BREAKING BAD Original Score Vinyl Edition to Hit Stores 4/29

By: Apr. 17, 2014
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SpaceLab9, in partnership with Madison Gate Records, is primed for the release of "BREAKING BAD (Original Score From The Television Series)", a Deluxe Double LP edition scheduled to hit store shelves in North America on April 29th and in Europe on May 9th. Previously released as a limited double picture disc LP exclusively for Hot Topic stores by SpaceLab9 this past November, the score album to the groundbreaking series Breaking Bad will now be released as a deluxe gatefold double LP to delight fans of the hit TV show and rabid vinyl collectors alike.

"BREAKING BAD (Original Score From The Television Series)", Deluxe Double LP edition is packaged in a full color gatefold jacket with two full color inner bags featuring many images from the hit TV show as well as extensive liner notes from composer Dave Porter and show creator and executive producer Vince Gilligan. First pressing also includes a full color 18" x 24" poster. A limited edition of "Walter White" White Vinyl will be available in select stores while supplies last while the "Jesse Pinkman" Pink Vinyl edition will be made available exclusively from SPACELAB9.COM during the album's pre-sale beginning April 22nd, at 1PM Eastern Standard Time.

Breaking Bad is among the most watched cable programs on television, with the series finale having a viewership of approximately ten million. Breaking Bad has also won numerous awards, including ten Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globes, and was named one of the best-written TV series of all time by the Writers Guild of America. "BREAKING BAD (Original Score From The Television Series)" features original music by composer Dave Porter and includes hand-picked selections from the most pivotal moments of the entire series.

About BREAKING BAD: Breaking Bad is a tremendously successful American television drama created and produced by Vince Gilligan. It premiered on January 20, 2008 in the United States and Canada on cable network AMC and is a production of Sony Pictures Television.

Breaking Bad has received widespread critical acclaim and is considered one of the greatest TV series of all time. Each season generated extremely positive word-of-mouth leading to a steady increase in popularity. This rapid growth was aided by the show's availability for binge-viewing on multiple platforms, most notably on Netflix. Breaking Bad is now among the most-watched-cable series on American television with audience numbers having doubled year over year.

The series has garnered ten Primetime Emmy Award wins including 2013 winner for Outstanding Drama Series and in 2014 earned a Golden Globe for Best Television Series - Drama. Breaking Bad has won two prestigious Peabody Awards and was named to the American Film Institute's (AFI) list of the "Top 10 Programs of the Year" five years in a row (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013). Three-time Emmy winner for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Bryan Cranston leads an unforgettable ensemble including 2010 and 2012 Emmy winner for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Aaron Paul, 2013 Emmy winner for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Anna Gunn, along with Dean Norris, Betsy Brandt, RJ Mitte and Bob Odenkirk. In addition to Vince Gilligan, the series is executive produced by Oscar winner Mark Johnson and Michelle MacLaren, and co-executive produced by Melissa Bernstein, Sam Catlin, Peter Gould, Thomas Schnauz, George Mastras and Moira Walley-Beckett.

About Dave Porter: Dave Porter began his musical training at the piano at age five, and began composing as a teen. He studied classical and electronic music composition at Sarah Lawrence College, and started his professional career at Philip Glass' studio in New York City. Dave is best known as the series composer for the Emmy-acclaimed drama "Breaking Bad" on AMC, scoring all 62 episodes and creating its iconic theme. Dave currently scores NBC's new hit series "The Blacklist" starring James Spader. More information at www.daveporter.tv

About Madison Gate Records: Madison Gate Records is the in-house, independent record label of Sony Pictures Entertainment. The label was founded in 2010 to create, distribute and market music and related products from today's top films and television programs. For more information go to: www.Facebook.com/MadisonGateRecords.

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...



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