Placebo – Never Let Me Go (Red Transparent Vinyl 2LP, Gatefold, Worldwide Original, 2022)

Placebo – Never Let Me Go is Placebo's eighth studio album and their first since "Loud Like Love" (2013). It is also the first album Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal recorded as a duo after drummer Steve Forrest left in 2015. It was made between 2019 and 2021, partly at RAK Studios in London, produced by Adam Noble and Placebo, and released on So Recordings on 25 March 2022. It reached No. 3 in the UK and No. 1 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, among others. This copy is the 2022 worldwide original pressing, a double LP on red transparent vinyl in a gatefold sleeve.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: So Recordings SOAKLPR263
• Format: 2 x vinyl LP, album, gatefold
• Pressing: Original, red transparent vinyl
• Country: Worldwide
• Year of this pressing: 2022
• Genre: Alternative Rock, Indie Rock
• Category: New vinyl, Limited edition & coloured vinyl

Condition

• Condition: New & factory sealed

The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Forever Chemicals (Molko/Olsdal/Ludwin)
2. Beautiful James
3. Hugz

Side B

1. Happy Birthday In The Sky
2. The Prodigal
3. Surrounded By Spies

Side C

1. Try Better Next Time
2. Sad White Reggae
3. Twin Demons
4. Chemtrails

Side D

1. This Is What You Wanted
2. Went Missing
3. Fix Yourself (Molko/Olsdal/Lloyd)

Personnel

Placebo: Brian Molko (vocals, guitar, synthesizers, loops, drum machine, percussion), Stefan Olsdal (bass, guitar, piano, synthesizers, backing vocals). Drums: Matthew Lunn and Pietro Garrone. All songs by Molko/Olsdal unless noted. Produced and mixed by Adam Noble (production with Placebo), mastered by Robin Schmidt.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
Yes. The record is from the year of release, 2022. Besides the black edition, several coloured variants were issued; this one is on red transparent vinyl.

Who plays drums now that Steve Forrest has left?
Since 2015 Placebo have been just Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal. On "Never Let Me Go" the drums are played by guest musicians Matthew Lunn and Pietro Garrone.

Is the record new?
Yes. The record is new and factory sealed, so it has not been opened or played.

Do you have more Placebo records?
This is currently our only title. Similar records are in our Alternative Rock collection.