Soundtracks for the Blind

All material comprising this album was compiled from a wide variety of sources - ranging from hand-held cassette recordings, to found sounds, to samples, to loops, to finished multi-track recordings - and was combined, collaged, manipulated and EQed at Griffin Mastering, Atlanta, GA.

As the liner notes proclaim, this was intended to be "[...] the final Swans studio album".

First press run copies for both the US and European markets were housed in a three panel, rough card stock digipak with embossed front cover. The album has later seen consecutive reissues in jewel case format.

This release saw its first vinyl pressing as a limited edition boxed set in 2018. A second, less elaborate, unlimited pressing was announced for later the same year, but has not seen realization until 2021.

Also made available on CD the newly remastered recordings saw the album paired with Die Tür Ist Zu, an EP originally produced for the German market, featuring alternate versions of tracks related to this and earlier releases, thus constituting the Swans - Soundtracks For The Blind / Die Tür Ist Zu 3CD compilation.