NEW LP
New sealed copy. 2023 repress on opaque yellow coloured vinyl.
Please note that this record does not come in shrink wrap from the factory and is instead placed in a plastic outer sleeve.
Call of the Mastodon serves as a crucial document of Mastodon’s formative years, compiling the band’s earliest recordings into a definitive collection. Released on February 7, 2006, via Relapse Records, the album revisits material originally featured on the band’s 9 Song Demo, recorded when vocalist Eric Saner was still in the lineup. Following his departure, guitarist Brent Hinds and bassist Troy Sanders took over vocal duties, re-recording the tracks for Mastodon’s Slick Leg and Lifesblood EPs.
Years later, the songs—now featuring Hinds and Sanders on vocals—were remixed and remastered by original engineer Matt Washburn, culminating in the release of Call of the Mastodon. While officially a compilation, the album has been retrospectively viewed as a significant milestone in the band’s discography. In a Crack the Skye documentary, Hinds referred to it as Mastodon’s first studio album, a perspective later reinforced by guitarist Bill Kelliher during his appearance on Loudwire’s Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?
TRACKLIST:
A1 Shadows That Move
A2 Welcoming War
A3 Thank You For This
A4 We Built This Come Death
A5 Hail To Fire
B1 Battle At Sea
B2 Deep Sea Creature
B3 Slickleg
B4 Call Of The Mastodon
