Vinyl Record

Helloween - Pink Bubbles Go Ape

Buy Helloween’s Pink Bubbles Go Ape on limited pink-and-black splatter vinyl from Kilmorna in Listowel—an eye-catching 30th-anniversary reissue.

LP · Metal · 1991

Available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel.

Buyer notes: 1991 LP, currently available from the Kilmorna Collection Metal shelf. Pay for pickup in Listowel, ship within Ireland from EUR 5.95 per record or outside Ireland from EUR 12.00 per record.

Pink Bubbles Go Ape captures Helloween at a fascinating turning point, carrying their bright melodic instincts into a record that is playful, restless and harder to pin down than its predecessors. “Kids of the Century” delivers an immediate anthem, while “Number One” and “Mankind” give the album room to stretch beyond straight-ahead metal. Even the title miniature and knowingly absurd “Heavy Metal Hamsters” underline its refusal to take genre conventions too solemnly. Beneath that humour sits serious craft: quick guitar exchanges, soaring vocal lines and choruses built for a crowded room. “Someone’s Crying” and “The Chance” sharpen the melodic attack, while “Your Turn” provides a broader, more reflective finish. This 2021 European LP presents the album as a limited 30th-anniversary reissue on pink vinyl with black splatter, housed in a gatefold sleeve—a vivid edition of one of Helloween’s most individual records.

Arriving after Helloween’s hugely influential late-1980s run, Pink Bubbles Go Ape shows the band testing the boundaries of its melodic metal language. Its mix of speed, theatrical hooks, humour and longer-form songwriting makes it a revealing bridge between eras rather than a simple repetition of past triumphs.

This limited 2021 European reissue marks the album’s 30th anniversary with pink-and-black splatter vinyl and a gatefold sleeve. That combination gives collectors a visually distinctive single-LP edition while retaining the original eleven-track programme, from the brief title opener through the closing “Your Turn.”

Fast, melodic heavy metal with twin-guitar energy, high-reaching vocals, punchy choruses and a playful streak, balanced by longer, more expansive pieces.

What edition of Pink Bubbles Go Ape is this? It is a limited 2021 European 30th-anniversary reissue on one pink LP with black splatter, presented in a gatefold sleeve. Which songs are included on this vinyl release? The eleven-track programme includes “Kids of the Century,” “Number One,” “Heavy Metal Hamsters,” “Someone’s Crying,” “Mankind,” “The Chance” and “Your Turn.” What style of metal does the album explore? It combines Helloween’s melodic heavy-metal foundation with power-metal lift, flashes of speed and a notably playful, experimental character.