{"id":649201,"date":"2026-08-21T14:48:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T14:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/649201\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T14:48:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T14:48:17","slug":"gzas-liquid-swords-joins-the-vinylphyle-reissue-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/649201\/","title":{"rendered":"GZA\u2019s &#8216;Liquid Swords&#8217; Joins The Vinylphyle Reissue Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.udiscovermusic.com\/genre\/gza\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>GZA<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s 1995 classic Liquid Swords, one of the most iconic albums in the broader Wu-Tang Clan canon, is about to get a spectacular vinyl reissue. The album is a new entry in the Vinylphyle series, which brings beloved releases to 180-gram black vinyl with all-analog mastering from original sources where available.<\/p>\n<p>Like all Vinylphyle releases, Liquid Swords will be packaged in a tip-on wrapped gatefold jacket in satin matte finish and printed on clay-coated board, with archival poly sleeves and a four-panel insert featuring new liner notes\u2014this time by former Yo! MTV Raps host Ed Lover. This release pulls from the 1995 Sterling Sound digital master by Joe Nino-Hernes. While the Liquid Swords sessions were recorded to 2-inch 24-track tape, final mixes were printed on DAT tapes; digital sampling was an integral part of producer RZA\u2019s creative process.\n<\/p>\n<p>Though GZA\u2019s solo debut was 1991\u2019s Words From The Genius, sophomore album Liquid Swords was his first release after the breakout success of the Wu-Tang Clan\u2019s 1993 debut Enter The Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers, which raised the profile of the core Wu-Tang lineup and their many affiliates. He made the most of the brighter spotlight, draping RZA\u2019s grimy beats with some of the most intricate verbiage ever laid down on a hip-hop record.<\/p>\n<p>Tracks like \u201cLiquid Swords,\u201d \u201c4th Chamber,\u201d and \u201cShadowboxin\u2019\u201d made Liquid Swords a landmark of East Coast hip-hop. Threaded through with samples from Shogun Assassin and guest spots from his Wu-Tang associates, the album is first and foremost a showcase for GZA\u2019s rugged lyrical prowess and his preternatural connection with RZA. Calling GZA \u201ca highly focused master-craftsman,\u201d The Source\u2019s Selwyn Seyfu Hinds wrote, \u201cthroughout Liquid Swords he maintains a clear, precise flow, one that reflects deadly-sharp purpose and skilled execution.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>Similar rave reviews rolled in from around the world, and the album\u2019s reputation has continued to grow in the decades since. All Music Guide\u2019s Steve Huey wrote that Liquid Swords is \u201coften acclaimed as the best Wu-Tang solo project of all,\u201d noting that it \u201ccemented the Genius\/GZA\u2019s reputation as the best pure lyricist in the group\u2014and one of the best of the \u201990s.\u201d Its status as one of the finest rap records ever remains undisputed.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.udiscovermusic.com\/collections\/vinylphyle?utm_campaign=products&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=udiscovermusic.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><b>Shop the 2LP Vinylphyle edition of GZA\u2019s Liquid Swords here.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"GZA\u2019s 1995 classic Liquid Swords, one of the most iconic albums in the broader Wu-Tang Clan canon, is&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":649202,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[264],"tags":[18,117,274429,2873,47519,19,17,274430,337,254013],"class_list":["post-649201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-eire","tag-entertainment","tag-gza","tag-hip-hop","tag-homepage-featured","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-liquid-swords","tag-music","tag-vinylphyle"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/117134052800732811","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=649201"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649201\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/649202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=649201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=649201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=649201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}