Geschichte (Our History) [Zagreb/Belgrade '82, 2 5 Remaster]
3.3 Rdeci molk (Red Silence) [Zagreb/Belgrade '82, 2 5 Remaster]
3.4 Siemens (Zagreb/Belgrade '82, 2 5 Remaster)
3.5 Smrt za smrt (Death for Death) [Zagreb/Belgrade '82, 2 5 Remaster]
3.6 Država (The State) [Zagreb/Belgrade '82, 2 5 Remaster]
3.7 Tito-Tito (Zagreb/Belgrade '82, 2 5 Remaster)
4.1 Zavedali so se - poparjen je odšel I (They Were Aware - He Left, Scalded I) [Zagreb/Belgrade '82, 2 5 Remaster]
4.2 Delo in disciplina (Work and Discipline) [Zagreb/Belgrade '82, 2 5 Remaster]
4.3 Ostati zvesti naši preteklosti - poparjen je odšel II (To Remain Faithful to Our Past - He Left, Scalded II) [Zagreb/Belgrade '82, 2 5 Remaster]
4.4 Tovarna C19 (Factory C19) [Zagreb/Belgrade '82, 2 5 Remaster]
4.5 STT (Machine Factory Trbovlje) [Zagreb/Belgrade '82, 2 5 Remaster]
4.6 Sveti Urh (Saint Ulrich) [Zagreb/Belgrade '82, 2 5 Remaster]
4.7 Država (The State) [Studio Version, 2 5 Remaster]
4.8 Cari Amici Soldati (Dear Friends, Soldiers) [Novi Rock '82, 2 5 Remaster]
4.9 Jaruzelski (Novi Rock '82, 2 5 Remaster)
4.10 Država (The State) [Novi Rock '82, 2 5 Remaster]
4.11 Svoboda (Freedom) [Novi Rock '82, 2 5 Remaster]
5.1 Ti, ki izzivas (You, Who Challenge) [Malci Belic Hall, LJubljana '84, 2 5 Remaster]
5.2 Sila / Dokumenti (The Force / The Documents) [Malci Belic Hall, LJubljana '84, 2 5 Remaster]
5.3 Dokumenti II (The Documents II) [Kulušic, Zagreb '85, 2 5 Remaster]
6.1 Sredi bojev (In the Midst of Battles) [Malci Belic Hall, LJubljana '84, 2 5 Remaster]
6.2 Nova Akropola (The New Acropolis) [Kulušic, Zagreb '85, 2 5 Remaster]
6.3 Dokumenti III (The Documents III) [Atonal, Berlin '85, 2 5 Remaster]
7.1 Rdeci molk + Siemens (Red Silence + Siemens) [Live at the Cukrarna Gallery, 2 5]
7.2 Tovarna C19 (Factory C19) [Live at the Cukrarna Gallery, 2 5]
7.3 Sveti Urh (Saint Ulrich) [Live at the Cukrarna Gallery, 2 5]
7.4 Zmagoslavje volje (Triumph of the Will) [Live at the Cukrarna Gallery, 2 5]
8.1 Smrt za smrt (Death for Death) [Live at the Cukrarna Gallery, 2 5]
8.2 Boji (Battles) [Live at the Cukrarna Gallery, 2 5]
8.3 Mi Kujemo bodocnost (We Forge the Future) [Live at the Cukrarna Gallery, 2 5]
8.4 Tito-Tito (Outro) [Live at the Cukrarna Gallery, 2 5]