On November 20, 2012, Suction Records will reissue Ceramic Hello's seminal 1981 LP, "The Absence of a Canary." A long-time cult favorite among fans of obscure '80s synthpop, this LP remains a highly sought-after by "minimal synth" vinyl collectors. The LP has been painstakingly remastered, transferred from perhaps the last sealed copy of this LP in existence. Long-time followers of Suction Records will remember that we had originally planned to reissue this LP in 2002. Ten years + one sold-out reissue on VOD later, and we are very excited to make this Canadian minimal synth classic available again. Although this won't be the first official reissue of the LP, it is the first time it will be reissued in its original single-LP format, with the original artwork. It is also the first time that the LP will be reissued in CD / digital download format (in addition to vinyl, of course!). From Wikipedia: "Ceramic Hello was a duo from Burlington, Ontario, formed by Brett Wickens in 1980 after leaving Spoons. He teamed up with Roger Humphreys who added a more classical bent to the minimal synthesizer tunes (in the mold of John Foxx and Mute Records). Their first release was the single "Climatic Nouveaux" / "Theatre Matrix" (MAN003) on Mannequin Records in 1980, followed quickly by the alcum The Absence Of A Canary (MAN LP1), which included the single's A-side. The 1000 copies have become a collector's item, so much so that in 2006 the German label Vinyl On Demand produced a two disc re-issue, named The Absence Of A Canary V1.1. The original LP has sold on eBay for up to US$350."