AMC's THE WALKING DEAD Deluxe Vinyl Edition Comes to Life Today

Descending from the cosmos to make their planet earth debut during December 2013, record label and pop-culture provocateurs SPACELAB9 prepare for their official launch on April 15th with the release of the deluxe edition vinyl LP for the official soundtrack to multi-award winning fan-favorite drama series THE WALKING DEAD.

The deluxe edition LP is packaged in a full color gatefold jacket and heavy card stock inner bag featuring images from the hit TV series. First pressing also includes a bonus 18" x 24" full color poster.

Limited editions of both "Black Smoke" and "Blood Red" colored vinyl will be available in stores while supplies last. For die-hard fans, a limited run of only 200 numbered "Zombie Flesh Green" vinyl copies will be available exclusively from the label's web store and for early birds, a very limited edition of zombie turntable slipmats featuring original gore-tesque artwork by artist Travis Pitts will also be available during the pre-sale which begins Tuesday, April 1st at SPACELAB9.COM.

Released by Universal Republic Records on CD and digital album followed by a now sold-out run of Picture Disc LPs by SPACELAB9, AMC's THE WALKING DEAD: Official Soundtrack Vol.1 makes its full-blown vinyl debut on April 15th featuring tracks from composer Bear McCreary and artists Jamie N. Commons, Voxhaul Broadcast, Baby Bee, Fink, Lauren Cohan (Maggie Greene) & Emily Kinney (Beth Greene) as well as multiplatinum Icelandic artists Of Monsters and Men.

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About The Walking Dead: The Walking Dead is an American television drama series developed by Frank Darabont and is based on the comic book series by Robert Kirkman, one of the most successful and popular series of all time. AMC's The Walking Dead captures the ongoing human drama following a zombie apocalypse. The series follows a group of survivors led by police of?cer Rick Grimes, played by Andrew Lincoln (Love Actually, Teachers, Strike Back), who are travelling in search of a safe and secure home. The series has been very well received by both fans and critics, having been nominated for countless awards including a Writers Guild of America Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series Drama. The series has also attained strong Nielsen ratings, beating various records for a cable series, including receiving 10.9 million viewers for its season three premiere to become the most watched basic cable telecast in history. Jon Bernthal (The Paci?c, Ghost Rider), Rick's sheriff's department partner before apocalypse and Sarah Wayne Callies (Prison Break) is Rick's wife Lori Grimes. Additional cast include: Lori Holden, Steven Yuen, Norman Reedus, Jeffrey DeMunn, Chandler Riggs, Iron E. Singleton and Melissa McBride. Guest stars include: Lauren Cohan, Scott Wilson and Pruitt Taylor Vince.

About Spacelab9: Conceived of by music industry veteran Dave Amcher and staffed by fellow record collectors, film buffs and all-around fanboy fanatics, SPACELAB9 takes a 360 view of music and pop culture fandom; Come all ye pop culture fans, film and tv freaks, record collectors, comic fanatics, thrill seekers and escapees of the mundane... With their sights set on galactic conquest, SPACELAB9 has arrived to bring your favorite TV, Film, Comic and Pop Culture icons to life with deluxe edition vinyl records, apparel, posters, high quality art prints and more. Enter the spacelab and see what thrills await...