Wytch Hazel - Prelude (Blue Vinyl LP | UK Repress | 2016)

Wytch Hazel – Prelude is the debut album by Wytch Hazel from Lancaster, England, led by singer, guitarist and songwriter Colin Hendra. After the single Surrender (2011) and the EP The Truth (2012), Prelude was released in 2016 on Bad Omen Records. The band plays traditional heavy metal and hard rock with 70s-style twin guitars. This copy is a 2016 UK repress on 180 g powder blue vinyl.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Bad Omen Records OMEN015
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album, 180 g, Blue Vinyl
• Pressing: UK repress
• Country: UK
• Year of this pressing: 2016
• Genre: Metal, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: NM-
• Cover: NM-

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Freedom Battle
2. Fight
3. Mighty King
4. More Than Conquerors
5. Psalm

Side B

1. Prelude
2. He Shall Reign
3. Dark Ages
4. Wytch Hazel
5. We Will Be Strong

Personnel

Wytch Hazel: Colin Hendra (vocals, guitar) with Alex Haslam (guitar), Neil Corkery (bass) and Jack Spencer (drums), who were in the band at the time.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
It is a repress from the release year 2016 on Bad Omen Records (OMEN015), on blue vinyl. The first run also came out in 2016; further represses followed in 2017 and 2021.

What does Media NM- / Cover NM- mean?
NM- (Near Mint minus) means, for both record and sleeve, close to new with at most minimal signs of use. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Why is the album called Prelude?
Prelude is the band's first album, and the later ones are numbered: II: Sojourn, III: Pentecost, IV: Sacrament and V: Lamentations. A track of the same name opens side B.

Do you have more Wytch Hazel records?
Yes, the follow-up Wytch Hazel – II: Sojourn on beer transparent vinyl. More titles are in our Metal collection.