Influential English rock band Happy Mondays have announced that they are releasing a vinyl box set to include their first four EPs.
The Early EPs, which are to include Forty Five (1985,) Freaky Dancin/The Egg (1986), Tart Tart and 24 Hour Party People (1987), will feature remastered songs on colored vinyl. The box set will also include exclusive print artwork from a new animated music video the Madchester favorites have re-released for "The Egg."
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Happy Mondays, who famously mixed dance music with hip-hop elements and were prominent members of the '80s Manchester rave scene, released the Pete Fowler-illustrated visual to coincide with the box set announcement. Watch "The Egg" above.
The box set will be available in the U.S. Nov. 8. Pre-order here.