Cold Spring will release the first-ever CD of Sky Yen on November 27, 2026 (CSR383CD, matt-laminate digipak). Pete Shelley recorded it in March 1974, two years before co-founding Buzzcocks. While studying electronics in Bolton, he built his own oscillator and recorded the piece to a two-track tape recorder, adding echo and effects to build extended sounds from electronic tones, drones, feedback and noise.

A teenager at the time, Shelley had been listening to German experimental music such as Tangerine Dream, Cluster, Kraftwerk, Can and Faust. The recording was eventually released by Shelley on his own Groovy Records label in April 1980. The CD uses the original cover design by Shelley and Malcolm Garrett. Two tracks: Sky Yen Part 1 (20:45) and Part 2 (20:42). Style: experimental / Berlin School.