A one off DMM (Direct to Metal Mastering) reissue of Sigur Rós’ debut album and first time on vinyl.

This release is a limited release, pressed on 200g vinyl with a special purple plastic wallet.

“Von” (translates as hope) is Sigur Rós’, Iceland’s most widely acclaimed band. Jón Þór (Jónsi) Birgisson (guitar and vocals), Georg Hólm (bass) and Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson (drums) formed the group in Reykjavík in August 1994.

Their name is taken from Jónsi's younger sister Sigurrós (which when translated into English means 'Victory Rose'), who was born the same day as the band was formed. They soon won a record deal with the local Sugarcubes-owned record label, Smekkleysa SM (Bad Taste ltd.) In 1997, they released Von, meaning "hope").

In 1998 a remix collection named Von brigði. The name is Icelandic wordplay: Vonbrigði means "disappointment", but Von brigði means "variations on Von". The band was joined by Kjartan Sveinsson on keyboards in 1998. He is the only member of Sigur Rós with musical training, and therefore has contributed most of the orchestral and string arrangements for their later work.

Sigur Rós has since released four studio albums on labels like Fat Cat, PIAS, EMI, XL and Geffen and tour continually all around the world. They are currently on tour promoting their new album, “Med sud í eyrunum vid spilum endalaust”.



1.    Sigur Rós
2.    Dögun
3.    Hún jörð...
4.    Leit að lífi
5.    Myrkur
6.    18 sekúndur fyrir sólarupprás
7.    Hafssól
8.    Veröld ný óg óð
9.    Von
10.    Mistur
11.    Syndir Guðs (opinberun Frelsarans)
12.    Rukrym

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