Eric Johnson - Venus Isle

180-gram LP with deluxe packaging

From the original master tape of Universal Music

Pressed at Pallas in Germany

Never before on vinyl!

Guitarist Eric Johnson delivers 11 joyful selections tracks for this 1996 album which is now released on vinyl for the first time.

Recorded on 180-gram heavyweight vinyl to ensure quality sound, packaged in gatefold cover, and covered by premium protective vinyl outer sleeve.

The Play 33 1/3 LP Series is a first LP issue project of masterpiece albums which have never been released on vinyl LP. The albums are released by Universal Music Korea and the heavyweight vinyl LP is pressed in Germany. Khiov designs the project, reforms the original artworks for the LP size and produces the sleeves precisely by handmade. You will have a chance to experience great analogue sounds and to enjoy splendid artworks through the series.

"Eric Johnson is notorious for his perfectionism, but the six-year wait between his breakthrough Ah! Via Musicom and its follow-up Venus Isle seems a little extravagant, especially considering the resulting album. In six years, it could be assumed that an artist would undergo a number of different phases, exploring several different musical genres and textures. Johnson didn't spend his six years exploring -- he spent them refining. Venus Isle reveals no new insights about the guitarist, it only offers a new spin on the territory Ah! Via Musicom covered... Johnson is a consummate guitarist, pulling out tones and licks from his instrument that no other musician can quite match. It is a joy to hear him play... There are the occasional jazzy grooves, a handful of blues, several fusion numbers, and a few stabs at prog rock -- all of the things that distinguished the album's predecessor..." — AllMusic.com

Features:
• Play 33 1/3 Series
• 180g Vinyl Pressing
• From the original master of Universal Music
• Pressed at Pallas in Germany
• Lacquer cutting by SST Bruggemann GmbH in Germany
• Gatefold Jacket with obi
• Booklet
• Cover sleeve printed & made by Khiov in Korea
• Released on vinyl for the first time

Musicians:
Eric Johnson, guitars, vocals, classical guitar, acoustic piano, synthesizer, guitar synthesizer, lap steel
Roscoe Beck, bass
Kyle Brock, bass
Chris Maresh, bass
Tommy Taylor, drums, percussion
Bill Maddox, drums
Chris Searles, percussion
James Fenner, percussion
Steve Barber, Hammond B3 organ, synthesizer, string arrangements
Amit Chatterjee, additional vocals
Christopher Cross, additional vocals
Scott McIntosh, trumpet
Jimmie Vaughan, guest guitar soloist
Richard Kilmer, strings
Bruce Williams, strings
Jennifer Bourianoff, strings
Anthony Stogner, strings