Audrey Fall - Mitau (2xLP, Album, Ltd, RE, Gre)

Media Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
Sleeve Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)

Comments:
all good, still in shrink like new, no flaws!

General notes about this release (please note: our version may differ a little. see the comments above):

©℗ Audrey Fall 2024

Limited to 350 copies.
First time on vinyl.

— Description of contents:
Record comes in a gatefold jacket. Vinyl records are housed in a plain black paper inner sleeve. Left and right inner panels feature track to track background information regarding the song titles.

— Additional information:
• As per direct correspondence with the band this record has been pressed with Takt Direct in Seiersberg, Austria

Background information on song titles read:
Left inner panel reads: 
"A1 1944"
- In this year, from July 30th to August 7th, Jelgava (German: Mitau) endured heavy bombing during World War II as German occupiers fled and were replaced by Russian forces. This occupation led to the near-total destruction of Jelgava's historic architecture and the city itself. After World War II ended in Latvia, the country remained under Russian occupation until 1990 when it regained its independance from USSR. During this period of occupation, Latvians faced deportations to Siberia, Gulag camps, and other forms of persecution by the USSR.

"A2 Petrina"
- Academia Petrina, located in Jelgava, was the first institution of higher education in Latvia's territory. The beautiful building was built around 1698, faced the challenges of time, and burned during World War II, but fortunately, the base construction was not damaged. Over the years, the institution's name changed, but the historic castle-like building stayed the same. Many signficiant figures in our nation's history, including Latvia's first president, J. Cakste, studied at this school.

"B1 Wolmar"
- Valmiera, the largest city in Latvia's Vidzeme region, was historically knows as Wolmar in German. Valmiera was first documented in official historical sources around the year 1323. While most of the city and its historical buildings were built after the 18th century, almost half of the architectural testimony was destroyed during World War II.

"B2 Driksa"
- One of the rivers flowing through Jelgava. In the 17th century, along the Driksa's river's banks, the old city promenade was established and was known as Upes Street or Bachstrasse in German. The street was once lined with many beautiful, historical buildings, which were destroyed in World War II.

"B3 Bermondt"
- Pavel Bermondt-Avalov, a warlord, led an attack on Latvia, known as the Bermondtiad, which was a part of the Latvian freedom fights. On November 11, 1919, the Armed Forces of Latvia defeated the Bermondt's and Rüdiger Graf von der Goltz's supported army in Riga. By the end of the year, Bermondt's army was completely forced out of Latvia's territory. The victory over Bermondt's army played a crucial role in shaping Latvia's national identity. Nowadays, November 11th is commemorated in Latvia as a memorial day for the soldiers who sacrificed their lives during the country's fight for freedom.

"C1 Valdeka"
- Valdeka (German: Schloß Waldeck) is a small palace in Jelgava that dates back to the 17th century. During the 19th century, the owners of the castle were the Reke family, who reconstructed the building in Neo-Gothic style. Throughout its history, the building has served various puroposes, including as a hunting lodge, apartment building, laboratory and even a kindergarten. Currently Valdeka Palace houses the Landscape Architecture Planning faculty of the University.

"C2 - Eliass"
- Gederts Eliass, a Latvian artist and revolutionary, was born in 1887, in the Jelgava region and created over 1000 oil paintings. One of his most renowned works is "At The Well" ca 1935. From 1925 to 1953 Gederts Eliass served as a professor and was awarded the Order of the Three Stars in 1936 - an award given for meritorious service to Latvia.

"C3 - Courland Aa"
- (Kurländische Aa) is the German name for the largest river in Jelgava, known as Lielupe. The Lielupe River begins at the confluence of two smaller rivers Memele and Musa. In its upper course, Lielupe flows througha dolomite valley with a few small rapids, plains of the Zemgale region, and eventually flows into the Baltic Sea.

"D1 - Priboi"
- As the end of World War II brought peace to most of the Western World, the Baltic states remained under Russian (USSR) occupation and faced terror. Priboi was the codename for the mass deportations carried out by the Soviet Union in March 1949 in the Baltics. Over 90,000 people from Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia were forcibly deported to inhospitable areas of the Soviet Union, such as Siberia. During the USSR's occupation of the Baltics, the regime sought to suppress the region's language, culture and identity, resulting in the persecution of patriots, intellectuals, professors, and farmers, whom the USSR regarded as enemies of the state.

"D2 - Medem"
- German: von Medem was a Baltic-Germany noble family that resided partially in Jelgava and Latvia. One of the most prominent figures of this family was Christoph Johann Friedrich von Medem, who was a nobleman from Courland, one of the historical lands in western Latvia. He served as a courtier in the courts of Prussian kings Frederick the Great, Frederick William II, and the Emperor of Russia Paul I. A testament to the Medem family's presence is the Villa Medem in Jelgava, which still stands today.

A1. 1944 7:14
A2. Petrina 6:10
B1. Wolmar 6:01
B2. Driksa 5:22
B3. Bermondt 3:51
C1. Valdeka 7:40
C2. Eliass 3:59
C3. Courland Aa 5:26
D1. Priboi 6:30
D2. Medem 3:03

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

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Matrix / Runout 011200197-A-1
Matrix / Runout 011200197-B-1
Matrix / Runout 011200258-C-4
Matrix / Runout 011200258-D-3

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