| Release Date | 28/11/2025 |
| Format | 5LP Black + DVD/ 4CD + DVD |
| Label | Mute |
| Catalogue Number | LAIBACH40/ LAIBACH40CD |
Strictly limited to just 700 copies worldwide
5x Vinyl and 1x DVD
20-page booklet featuring rare archival photographs and brand-new, exclusively commissioned essays
Includes download code – complete with all tracks and extra bonus material
Presented in deluxe lift-off lid box with premium finishes and special detailing
To mark the 40th anniversary of their debut album, Laibach and Mute present the Laibach 40 vinyl box set. Originally released in 1985 without the band’s name – banned at the time in Slovenia and Yugoslavia – and with Tito’s speeches censored by a shrill bleep, this legendary debut now appears in a fully remastered facsimile edition, bearing its originally intended name for the first time: Nebo žari / The Sky is Glowing.
The box set also includes historic recordings from Laibach’s early years. Ljubljana – Zagreb – Beograd (2025 Remaster) captures their first concerts across Yugoslavia in 1982, including tracks from early rehearsals held in a practice space wedged between a mortuary, dissection room, and madhouse. M.B. December 21, 1984 (2025 Remaster) documents a legendary semi-legal Ljubljana concert, appearing on vinyl for the first time. We Forge the Future (Live at the Cukrarna Gallery 2025) presents a unique recent performance with historical members, recreating the infamous 1983 Zagreb Biennale concert, exclusive to this box set.
Housed in a specially designed box that enhances the original sleeve, the collection also features a booklet with archival photographs and brand-new, exclusively commissioned essays, and a DVD film, Laibach: Music is the Art of Time, documenting the debut album with an 8-page booklet and subtitles in six languages [DE, EN, ES, FR, JP, SL].
With Laibach 40, Mute celebrates the uncompromising beginnings of one of Europe’s most enigmatic, provocative and influential music adventure through time and space.
Tracklist:
Nebo žari (The Sky is Glowing) (40th Anniversary Remaster)
Cari Amici Soldati (Dear Friends, Soldiers)
Sila (The Force)
Sredi bojev (In the Midst of Battles)
Država (The State)
Dekret (Decree)
Mi kujemo bodočnost (We Forge the Future)
Brat moj (Brother of Mine)
Panorama
Ljubljana - Zagreb - Beograd (2025 Remaster)
Intro - Zagreb/Belgrade '82
Unsere Geschichte (Our History) - Zagreb/Belgrade '82
Rdeči molk (Red Silence) - Zagreb/Belgrade '82
Siemens - Zagreb/Belgrade '82
Smrt za smrt (Death for Death) - Zagreb/Belgrade '82
Država (The State) - Zagreb/Belgrade '82
Tito-Tito - Zagreb/Belgrade '82
Zavedali so se - poparjen je odšel I (They Were Aware - He Left, Scalded I) - Zagreb/Belgrade '82
Delo in disciplina (Work and Discipline) - Zagreb/Belgrade '82
Ostati zvesti naši preteklosti - poparjen je odšel II (To Remain Faithful to Our Past - He Left, Scalded II) - Zagreb/Belgrade '82
Tovarna C19 (Factory C19) - Zagreb/Belgrade '82
STT (Machine Factory Trbovlje) - Zagreb/Belgrade '82
Sveti Urh (Saint Ulrich) - Zagreb/Belgrade '82
Država (The State) - Studio Version
Cari Amici Soldati (Dear Friends, Soldiers) - Novi Rock '82
Jaruzelski - Novi Rock '82
Država (The State) - Novi Rock '82
Svoboda (Freedom) - Novi Rock '82
M.B. December 21, 1984 (2025 Remaster)
Ti, ki izzivas (You, Who Challenge) - Malči Belič Hall, LJubljana '84
Sila / Dokumenti (The Force / The Documents) - Malči Belič Hall, LJubljana '84
Dokumenti II (The Documents II) - Kulušić, Zagreb '85
Sredi bojev (In the Midst of Battles) - Malči Belič Hall, LJubljana '84
Nova Akropola (The New Acropolis) - Kulušić, Zagreb '85
Dokumenti III (The Documents III) - Atonal, Berlin '85
We Forge the Future (Live at the Cukrarna Gallery, 2025)
Rdeči molk + Siemens (Red Silence + Siemens)
Tovarna C19 (Factory C19)
Sveti Urh (Saint Ulrich)
Zmagoslavje volje (Triumph of the Will)
Smrt za smrt (Death for Death)
Boji (Battles)
Mi Kujemo bodočnost (We Forge the Future)
Tito-Tito (Outro)