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#WaxTraxFriday - 20th April 2018

by Graham Needham (© 20th April 2018)

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Front Line Assembly - Tactical Neural Implant

Today (the 20th April 2018) is actually the 26th anniversary of Front Line Assembly's Tactical Neural Implant album! It was the first new album not to be released on Wax Trax! and came out on the newly created American arm of Third Mind instead. It was reissued in 1996 and the album was even licensed (by Roadrunner) for release in Poland and Russia on cassette! The album spawned two singles Mindphaser and The Blade (the latter released as an 8 track EP in Europe).

Front Line Assembly - The Blade original European 8 track CD EP

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Both singles even had videos made for them - check out the rather awesome Cyber Punk Mindphaser video:

You can even officially buy The Blade video from iTunes but unfortunately, for some reason, not Mindphaser.

Collectors should look out for Tactical Neural Implant rarities including a European test pressing LP, European promo cassette, the USA "club" edition CD and an American promo cassette.

Tactical Neural Implant

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Mindphaser

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The Blade

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Products For "Front Line Assembly - Tactical Neural Implant"

Cassette	Metal Mind INDU 0022	1996
LP (12")	Third Mind Records TM 9188-1	20 April 1992
CD	Third Mind Records TM 9188-2	20 April 1992
CD {mid-price reissue}	Third Mind Records TM 9188-2	November 1996
LP (12") [Promo]	Third Mind Records TM 9188-1	April 1992
Cassette [Promo]	Third Mind Records no catalogue number	April 1992
LP (12") [Limited Edition] {black vinyl}	Wax Trax! unknown catalogue number	2022
LP (12") [Limited Edition] {blue vinyl}	Wax Trax! unknown catalogue number	2022
CD {club edition}	Third Mind Records TMD 9188	1992
CD	Third Mind Records TMD 9188	21 April 1992
Digital Album {AAC/MP3}	Third Mind Records no catalogue number	unknown
Cassette	Third Mind Records TMC 9188	21 April 1992
Cassette [Promo]	Third Mind Records TMC 9188	April 1992
CD	Third Mind Records APCY-8089	21 July 1992
CD	Roadrunner Records RRCY-3020	1996
Cassette	MIM Records 0024	1996

Products For "Front Line Assembly - Mindphaser"

12" single	Third Mind Records TM 2402-6	March 1992
CD single (5")	Third Mind Records TM 2402-2	March 1992
12" single [Promo]	Third Mind Records TM 2402 6	February 1992
12" single	Third Mind Records TM 2402	March 1992
CD single (5")	Third Mind Records TMD 2402	March 1992

Products For "Front Line Assembly - The Blade"

12" single	Third Mind Records TM 9119-1	12 October 1992
CD single (5")	Third Mind Records TM 9119-2	12 October 1992
12" single [Promo]	Third Mind Records TM 9119 1	September 1992
Cassette single [Promo]	Third Mind Records no catalogue number	September 1992
Cassette single	Metal Mind INDU 0017	1997
12" single	Third Mind Records TM 2392	1992
CD single (5")	Third Mind Records TMD 2392	1992

BONUS

Also seeing anniversaries this coming week are the Implode album (originally released on the 23rd April 1999) and the Fallout album (originally released on the 24th April 2007).

Front Line Assembly

• Implode

Front Line Assembly

• Fallout

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