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Cure For Pain - Deluxe Expanded Edition

    One of the most unique, original and unusual rock bands to burst onto the alternative scene in the 90s, Morphine was originally formed by vocalist/bassist Mark Sandman, saxophonist Dana Colley and drummer Jerome Deupree (later replaced by Billy Conway) in Cambridge, Mass in 1989. They expertly combined blues, jazz and rock elements into a very distinct style, anchored by Sandman’s deep, crooning, beat-style vocals. Rather than having an electric guitar as the focal point like most rock bands, the trio’s sound was built around Sandman’s two-string electric bass (often deployed with a slide) and Colley’s growling, baritone sax which was dubbed as “low-rock.”

    Cure For Pain is the band’s second album for Rykodisc, originally released September 14, 1993. Jerome Deupree, quit due to health problems during the recording of the album and was replaced by Billy Conway. The tracks “Sheila” and “In Spite of Me” were prominently featured on the soundtrack of the 1994 independent film Spanking the Monkey. The video for “Thursday” also appeared on an episode of Beavis and Butt-head. The track “Buena” also appears in the first season of The Sopranos and in the Daria episode “The Teachings of Don Jake.” In 2014, the album placed eighth on the Alternative Nation site’s “Top 10 Underrated ‘90s Alternative Rock Albums” list. As of 1995, it has sold 107,000 copies in the US and over 300,000 copies worldwide.

    TRACK LISTING

    LP1
    Side A:
    Dawna
    Buena
    I’m Free Now
    All Wrong
    Candy
    A Head With Wings
    In Spite Of Me

    Side B:
    Thursday
    Cure For Pain
    Mary, Won’t You Call My Name?
    Let’s Take A Trip Together
    Sheila
    Miles Davis’ Funeral

    LP2
    Side A:
    Mile High
    Bos’ Veranda
    All Wrong (Alternate Version)
    Third Stone From The Sun
    Down Love’s Tributaries
    Miles Davis’ Funeral (Alternate Version)

    Side B:
    I Can Do That
    Kerouac
    I’m Free Now (Alternate Version)
    Groovy Beat
    My Brain (Full Length Version)
    Untitled Spoken Word Piece
    A Married Woman
    Pizza Hut Variation #2


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