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# Desire Records re-issues two early 4AD bands Say the words '**4AD** rarity' to us and we melt. The genre-defining label also defined our teenage years (in the '90s...we're not THAT old!) and introduced us to a world of sounds we'd never imagined, from the ethereal-doom rituals of **Dead Can Dance** to the spiky punk trashiness of **The Birthday Party**. Now, two of their lesser-knowns are getting the re-issue treatment -- on vinyl, no less, and for the first time in 30 years. **Desire Records**, purveyors of more modern darkness like **//TENSE//** and **Soft Metals**, are re-issuing **In Camera**'s IV+II and **Mass**' Labour Of Love, both from 1980. Limited to 500 editions each, these are wonderful slices of post-punk history. Pre-order them [here][1]. **Mass -- Cross Purposes** **In Camera -- Die Laughing** [1]: http://desirerecords.bigcartel.com/ 
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    text: '<p> Say the words &lsquo;<strong>4AD</strong> rarity&rsquo; to us and we melt. The genre-defining label also defined our teenage years (in the &rsquo;90s&hellip;we&rsquo;re not THAT old!) and introduced us to a world of sounds we&rsquo;d never imagined, from the ethereal-doom rituals of <strong>Dead Can Dance</strong> to the spiky punk trashiness of <strong>The Birthday Party</strong>. Now, two of their lesser-knowns are getting the re-issue treatment &ndash; on vinyl, no less, and for the first time in 30 years. <strong>Desire Records</strong>, purveyors of more modern darkness like <strong>//TENSE//</strong> and <strong>Soft Metals</strong>, are re-issuing <strong>In Camera</strong>&lsquo;s IV+II and <strong>Mass</strong>&lsquo; Labour Of Love, both from 1980. Limited to 500 editions each, these are wonderful slices of post-punk history. Pre-order them <a href="http://desirerecords.bigcartel.com/">here</a>. </p><p><strong>Mass &ndash; Cross Purposes</strong></p><p><strong>In Camera &ndash; Die Laughing</strong></p>'
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# Desire Records re-issues two early 4AD bands Say the words '**4AD** rarity' to us and we melt. The genre-defining label also defined our teenage years (in the '90s...we're not THAT old!) and introduced us to a world of sounds we'd never imagined, from the ethereal-doom rituals of **Dead Can Da...