Boris Archive is a three-disc collection of live material by Japanese band Boris. The first disc comprises various live renditions of older songs and material from Amplifier Worship and the Boris/Barebones split EP. The second disc is three drumless drone songs. The third disc is a live set consisting of the 65-minute Absolutego and the 70-minute Flood played back-to-back in 37 minutes. Altogether, 600 copies of each disc were pressed with the intention of being sold individually. However, due to strong demand for all three, a set consisting of an obi-style horizontal slipcase enclosing the three discs was created and limited to 320 copies.
All three discs were re-released together in 2013 through Daymare Recordings with new artwork.Daymare Recordings listing for Archive I reissue
Disc 1: "Live 96–98"
Recording
Tracks 1–2 recorded December 21, 1996 at Koenji 20000V Tracks 3–5 recorded June 21, 1996 at Koenji 20000V Tracks 6–7 recorded October 4, 1997 at Shinjyuku Loft Track 8 recorded August 2, 1998 at Koenji 20000V
Disc 2: "Drumless Shows"
Recording
Track 1 recorded August 9, 1997, at Nagoya Music Farm Tracks 2–3 recorded August 8, 1997, at Koenji 20000V
Disc 3: "2 Long Songs"
Recording
Recorded May 3, 2001 at Koenji 20000V
Pressing history Year Label Format Country Out of print? Notes 2005 aRCHIVE 3CD U.S. Yes Ltd. 600. 320 have a striped OBI strip to hold them together
References
External links aRCHIVE