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Galaxie 500

CBGB 12.13.88

After a storied first year as a band releasing and touring behind their critically acclaimed debut album Today, Galaxie 500 closed out 1988 with a quintessential performance at New York City’s famed CBGB with every bit of their signature intimacy and autumnal bombast on display. The unusual bill which also included Sonic Youth, B.A.L.L. and Unsane was a benefit show for the zine shop See Hear.

Captured here in a raw but inspired board mix by Kramer and restored and mastered from the analog source by Alan Douches at West West Side Music, CBGB 12.13.88 is a live snapshot of a Galaxie fully formed, punctuating the end of their first chapter while poised to step into their next with On Fire the following year.

TRACK LISTING

1. Tugboat
2. Oblivious
3. Parking Lot
4. Don’t Let Our Youth Go To Waste
5. Pictures
6. Flowers
7. It’s Getting Late
8.Temperature’s Rising

Galaxie 500

Uncollected Noise New York '88-'90

The complete uncollected Noise New York studio recordings of Galaxie 500. A twenty-four track chronological journey through rarities and outtakes including never-before-heard songs, from the start of their incendiary career to their final studio session. Uncollected Noise New York ’88-’90 marks Galaxie 500’s first release of new archival material in nearly thirty years and their most comprehensive collection of unreleased and rare material ever. Produced and engineered by Kramer at Noise New York 1988-1990.

• Complete uncollected Noise New York studio recordings of iconic indie band.

• Features rarities and outtakes, plus first release of new archival material in nearly thirty years.

• Historical photos and liner notes by the band.

STAFF COMMENTS

Darryl says: Galaxie 500 specialised in chiming slowcore-sunburst guitars, smooth rolling bass, hazy psychedelia fuzz and laid back forlorn vocals. This twenty four track collection includes rarities, outtakes and previously never heard songs, all produced and engineered by Kramer at Noise New York 1988-1990. An absolute archival treat from start to finish on the wonderful Silver Current Records. Formats include a super limited UK exclusive double purple and silver coloured vinyl, double back vinyl and double digi-pack CD; all with historical photos and liner notes by the band.

TRACK LISTING

1. Shout You Down
2. See Through Glasses
3. On The Floor (Noise NY Version)
4. Can't Believe It's Me
5. Oblivious
6. King Of Spain
7. Jerome
8. Song In 3
9. Crazy
10. I Wanna Live
11. I Will Walk
12. Cold Night
13. Ceremony
14. Never Get To Heaven
15. Maracas Song
16. Victory Garden
17. Blue Thunder (w/sax)
18. Cheese And Onions
19. Fourth Of July (Video Mix)
20. Cactus
21. Moonshot
22. Them
23. Final Day
24. Here She Comes Now

Galaxie 500

On Fire - 2022 Repress

On Fire is widely recognized as the canonic pinnacle of Galaxie 500's career. The artwork conveys this, with a low-angle shot of the band, looking up towards an amber sky. This record marked the realization of their signature sound. Nowhere is it clearer than on the album opener, "Blue Thunder," the closest a song can come to waves crashing on a beach in song form. Lyrically inconsequential, with a chorus composed entirely of "la"s, the track's power lies in a systematic build and break of intensity that reaches a Spector-like climax. It is the quintessential Galaxie 500 song, encapsulating all that was great about the band.

With the Boston trio once again utilizing the bizarre genius of producer Mark Kramer, On Fire sounds like anything but. The guitars are warm blankets enwrapping Dean Wareham's vocals, percolated by the open percussion of Damon Krukowski and anchored by the emotion-laden bass of Naomi Yang. Songs like "Snowstorm," "Strange," and "Decomposing Trees" have an endless quality, without beginnings or ends, but rather frozen somewhere on a spectrum of melancholy. For the first time since its original pressing, On Fire is available again on vinyl. Cut by vinyl ace Kevin Gray from a remaster by Kramer and Alan Douches, the album sounds more vibrant than ever, and Galaxie 500 exists again as one of the most enrapturing and glorious bands to emerge from the underground in the past 25 years.

TRACK LISTING

1. Blue Thunder
2. Tell Me
3. Snowstorm
4. Strange
5. When Will You Come Home
6. Decomposing Trees
7. Another Day
8. Leave The Planet
9. Plastic Bird
10. Isn't It A Pity


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