Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto

Coldplay — Mylo Xyloto

Limited edition clear EcoRecord vinyl

In support of their ongoing sustainability mission, the British rock band Coldplay have announced plans to reissue all of their albums as EcoRecords.

The new records will be clear, 140-gram discs made from recycled plastic bottles, and produced using an injection molding process which reduces carbon emissions during manufacture by 85% when measured against the traditional vinyl record production process.

According to Warner Music Group, each record contains plastic recovered from about nine recycled rPET plastic bottles as part of the post-consumer recycling, where the bottles are cleaned and processed into small pellets for resuse in industry and consumer purposes.

The decision to re-release the band's full catalog follows the launch of their 10th album, Moon Music, in 2024 as a 100% recycled PET EcoRecord.

Mylo Xyloto is Coldplay's fifth album, released in October 2011, and the band's first concept album — the tale of a thematic rock opera. The album tells the story of a war against sound and color on the planet Silencia, which has been overtaken by a totalitarian government led by Major Minus, who controls the population through media and propaganda. The album follows Mylo Xyloto, a "silencer," a soldier in an army tasked to hunt and track down "sparkers," people who harness light and energy and use it to create sparks. "Paradise" and "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" received a total of three nominations at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards in 2012, while the album and "Charlie Brown" received two further nods in the following year.

Mylo Xyloto became Coldplay's third album to debut at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling 447,000 units in its first week of sales. It was the U.K.'s best-selling rock album of 2011, selling 908,000 copies. The album sold more than 14 million copies worldwide.

"We are incredibly proud to partner with artists such as Coldplay who share our commitment to a more sustainable future for music. The shift to EcoRecord LP for their releases is a testament to what's possible when innovation meets intention. It's not just about a new product; it's about pioneering manufacturing that significantly reduces environmental impact, providing fans with the same high-quality audio experience while setting a new standard for physical music production," stated Jen Ivory, Managing Director, Parlophone.

 

Side A

1. Mylo Xyloto

2. Hurts Like Heaven

3. Paradise

4. Charlie Brown

5. Us Against the World

6. M.M.I.X.

7. Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall

Side B

1. Major Minus

2. U.F.O.

3. Princess of China

4. Up in Flames

5. A Hopeful Transmission

6. Don't Let It Break Your Heart

7. Up with the Birds

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