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Loved - 30th Anniversary Edition

    Loved is the third album by the British band Cranes, released in 1994. Siblings Alison and Jim Shaw formed the band back in 1989. They recorded several successful albums, including the 1991 Wings Of Joy and 1994 Loved. Loved combines elements of alternative rock, shoegaze, dream-pop, and darkwave. Their gothic elements made a return, while they retained the feeling of their previous album Forever. It was another artistic experience, with nicely orchestrated and constructed songs.

    TRACK LISTING

    Side A
    Shining Road
    Pale Blue Sky
    Rêverie
    Lilies
    Are You Gone?

    Side B
    Loved
    Beautiful Friend
    Bewildered
    Come This Far
    Paris And Rome
    In The Night (Hidden Track)

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    Fuse - 2024 Reissue

      Whilst the release of 1989's ‘Self-Non-Self’ EP represented an introduction to the band for many (John Peel among them) Cranes had quietly made their debut with the release of the ‘Fuse’ cassette in 1986 on local Portsmouth label Bite Back!

      Infamous among hardcore fans, the recordings have been largely unavailable since release (‘Fuse’ made an appearance as a bonus track in later years) with the original tape changing hands on-line at a premium.

      Remastered at Abbey Road and with the addition of the previously unreleased ‘New Liberty’ (a song originally slated for inclusion on ‘Self-Non-Self’) this release will be the first time the music has been widely available since its initial release.

      ‘Fuse’ is the 2nd release from the band’s archive following the recent release of their ‘BBC Peel Sessions’ and prefaces the promise of new music to come.

      TRACK LISTING

      Side A
      Pillow Panther
      Fuse (Original Version)
      Valentine
      Gas-Ring

      Side B
      1. Things That I Like
      2. Wrench
      3. Fracture
      4. New Liberty

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      Forever - 30th Anniversary Edition

        Forever, originally released in 1993, continues the trend of Crane's previous albums, revolving largely around Alison Shaw's distinctive vocals. The album contains elements of shoegaze, dream pop and gothic rock, and features the singles "Adrift" and "Jewel".

        The album starts with hypnotizing acoustic guitar chords on the first track "Everywhere". Songs like "Cloudless", "And Ever" and "Far Away" show the band taking an extremely minimalist approach to their songwriting with sometimes nothing more than a piano accompanying Alison's voice. The songs "Adrift" and "Clear" are heavy post-punk rockers and "Jewel" is one of the brightest and most colorful songs that Cranes have ever produced.

        "Jewel" ended up being an underground hit in the U.K. and U.S., thanks to a somewhat transformed remix courtesy of longtime Cranes fan Robert Smith (Forever takes its name from a The Cure rarity of the same title) and Forever turned out to be a favorite amongst fans and critics. It's a lost treasure of early 90s dream pop, delivering unique and mesmerizingly beautiful music. The hidden track "Shine Like Stars" is included on the LP.

        TRACK LISTING

        Side A
        1. Everywhere
        2. Cloudless
        3. Jewel
        4. Far Away
        5. Adrift

        Side B
        1. Clear
        2. Sun And Sky
        3. And Ever
        4. Golden
        5. Rainbows
        6. Shine Like Star (Hidden Track)


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