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Galaxie 500

Uncollected Noise New York '88-'90

Silver Current Records

Coloured LP

£39.99

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Cat Number

SC57X

Release date

27 Sep '24

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Super limited to just 700 copies as a UK exclusive purple and silver coloured vinyl in gatefold jacket including archival imagery and a triple panel fold-out insert with historical photos and liner notes by the band.

2xLP

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Cat Number

SC57

Release date

27 Sep '24

Format Info

On 2xLP black vinyl in gatefold jacket including archival imagery and a triple panel fold-out insert with historical photos and liner notes by the band.

2xCD

£22.99

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Cat Number

SC57CD

Release date

27 Sep '24

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2xCD in gatefold mini-LP style ecopak with eight page booklet including historic photos and liner notes by the band. Artwork in loving homage to 70s vinyl bootlegs.

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

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Galaxie 500

On Fire - 2022 Repress

20.20.20

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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Galaxie 500

This Is Our Music - 2022 Repress

20.20.20

After producing two albums celebrated by a thirsty underground network of fans, Galaxie 500 released what turned out to be their unexpected swansong, This Is Our Music. The title is an intentionally declarative statement. After being labeled masters of the disengaged and forlorn, Damon Krukowsi, Dean Wareham, and Naomi Yang delivered a full-length comprised of their most stately material. Here, one can hear potential realized, as well as changes afoot. "Fourth of July" is a surprisingly up-front song for the band, with rolling drums and a bass-heavy refrain, and it proved to be their most popular single. The track sets the stage for the dynamism of This Is Our Music. When Galaxie 500 sounds wistful ("Summertime"), it sounds like years of yearning actualized; when the band sounds regretful ("Sorry"), it comes pleading on its knees. The trio found a beautiful balance between increased production values and knob-twiddler Mark Kramer's oddhanded approach. For the first time since its original pressing, This Is Our Music 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. Fourth Of July
2. Hearing Voices
3. Spook
4. Summertime
5. Way Up High
6. Listen, The Snow Is Falling
7. Sorry
8. Melt Away
9. King Of Spain, Part Two

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Galaxie 500

Today - 2020 Repress

20.20.20

When Galaxie 500's Today was released in 1988, it set off a chain reaction of quiet explosions still being felt. Never before had a record so emphasized the calming elements of rock music, transforming what at first seems like a collection of bridges into fully realized songs. And one can draw a straight line from here to the many groups they influenced,like Low, Belle & Sebastian, and Bon Iver. Today is full of idiosyncrasies. The trio of Damon Krukowski, Dean Wareham, and Naomi Yang were recent Harvard grads who intuitively eliminated any histrionic tradition to rock songs, leaving core emotion (not for nothing did they include a cover of "Don't Let Our Youth Go to Waste," by the kings of feeling, The Modern Lovers). It was produced by Mark Kramer, who was best known for his work with cataclysmic slop rock pioneers such as Bongwater, Ween, and King Missle.

The band's hometown of Boston was just coming out of its love affair with Mission of Burma and pouncing upon the spasmodic electricity of The Pixies. Despite, or perhaps because of, all these elements, Today thrived. More than 20 years after its initial release, its title is still no misnomer. The music, recorded with what many thought at the time was too much reverb, sounds present, alive, and indeed a product of today. Songs like "Flowers," "Temperature's Rising," and of course "Tugboat" (the band's debut single) stand the test of time and exist in an eternal now. For the first time since its original pressing, Today 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. Flowers
2. Pictures
3. Parking Lot
4. Dont Let Our Youth Go To Waste
5. Temperatures Rising
6. Oblivious
7. It's Getting Late
8. Instrumental
9. Tugboat

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