black tape for a blue girl "As One Aflame Laid Bare By Desire" [Color Vinyl] 2LP

Double gold, white, and black splatter vinyl LP pressing. Includes photo book.

Ethereal, gothic and ambient entwine with poignant and powerful lyrical insight. Released 26 years ago in January of '99, AS ONE AFLAME LAID BARE BY DESIRE is black tape for a blue girl’s 7th album of romantic darkness and literary introspection. As blacktape closes in on their 2026 40th anniversary, founder Sam Rosenthal is restoring and remastering the band’s catalog. AFLAME is available in a striking 2LP edition and very limited 3CD edition.

Rosenthal funded this reissue with the support of the band’s fans via a successful Kickstarter campaign. He says, “I’m thrilled that so many want to see AFLAME available in new formats, sounding better than ever! I remixed two songs to bring the vocals up; going back to the original DAT sources makes the whole album so much warmer and richer. Martin Bowes' remastering enhances Julianna Towns' sultry vocals, Oscar Herrera's passionate voice, Vicki Richards' dramatic violins and cover star Lisa Feuer’s heartfelt flute. And of course my drifting electronics and soul-searching lyrics.

"Interestingly, 4 of the top-10 blacktape tracks at Spotify are from AFLAME. “Dulcinea” is the most played track. 47% of listeners are younger than 27. It's rewarding to have so many new listeners for blacktape's music, especially this album that was released before many were born!"