Adam Again - New World In Time & Ten Songs Deluxe CD and Vinyl Reissues

Adam Again Returns: Four Deluxe 2025 Reissues Launching April 24th at Boone’s Overstock
Pre-Orders Go Live Thursday, April 24th at 7pm CST 
Exclusively at BoonesOverstock.com

Retroactive Records and Boone’s Overstock proudly unveil a long-awaited reissue campaign celebrating the groundbreaking legacy of Adam Again, one of the most innovative and emotionally resonant bands to emerge from the 1980s alternative Christian music scene. For the first time in decades, both of the band’s formative albums—In a New World of Time and Ten Songs by Adam Again—are available in stunning Collector’s Edition CDs and first-time vinyl reissues.

Fronted by the late Gene Eugene, Adam Again blended soul, funk, new wave, and art-rock into a style all their own. With introspective lyrics, richly layered instrumentation, and fearless spiritual honesty, these albums still sound like nothing else—and speak directly to fans of Daniel Amos, The Choir, R.E.M., Talking Heads, The Cure, and Depeche Mode.

Whether you're revisiting these classics or discovering them for the first time, this is your chance to own remastered, expanded editions featuring deluxe packaging, in-depth liner notes from John Joseph Thompson (True Tunes), and limited collector cards exclusive to these CD versions. Vinyl reissues include heavyweight colored vinyl and full-color 12x12 inserts with lyrics and rare photos. 

AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER THURSDAY, APRIL 24th @ 7PM CST

🟢 Adam Again – In a New World of Time (Collector’s CD) – $19.95
🟢 Adam Again – Ten Songs by Adam Again (Collector’s CD) – $19.95
🟢 Adam Again – In a New World of Time (Jade Green Vinyl) – $34.95
🟢 Adam Again – Ten Songs by Adam Again (Avocado Swirl Vinyl) – $34.95
🟢 Exclusive 2-CD / 2-Vinyl Collector Bundle – $99.95 (Save $10, Limited to just 50 units!) 

This is more than a reissue—it’s a restoration of two essential albums that helped redefine what faith-informed music could sound like. With only 500 CDs and 250 vinyl copies pressed of each title, these will go fast.

Listings go live Thursday, April 24th at 7pm CST—set your reminders and don’t miss out.

Adam Again - In A New World of Time (Collector's CD, 2025, Retroactive) Classic 80's CCM! $19.95 SALE PRICE

• Originally released Blue Collar Records 1986
• Expansive write-up by John Joseph Thompson (True Tunes)
• 12-page lyrics insert booklet, with band photo collage
• Deluxe Collector's Edition, Jewel Case wrapped in Cardboard Sleeve (O-ring)
• Every CD comes with exclusive Ltd band Collector Card
• Remastered by Rob Colwell (Sixpence, Swirling Eddies)
• Limited to just 500 CD copies
• #278 on 300 Greatest CCM Albums of the 80's
• For fans of Daniel Amos, The Choir, R.E.M., Talking Heads, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Swirling Eddies, Lost Dogs
• Epic and iconic Howard Finster artwork (R.E.M. & Talking Heads)

Bass – Paul Valadez (R.I.P.)
Guitar – Greg Lawless
Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals – Gene Eugene (R.I.P.)
Producer – Gene Eugene, Wally Grant
Vocals – Riki Michele

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ABOUT THE ALBUM
Retroactive Records proudly presents the deluxe collector’s CD reissue of Adam Again’s genre-defying debut, In a New World of Time. Originally released on Blue Collar Records in 1986, this long out-of-print underground classic returns with enhanced audio and packaging worthy of its legacy. Meticulously remastered by Rob Colwell (Swirling Eddies, Sixpence), the CD comes housed in a jewel case wrapped in a high-quality cardboard O-ring sleeve and includes a 12-page lyrics insert booklet featuring rare band photos and a thoughtful new write-up by John Joseph Thompson (True Tunes). Every copy also includes an exclusive, limited Adam Again collector card, available only with this release.

Led by the late Gene Eugene—respected producer, engineer, and poetic visionary behind Adam Again, The Lost Dogs, and The Swirling Eddies—In a New World of Time defies the norms of 1980s Christian music. The album blends introspective lyrics with New Wave textures, funky rhythms, and post-punk edge. Comparisons to R.E.M., Talking Heads, and The Cure are inevitable, but Adam Again carves its own identity—soulful, melancholy, and spiritually resonant.

“You Can Fall in Love” delivers one of the band’s most vulnerable and direct statements of faith: “He was God and nothing less / He came to fill your emptiness.” Eugene’s expressive vocals, paired with Greg Lawless’s inventive guitar work, Paul Valadez’s (RIP) steady low end, and Riki Michele’s raw, emotive harmonies, form a sound both timeless and daring. The album’s original cover art by folk icon Howard Finster (best known for his collaborations with R.E.M. and Talking Heads) only deepens the record’s artistic credibility.

Ranked #278 on the 300 Greatest CCM Albums of the ’80s, In a New World of Time still sounds like the future—melodic, messy, searching, and soaked in soul. This CD reissue is more than a collector’s item; it’s the restoration of a pivotal release in the history of alternative rock.

TRACKS
1        Life In The First Degree    3:28
2        She's Run    3:20
3        Your Line Is Busy    3:27
4        You Can Fall In Love    5:46
5        In A New World Of TIme    3:51
6        Walk Away    3:41
7        Miracles    4:42
8        Morning Song    3:47
9        (God Can) Change The World    3:27
10        Reason With Me    4:14

ADAM AGAIN - IN A NEW WORLD OF TIME (Jade Vinyl, 2025) $34.95 SALE

• Originally released Blue Collar Records 1986
• Expansive write-up by John Joseph Thompson (True Tunes)
• 12x12 full color insert with lyrics and band pics
• Remastered by Rob Colwell (Sixpence, Swirling Eddies)
• Limited to just 250 copies, Heavy-weight Jade Vinyl
• #278 on 300 Greatest CCM Albums of the 80's
• For fans of Daniel Amos, The Choir, R.E.M., Talking Heads, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Swirling Eddies, Lost Dogs
• Epic and iconic Howard Finster artwork (R.E.M. & Talking Heads)

Adam Again - Ten Songs By Adam Again (Collector's CD, 2025, Retroactive) Classic 80's CCM! $19.95 SALE

• Originally released Broken Records 1988
• Expansive write-up by John Joseph Thompson (True Tunes)
  
• 12-page lyrics insert booklet, with band photo collage
• Deluxe Collector's Edition, Jewel Case wrapped in Cardboard Sleeve (O-ring)
• Every CD comes with exclusive Ltd band Collector Card
• Remastered by Rob Colwell (Sixpence, Swirling Eddies)
• Limited to just 500 CD copies
• Ten Songs was the only Adam Again album included (at Number Fifty-five) on a 2001 critics’ poll of “The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music” sponsored by CCM Magazine
• #138 on CCM's 500 Best Albums of All-Time
• Cover of the Bill Withers 1971 song “Ain’t No Sunshine” done perfectly
• For fans of Daniel Amos, The Choir, R.E.M., Talking Heads, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Swirling Eddies, Lost Dogs
  
  

ABOUT THE ALBUM

Originally released in 1988 on Broken Records, Ten Songs by Adam Again stands as a landmark recording in the evolution of Christian alternative music—bold, gritty, and undeniably ahead of its time. With this 2025 deluxe Collector’s Edition CD from Retroactive Records, the album receives the reissue treatment it has long deserved: remastered by Rob Colwell, housed in a jewel case with a high-quality O-card sleeve, and featuring a 12-page lyrics insert booklet with rare band photos. Every CD also includes a limited-edition Adam Again collector card, available only with this pressing.

Driven by the artistic vision of Gene Eugene, Ten Songs builds on the foundation of their 1986 debut but leans deeper into groove, mood, and lyrical complexity. The album blends elements of funk, soul, and post-punk, echoing the influence of R.E.M., Talking Heads, and The Cure, yet sounding entirely its own. From the raw confession of “Eyes Wide Open” to the soulful and stunning cover of Bill Withers’ “Ain’t No Sunshine,” the band crafts a sound that is both emotionally vulnerable and musically adventurous.

This is the only Adam Again album to appear in CCM Magazine’s 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music (ranked #55), and it holds the #138 spot on the CCM’s 500 Best Albums of All-Time. Critics and fans alike continue to celebrate it not just for what it meant in 1988, but for how it still speaks today—with authenticity, urgency, and a rare kind of spiritual honesty.

Ten Songs by Adam Again is more than a cult classic. It’s a defining statement from one of the most important underground bands in the history of faith-informed music. This reissue invites a new generation to hear it as it was meant to be heard—unfiltered, undiminished, and undeniably essential.

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