{"product_id":"peter-gabriel-sledgehammer-rsd-2026-zoetrope-picture-disc-lp-vinyl","title":"Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (RSD 2026, Zoetrope Picture Disc 12\" Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (RSD 2026, Zoetrope Picture Disc 12\" Vinyl)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSledgehammer was the first single to be taken from Peter Gabriel’s fifth solo studio album So, and was originally released on 21 April,1986.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA top five single in the UK and a Hot 100 #1 single in the USA, Sledgehammer – with its multi-award winning video, directed by Stephen R Johnson – heralded Gabriel’s shift into the mainstream consciousness and provided a first indication of So’s irresistible marriage of the artistic and the commercial. “I’d been revisiting my childhood obsession with 1960s soul music and was even considering doing a full album of covers, but instead I wrote Sledgehammer as more of a tribute to singers like Otis Redding. This was the end of the idea of me being a sort of cult artist at the fringes of the mainstream. There wasn’t an option to go and hide in the shadows anymore.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExclusive for Record Store Day 2026, Peter Gabriel’s Sledgehammer single is being re-issued to celebrate its 40th anniversary. The music replicates the original Sledgehammer 12” release but comes as a zoetrope picture disc, using images taken from the ground-breaking video.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nail City Record","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47987460931754,"sku":"884108018453","price":29.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2124\/4675\/files\/PeterGabriel.webp?v=1770385098","url":"https:\/\/nailcityrecord.com\/products\/peter-gabriel-sledgehammer-rsd-2026-zoetrope-picture-disc-lp-vinyl","provider":"Nail City Record","version":"1.0","type":"link"}