{"product_id":"kirkwood-castles-of-sand-lp","title":"Kirkwood \"Castles of Sand\" LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSecond part of the third trilogy of Kirkwood albums, based on \"Sandman\". Orange vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Kirkwood's immense body of work functioned as an aural adaptation, thematically centered around the works of J.R.R. Tolkien (The Lord of the\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e Rings), Michael Moorcock (Eternal Champion), Neil Gaiman (Sandman), Celtic Mythology, and the Norse Poetic Edda. With singular vision and unmatched dedication, Kirkwood released two dozen full-length cassettes from 1990-1996 to virtually no audience but himself and his closest confidants. As such, this original run of recorded material languished in total obscurity before being rediscovered by underground fans in the last decade, resulting in the sudden, long-overdue recognition of the genius of Jim Kirkwood. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing the completion of the Middle Earth and Eternal Champion trilogies, Kirkwood pushed forward into 1992 at a furious pace, turning next to material inspired by the seminal dark fantasy series Sandman. The comic’s themes of dreamscapes, myth, and the occult aligned perfectly with Kirkwood’s creative drive at the time, resulting in Castle of Sand (1992, oos268\/DEI-008), Lord of the Dreaming (1992, oos269\/DEI-009), and Through a Dark Glass (1993, oos267\/DEI-007). These cassettes also marked the first appearance of vibrant color in Kirkwood’s beautifully primitive cover art. Despite the popularity of their source material, these recordings remain among the most elusive in Kirkwood’s catalog: decades later, Lord of the Dreaming was misidentified and merged with material from Castle of Sand, while Through a Dark Glass has remained publicly unavailable—until now.' -label\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003eHosianna Mantra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CW Productions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48571260141723,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0248\/7749\/8461\/files\/kirkwood-castles.jpg?v=1778798936","url":"https:\/\/shop.cwproductions.net\/products\/kirkwood-castles-of-sand-lp","provider":"CW Productions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}