Viola Beach’s debut album is available on vinyl for the first time

nme.com:

Viola Beach‘s self-titled debut album is being released on vinyl for the very first time this week.The nine-track record first arrived in July 2016 after the Warrington four-piece (Kris Leonard, River Reeves, Tomas Lowe and Jack Dakin) and their manager, Craig Tarry, were tragically killed in a road accident in Sweden that February.A coloured picture disc vinyl version of ‘Viola Beach’ is now set to come out this Friday (February 11) to mark the fifth anniversary of the album’s initial release.

You can pre-order it from here.“This poignant vinyl edition release has been welcomed by the families as a fitting celebration of what the bandmates and their manager did best together, make and perform wonderful music,” an official description reads.The rainbow picture disc pays homage to the colourful umbrella that Viola Beach were once photographed with, which later became symbolic of them in the wake of their tragic accident six years ago.The special LP will be released by Fuller Beans Records, the label set up by Kris, River, Tom, Jack and their manager Craig.

You can see a preview image below.“I would like to thank SJM and other organisations for the continued support we as families have received,” said Lisa Leonard. “I am very proud that the boys’ album is released on vinyl.