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SPARTA - WIRETAP SCARS LTD NUMBERED RED TRANSPARENT NEW LP 2015 

• 180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL

• GATEFOLD SLEEVE

• INSERT

• FIRST PRESSING OF 1500 NUMBERED COPIES ON RED TRANSPARENT VINYL

Wiretap Scars (2002) is the fi rst full length album by US post-Hardcore band Sparta. Formed in 2001 after the disbanding of the group At The Drive-In, three ex-members Jim Ward, Paul Hinojos & Tony Hajjar quickly collaborated again to form Sparta. They recruited Matt Miller to complete the line-up and within a year released their fi rst EP, Austere. They followed up quickly with their fi rst LP, Wiretap Scars.

The album fi lls the void where At The Drive-In focused on post-Hardcore, leaving the relentless experimentation to Cedric Bixler and Omar Rodriguez in Mars Volta and focusing instead on a terse melodic sense. It’s accessible, but on Sparta’s own terms. The vocals and track naming in particular refl ect At the Drive-In’s Relationship Of Command, the last album made by the group. This is in contrast to the music of The Mars Volta, formed by two other members of ATDI (Omar and Cedric), which departs entirely from the post-hardcore genre.

Wiretap Scars peaked at #71 on the US Billboard 200.

Cat No: MOVLP1388 Barcode: 0600753588925

SIDE B

1. Cut Your Ribbon 2. Air 3. Mye

4. Collapse

5. Sans Cosm

6. Light Burns Clear

1. Cataract

2. Red Alibi

3. Coup

4. Glasshouse Tarot

5. Echodyne Harmonic

6. Assemble The Empire