Before zombies craved brains, there was Return of the Living Dead. The 1985 cult horror-comedy — co-written by John Russo, George Romero's collaborator on Night of the Living Dead — introduced the iconic "Braainsss" groaning ghoul and blended splatstick humor with genuine scares. Its soundtrack remains one of the greatest punk and deathrock compilations ever assembled, featuring The Cramps, 45 Grave, The Flesh Eaters, The Damned, Roky Erickson, The Jet Black Berries, T.S.O.L., and SSQ.
This 40th anniversary reissue from Real Gone Music presses the classic soundtrack on limited edition sickly green with black "toxic waste" vinyl, with just 1,000 copies worldwide.
An encapsulated copy lets you own a piece of horror and punk history in permanent, display-ready form, sealed exactly as it left the press, never touched by the secondary market.
What Alliance Authentic Preservation Means: Every copy listed was moved directly from the pressing source into preservation: uncirculated, unhandled, and documented before it ever reached the open market. Each preserved copy includes an embedded NFC chip. Tap it with any smartphone to access your Certified Copy: verified authenticity, documented condition, and a full provenance chain from pressing source to you.
Limited to 3 individually numbered copies.
