Brian Eno brings Opal back

Two Brian Eno albums spent close to twenty years unavailable outside Japan. Now they are back, and so is Opal, the label he founded in 1988.

The return begins with Another Day on Earth and Drawn From Life. Both were originally Opal recordings licensed to other labels. When those rights came back, the albums slipped out of circulation. This gives them a way back into your listening pile.

Another day for these songs

Released in 2005, Another Day on Earth brought Eno back to a song-based solo album after 1992’s Nerve Net. Its collaborators include Jon Hopkins, Nell Catchpole, Leo Abrahams and J. Peter Schwalm.

If you have been waiting to hear “And Then So Clear” or “Caught Between” on the album again, here is your invitation.

Two names on the sleeve

Drawn From Life first appeared in 2001. It was a full collaboration with J. Peter Schwalm, and the reissue gives the pair joint billing for the first time. Laurie Anderson and Holger Czukay are among the guests.

The new edition also includes “Bloom (Instrumental)”. Both albums return on CD and vinyl, alongside their digital editions. Which one goes on first?

Read Eno’s announcement of Opal’s return, or explore the editions of Another Day on Earth and Drawn From Life.

Photograph: Cecily Eno / Universal Music, via HHV Mag. Album artwork: Opal / enoshop.