the second edition of mandatory reality, the critically acclaimed 2019 double album by joshua abrams & natural information society, is now available from the eremite records mail order department. second edition of 650 copies: clear vinyl, metallic silver ink on matte white paper inside gatefold. first edition: black vinyl, brown ink on textured cream wraps inside gatefold. both second & first edition LPs pressed on premium audiophile-quality vinyl by RTI, with heavyweight stoughton 'laserdisc' gatefold jackets, retro-audiophile dust sleeves & record labels hand screenprinted by alan sherry at siwa studios, northern new mexico. stores, please inquire with our esteemed distributor forced exposure. mandatory reality double CD available here, lossless digital files available from bandcamp. photos of 1st edition & 2nd edition LPs here.