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Can

Live In Paris 1973

    Mute and Spoon Records present the next instalment of the curated CAN live concert series, LIVE IN PARIS 1973—the first in the series to feature Damo Suzuki's vocals.

    The series was overseen by founding member Irmin Schmidt and producer/engineer René Tinner, who delicately worked on restoring the archival recordings to the best quality for current modern technology. This record captures the band’s 1973 performance in Paris and features Irmin Schmidt on keyboard & synths, Jaki Liebezeit on drums, Michael Karoli on guitars, Holger Czukay on bass, and Damo Suzuki on vocals for one of his final shows with the band.

    Available on double vinyl and 2-disc CD, with exclusive sleeve notes by journalist Wyndham Wallace.


    STAFF COMMENTS

    Barry says: Paris 1973 sees one of the last live shows that the great Damo Suzuki did with Can, and thus sees the band in one of it's most famous shows, in the most coveted lineup. It's perfectly recorded too, and captures the band at their incendiary best. The latest in a stunning series.

    TRACK LISTING

    A1 Paris 73 Eins (Part 1)
    B1 Paris 73 Eins (Part 2)
    C1 Paris 73 Zwei
    C2 Paris 73 Drei
    D1 Paris 73 Vier
    D2 Paris 73 Fünf

    Oscar Jerome

    The Spoon

      Oscar Jerome hibernated to make what became The Spoon, his second album. The pandemic had halted his concerts, and he found himself alone in Berlin playing guitar and writing poetry.You can feel that interiority on The Spoon, a laconic piece of work of melodic melancholy. He’ll move from a whisper to a scream throughout the album, and he’s as ready to talk about his feelings of depression as he is to rage about the injustices of his home country. 

      TRACK LISTING

      1. The Dark Slide
      2. Sweet Isolation - Oscar Jerome Feat. Kaidi Akinnibi
      3. Berlin 1
      4. The Spoon
      5. The Soup
      6. Channel Your Anger
      7. Feet Down South
      8. Aya & Bartholomew
      9. Feed The Pigs
      10. Path To Someone
      11. Hall Of Mirrors - Oscar Jerome Feat. Léa Sen
      12. Use It Well

      Spoon

      Lucifer On The Moon

        Lucifer on the Moon is the anti-gravity companion to Spoon’s Lucifer on the Sofa. A top-to-bottom rework of the Austin band's tenth album, it was created by On-U Sound founder and UK dub icon, Adrian Sherwood.

        Moon first took shape as a few heady remixes for the singles from Lucifer on the Sofa. Frontman Britt Daniel offered Sherwood two suggestions: “Avoid things that would not be possible on tape” and “Add whatever you want to add, the less modern the better.” The collaboration shouldn't come as a surprise: dub-inspired production is wound through Spoon’s classic tracks, from "Finer Feelings" to "Inside Out." Sherwood is a proven collaborator whose resume includes partnerships with seminal artists like The Fall, Jah Wobble, and Mark Stewart. The initial results pleased both parties and Sherwood was invited to work on additional songs. And then a few more. “I got into the melody and the thoughts it evoked in me,” the producer explains. “It just evolved and we eventually found ourselves with a whole album.”

        Moon flips Lucifer on the Sofa’s rhythm tracks inside-out, and often rebuilds them wholesale. Sherwood supplied extensive additional instrumentation via On-U’s extended family of session players, including bassist Doug Wimbish and drummer Keith LeBlanc (both of whom performed in Sugarhill Records’ early ’80s in-house rhythm section). He dug deep into the album’s multi-tracks, surfacing forgotten details and elements not present in the final album mixes.

        The result airlifts Spoon’s trademark melodies into lush alien terrain, replete with vibrant echo and rumbling low-end. “It wasn’t just a thing where you pick apart this and that and you stay on the grid and you add a delay,” explains Daniel. “He added so much more instrumentation to the tracks that they became completely different versions of the songs. Not just remixes, but companion pieces. A ‘Part II.’”

        Released in February, Lucifer on the Sofa is Spoon’s purest rock ’n roll record to date. Texas-made, it is the first set of songs that the quintet has put to tape in its hometown of Austin in more than a decade. Written and recorded over the last two years – both in and out of lockdown – the songs mark a shift toward something louder, wilder, and more full-color. "It’s the best thing they’ve ever done,” wrote Rolling Stone. “More than exceeding their usual quotient of fire guitars, killer choruses, and crafty rock-history updates.” The band has hit the road hard this year and recently wrapped a coast-to-coast co-headline US tour with Interpol. NJ.com called Spoon’s Asbury Park performance a “70-minute foil of raw emotion and bounding humanity.”

        TRACK LISTING

        1.  My Babe
        2.  On The Radio
        3.  Held
        4.  The Devile & Mister Jones
        5.  Lucifer On The Sofa
        6.  Astral Jacket
        7.  Feels Alright
        8.  Wild
        9.  The Hardest Cut
        10.  Satellite

        Can

        Live In Cuxhaven 1976

          Mute and Spoon Records present 'Live In Cuxhaven 1976', the third album of the curated Can live concert series. Available in full for the first time on blue vinyl, CD and digitally.

          Originally recorded on tape, this carefully restored live album comprises the 1976 show in the format of a story with a beginning, middle and end, bringing CAN’s performance to life. The series was overseen by founding member Irmin Schmidt and producer/engineer René Tinner, who delicately worked on restoring the archival recordings to the best quality for current modern technology.

          These albums have been released alongside a succession of interviews discussing the band’s live shows. The YouTube series comprise interviews with journalist/author Pascal Bussy, Mute’s Daniel Miller, music critic Nick Kent, Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie, and Andy Hall and René Tinner who were both involved with recording Can’s live shows.


          TRACK LISTING

          1. Cuxhaven 76 Eins
          2. Cuxhaven 76 Zwei
          3. Cuxhaven 76 Drei
          4. Cuxhaven 76 Vier

          Spoon

          Kill The Moonlight - 20th Anniversary Edition

            As part of Matadors Revisionist History series, “Kill The Moonlight” will be released on white vinyl, the first ever coloured vinyl pressing for the albums 20th anniversary.

            TRACK LISTING

            Small Stakes
            The Way We Get By
            Something To Look Forward To
            Stay Don't Go
            Jonathan Fisk
            Paper Tiger
            Someone Something
            Don't Let It Get You Down
            All The Pretty Girls Go To The City
            You Gotta Feel It
            Back To The Life
            Vittorio E.

            Can

            Monster Movie - 2022 Coloured Vinyl Edition

              Following the release of the first two parts of CAN’s live series, Mute and Spoon Records reissue a limited edition run of Monster Movie on blue vinyl.

              With the sounds of Jimi Hendrix, Captain Beefheart and The Velvet Underground ringing in their ears, Holger Czukay and Irmin Schmidt left behind their careers in academia to form the influential group in the late 60s. Together with Michael Karoli, Jaki Liebezeit and American singer Malcolm Mooney, they recorded their debut album Monster Movie in a castle near Cologne in 1968. The record was then remastered in 2004 from the original master tape for a CD release. It was overseen by Holger, Irmin and Jono Podmore to refine it to how it was always intended to be heard.

              “Monster Movie is an amazing debut” Pitchfork

              “Monster Movie, sounds like nothing else released in 1969 - and still acts as a template for the future” Sound Affects

              “Had Can’s debut album, Monster Movie, been their only one, it would have assured their place in the history of German music and of rock as a whole” Shindig Magazine

              TRACK LISTING

              A1 Father Cannot Yell
              A2 Mary, Mary So Contrary
              A3 Outside My Door
              B1 You Doo Right

              Can

              Soundtracks - 2022 Coloured Vinyl Edition

                Following the release of the first two parts of CAN's live series, Mute and Spoon Records reissue a limited edition run of Soundtracks on clear purple vinyl.

                Soundtracks, a compilation of songs Can had composed for different movies, was released in 1970 before the band started work on their second album. This record said goodbye to the band's original vocalist Malcolm Mooney, who features on ‘Soul Desert’ and ‘She Brings The Rain’, to be replaced by Japanese singer Damo Suzuki. Bridging the gap between the improvisatory rock jams of their earlier recordings, Monster Movie and Delay 1968, Soundtracks also laid the foundations for their more electronic and experimental sounding work, such as Tago Mago and Ege Bamyasi.

                “Intricate and subtle” All Music

                “Often overlooked… A good sampling of their more straightforward experiments” Pitchfork

                TRACK LISTING

                A1 Deadlock
                A2 Tango Whiskyman
                A3 Deadlock
                A4 Don't Turn The Light On, Leave Me Alone
                A5 Soul Desert
                B1 Mother Sky
                B2 She Brings The Rain

                Spoon

                Lucifer On The Sofa

                  Spoon’s tenth album, Lucifer on the Sofa, is the band’s purest rock ’n roll record to date. Texas-made, it is the first set of songs that the quintet has put to tape in its hometown of Austin in more than a decade. Written and recorded over the last two years – both in and out of lockdown – these songs mark a shift toward something louder, wilder, and more full-colour.

                  From the detuned guitars anchoring “The Hardest Cut,” to the urgency of “Wild," to the band’s blown-out cover of the Smog classic “Held,” Lucifer on the Sofa bottles the physical thrill of a band tearing up a packed room. It’s an album of intensity and intimacy, where the music’s harshest edges feel as vivid as the directions quietly murmured into the mic on the first-take. According to frontman Britt Daniel, “It’s the sound of classic rock as written by a guy who never did get Eric Clapton.”


                  TRACK LISTING

                  Side A
                  Held
                  The Hardest Cut
                  The Devil & Mister Jones
                  Wild
                  My Babe
                  Side B
                  Feels Alright
                  On The Radio
                  Astral Jacket
                  Satellite
                  Lucifer On The Sofa

                  Can

                  Live In Brighton 1975

                    “Live In Brighton 1975” is the second album of a curated series of CAN live concerts. Available in full for the first time on triple vinyl, double CD and digitally. Originally recorded on tape, this carefully restored live album comprises the entirety of the show in the format of a story with a beginning, middle and end, bringing CAN’s performance to life. Limited edition triple Gold vinyl in triple gatefold sleeve plus a 2CD edition in card pack with 16 page booklet, both with extensive sleeve notes.

                    STAFF COMMENTS

                    Barry says: There's not much I can tell you here that you won't already know.. this is the second wonderfully pressed collection from Can of live performances following 'Live In Stuttgart' that was released in May. There are very few musicians that could pull off this level of out-there musicianship, and this is a wonderful and accurate document of their live legacy. Essential.

                    TRACK LISTING

                    A1 Brighton 75 Eins
                    A2 Brighton 75 Zwei
                    A3 Brighton 75 Drei
                    B1 Brighton 75 Vier
                    B2 Brighton 75 Fünf
                    C1 Brighton 75 Sechs
                    C2 Brighton 75 Sieben

                    Can

                    Live In Stuttgart 1975

                      Live in Stuttgart 1975 is the first of a curated series of Can live concerts available in full for the first time on vinyl, CD and digitally. Originally recorded on tape, these carefully restored live albums will comprise the entirety of each show in the format of a story with a beginning, middle and end, with Can’s performances taking on a life of their own.
                      Available on triple vinyl and double CD. 


                      STAFF COMMENTS

                      Barry says: There's really not much that can be said about live Can material that you wouldn't already know, but it's safe to say that this sounds superb and is the perfect recreation of a perfectly sculpted live Can show from the comfort of your own home. An intoxicating and transportive collection, and an essential document of one of the greatest Krautrock pioneers in the biz.

                      TRACK LISTING

                      A1 Stuttgart 75 Eins
                      A2 Stuttgart 75 Zwei
                      B1 Stuttgart 75 Drei (Part 1)
                      B2 Stuttgart 75 Drei (Part 2)
                      C1 Stuttgart 75 Drei (Part 3)
                      C2 Stuttgart 75 Vier
                      C3 Stuttgart 75 Fünf

                      CD TRACKLIST
                      1 Stuttgart 75 Eins
                      2 Stuttgart 75 Zwei
                      3 Stuttgart 75 Drei
                      4 Stuttgart 75 Vier
                      5 Stuttgart 75 Fünf

                      Can

                      Delay 1968 - Coloured Vinyl Reissue

                        Can was founded in 1968 by Irmin Schmidt, Holger Czukay, Michael Karoli and Jaki Liebezeit who formed a group which would utilise and transcend all boundaries of ethnic, electronic experimental and modern classical music.

                        This classic album of tracks recorded at the beginning of Can’s life, and features original vocalist Malcolm Mooney.

                        Thief is now a rejuvenated Can classic having been covered by Radiohead and since then discovered by a new generation of fans.

                        Can’s powerful influence has never diminished, and their indelible mark is apparent in the bands who freely acknowledge their importance - from Portishead, James Murphy, New Order, Factory Floor, Public Image Ltd, Mogwai, Kanye West and Radiohead - as well as across other disciplines such as visual art and literature.

                        "Can are impossible to classify and its impossible to ignore their seismic influence on so many diverse musical paths" Richard Hawley
                        "Can are the most revolutionary band ever" Stephen Morris (New Order)


                        TRACK LISTING

                        A1 Butterfly
                        A2 Pnoom
                        A3 Nineteen Century Man
                        A4 Thief
                        B1 Man Named Joe
                        B2 Uphill
                        B3 Little Star Of Bethlehem

                        Spoon

                        Gimme Fiction - 2020 Reissue

                          Gimme Fiction, the fifth studio album from Spoon, originally released in 2005 and featuring the single ‘I Turn My Camera On’. Newly recut from the original masters.

                          Gimme Fiction is released as part of the Slay On Cue series, which will see the reissue of the band’s first eight records in original editions - Telephono (1996), Soft Effects EP (1996), A Series Of Sneaks (1998), Girls Can Tell (2001), Kill The Moonlight (2002), Gimme Fiction (2005), Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (2007) and Transference (2010).

                          “Some of these albums haven’t been available on vinyl or CD in years, and in some places they never actually came out,” says frontman Britt Daniel.

                          TRACK LISTING

                          The Beast And Dragon, Adored
                          The Two Sides Of Monsieur Valentine
                          I Turn My Camera On
                          My Mathematical Mind
                          The Delicate Place
                          Sister Jack
                          I Summon You
                          The Infinite Pet
                          Was It You?
                          They Never Got You
                          Merchants Of Soul

                          Spoon

                          Transference - 2020 Reissue

                            Transference is the seventh studio album by Spoon, newly recut from the original masters

                            Transference is released as part of the Slay On Cue series, which will see the reissue of the band’s first eight records in original editions - Telephono (1996), Soft Effects EP (1996), A Series Of Sneaks (1998), Girls Can Tell (2001), Kill The Moonlight (2002), Gimme Fiction (2005), Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (2007) and Transference (2010).

                            “Some of these albums haven’t been available on vinyl or CD in years, and in some places they never actually came out,” says frontman Britt Daniel.

                            TRACK LISTING

                            Before Destruction
                            Is Love Forever?
                            The Mystery Zone
                            Who Makes Your Money
                            Written In Reverse
                            I Saw The Light
                            Trouble Comes Running
                            Goodnight Laura
                            Out Go The Lights
                            Got Nuffin
                            Nobody Gets Me But You

                            Spoon

                            Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga - 2020 Reissue

                              Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, Spoon’s sixth studio record, featuring the singles ’The Underdog’ and ‘You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb’. Originally released in 2007 and now newly recut from the original masters

                              Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga is released as part of the Slay On Cue series, which will see the reissue of the band’s first eight records in original editions - Telephono (1996), Soft Effects EP (1996), A Series Of Sneaks (1998), Girls Can Tell (2001), Kill The Moonlight (2002), Gimme Fiction (2005), Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (2007) and Transference (2010).

                              “Some of these albums haven’t been available on vinyl or CD in years, and in some places they never actually came out,” says frontman Britt Daniel.

                              TRACK LISTING

                              Don't Make Me A Target
                              The Ghost Of You Lingers
                              You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb
                              Don't You Evah
                              Rhythm & Soul
                              Eddie's Ragga
                              The Underdog
                              My Little Japanese Cigarette Case
                              Finer Feelings
                              Black Like Me

                              Spoon

                              A Series Of Sneaks - 2020 Reissue

                                ‘A Series Of Sneaks’, Spoon's second studio album, released in 1998.
                                Newly recut from the original masters.

                                “Hints at the possibility of perfection” – Pitchfork.

                                ‘A Series Of Sneaks’ is released as part of the Slay On Cue series, which will see the reissue of the band’s first eight records in original editions - Telephono (1996), Soft Effects EP (1996), A Series Of Sneaks (1998), Girls Can Tell (2001), Kill The Moonlight (2002), Gimme Fiction (2005), Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (2007) and Transference (2010).

                                “Some of these albums haven’t been available on vinyl or CD in years, and in some places they never actually came out,” says frontman Britt Daniel.

                                TRACK LISTING

                                Utilitarian
                                The Minor Tough
                                Execution
                                Reservations
                                30 Gallon Tank
                                Car Radio
                                Metal Detektor
                                June's Foreign Spell
                                Chloroform
                                Metal School
                                Staring At The Board
                                No You're Not
                                Quincy Punk Episode
                                Advance Cassette

                                Spoon

                                Girls Can Tell - 2020 Reissue

                                  ‘Girls Can Tell’, the third studio album from Spoon, originally released in 2001.

                                  Newly recut from the original masters.

                                  “A start-to-finish triumph” - Rolling Stone. 

                                  ‘Girls Can Tell’ is released as part of the Slay On Cue series, which will see the reissue of the band’s first eight records in original editions - Telephono (1996), Soft Effects EP (1996), A Series Of Sneaks (1998), Girls Can Tell (2001), Kill The Moonlight (2002), Gimme Fiction (2005), Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (2007) and Transference (2010).

                                  “Some of these albums haven’t been available on vinyl or CD in years, and in some places they never actually came out,” says frontman Britt Daniel.

                                  TRACK LISTING

                                  Everything Hits At Once
                                  Believing Is Art
                                  Me And The Bean
                                  Lines In The Suit
                                  The Fitted Shirt
                                  Anything You Want
                                  Take A Walk
                                  1020 AM
                                  Take The Fifth
                                  This Book Is A Movie
                                  Chicago At Night

                                  Spoon

                                  Kill The Moonlight - 2020 Reissue

                                    Kill The Moonlight, Spoon’s fourth studio album originally released in 2002 and featuring the hit single ’The Way We Get By’. 

                                    Newly recut from the original masters.

                                    ‘Kill The Moonlight’ is released as part of the Slay On Cue series, which will see the reissue of the band’s first eight records in original editions - Telephono (1996), Soft Effects EP (1996), A Series Of Sneaks (1998), Girls Can Tell (2001), Kill The Moonlight (2002), Gimme Fiction (2005), Ga Ga Ga Ga (2007) and Transference (2010).

                                    “Some of these albums haven’t been available on vinyl or CD in years, and in some places they never actually came out,” says frontman Britt Daniel.

                                    TRACK LISTING

                                    Small Stakes
                                    The Way We Get By
                                    Something To Look Forward To
                                    Stay Don't Go
                                    Jonathan Fisk
                                    Paper Tiger
                                    Someone Something
                                    Don't Let It Get You Down
                                    All The Pretty Girls Go To The City
                                    You Gotta Feel It
                                    Back To The Life
                                    Vittorio E

                                    Spoon

                                    Telephono - 2020 Reissue

                                      Telephono, the debut album, available on vinyl for the first time since 1996. Newly recut from the original masters

                                      Telephono is released as part of the Slay On Cue series, which will see the reissue of the band’s first eight records in original editions - Telephono (1996), Soft Effects EP (1996), A Series Of Sneaks (1998), Girls Can Tell (2001), Kill The Moonlight (2002), Gimme Fiction (2005), Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (2007) and Transference (2010).

                                      “Some of these albums haven’t been available on vinyl or CD in years, and in some places they never actually came out,” says frontman Britt Daniel.

                                      TRACK LISTING

                                      Don't Buy The Realistic
                                      Not Turning Off
                                      All The Negatives Have Been Destroyed
                                      Cvantez
                                      Nefarious
                                      Claws Tracking
                                      Dismember
                                      Idiot Driver
                                      Towner
                                      Wanted To Be Your
                                      Theme To Wendel Stivers
                                      Primary
                                      The Government Darling
                                      Plastic Mylar

                                      Spoon

                                      Soft Effects - 2020 Reissue

                                        Soft Effects, the legendary EP, available on vinyl for the first time since 1997. Newly recut from the original masters.

                                        Soft Effects is released as part of the Slay On Cue series, which will see the reissue of the band’s first eight records in original editions - Telephono (1996), Soft Effects EP (1996), A Series Of Sneaks (1998), Girls Can Tell (2001), Kill The Moonlight (2002), Gimme Fiction (2005), Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (2007) and Transference (2010).

                                        “Some of these albums haven’t been available on vinyl or CD in years, and in some places they never actually came out,” says frontman Britt Daniel.

                                        TRACK LISTING

                                        SIDE 1
                                        Mountain To Sound
                                        Waiting For The Kid To Come Out
                                        I Could See The Dude
                                        Get Out The State
                                        Loss Leaders

                                        SIDE 2
                                        Mountain To Sound
                                        Waiting For The Kid To Come Out
                                        I Could See The Dude
                                        Get Out The State
                                        Loss Leaders

                                        Irmin Schmidt

                                        Nocturne (Live At The Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival)

                                          Live album from legendary founder of CAN.

                                          Nocturne (live at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival) comprises three pieces performed live on a partly prepared piano, along additional pre-recorded soundscapes.

                                          The live performance of ‘Klavierstück II’ is a pensive improvisation using essential elements of the original piece.

                                          ‘Nocturne’ starts with the ambient sounds whilst the piano seemingly melts into the soundscape and eventually grows into a long meditative piano solo.

                                          ‘Yonder’ is a much more dramatic piece, dominated by the overwhelming sounds of church bells, a sort of “dies irai”, radical, emotional and fiercely poetic.

                                          TRACK LISTING

                                          Klavierstück II
                                          Nocturne
                                          Yonder

                                          Spoon

                                          Everything Hits At Once: The Best Of Spoon

                                            Spanning a career well into its third decade, Spoon returns with a ‘Best Of’compilation, ‘Everything Hits At Once: The Best of Spoon' In addition to the 12 fan-adored tracks making up this single LP, Spoon return with the bold new single “No Bullets Spent.” How many rock bands from the past 25 years could get away with a greatest-hits album? Spoon stand alone, with a career-spanning retrospective culled from all over their unique songbook. It’s a flawless compilation of their best-known, best-loved tunes, yet it’s still full of surprises—the only thing you could expect from a band that’s spent their whole career taking people by surprise.


                                            STAFF COMMENTS

                                            Barry says: For a mindblowing nine albums worth of material, it's hard to collate a 'Best Of' that accurately represents a band who have consistently and reliably smashed it out of the park. There are none of the big hits here that I wouldn't expect to be here, The Underdog sounds every bit the proto punk-folk clanger it was back in 2007, 'I Turn My Camera Off' kicks things off and I honestly couldn't think of a better appetiser than that. This is a brilliantly diverse and essential summary of a great band at a ridiculously good price. Get on it!

                                            TRACK LISTING

                                            I Turn My Camera On
                                            Do You
                                            Don't You Evah
                                            Inside Out
                                            The Way We Get By
                                            The Underdog
                                            Hot Thoughts
                                            I Summon You
                                            Rent I Pay
                                            You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb
                                            Got Nuffin
                                            Everything Hits At Once
                                            No Bullets Spent

                                            Produced by Spoon and Dave Fridmann, Austin’s most esteemed rock ambassadors have created the bravest, most sonically inventive work of their illustrious career.

                                            Reuniting the band with the label that released their 1996 debut, ‘Telephono’, and following on Spoon’s streak of three consecutive US Top 10 albums—‘Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga’ (2007), ‘Transference’ (2010) and ‘They Want My Soul’ (2014)—‘Hot Thoughts’ is nothing short of epic. Listening to ‘Hot Thoughts’, it’s instantly apparent why Spoon are considered one of the most critically acclaimed acts of the first decade of the new millennium. 

                                            Within the space of 10 captivating songs – all written by Britt Daniel- ‘Hot Thoughts’ creates a musical universe all its own, with individual worlds ranging from the kaleidoscopic opening/title track through the gargantuan stomp of “Do I Have To Talk You Into It” and ubiquitous wiry hooks of “Can I Sit Next To You" to the bittersweet “I Ain’t The One” and beyond.

                                            STAFF COMMENTS

                                            Barry says: As addictive, funked up rhythms give way to distorted bursts and effervescent vocal melodies, this sonically fascinating but brilliantly accessible LP twists and turns break into pulsing synth pop and grooving head-nodders.

                                            TRACK LISTING

                                            1. Hot Thoughts
                                            2. WhisperI’lllistentohearit
                                            3. Do I Have To Talk You Into It
                                            4. First Caress
                                            5. Pink Up
                                            6. Can I Sit Next To You
                                            7. I Ain’t The One
                                            8. Tear It Down
                                            9. Shotgun
                                            10. Us

                                            Spoon’s classic ‘Gimme Fiction’ celebrates its 10th anniversary with a deluxe version released on Matador Records.

                                            The reissue contains the original album newlyremastered by Howie Weinberg from the original tapes, a second disc with 12 previously unreleased demos from the era, a digital download of nine additional bonus tracks and a full colour book containing photos and an extensive oral history of the making of the album by The AV Club’s Sean O’Neal. The deluxe LP package also includes tipped sleeves, a 24” x 36” poster and a digital download of all songs.

                                            ‘Gimme Fiction’ dragged the sonic pointillism of ‘Kill The Moonlight’ further into dub-influenced weirdness as the increasingly confident Spoon went crazy in the studio, experimenting with everything from warped hip hop samples to horse whinnies. Whatever digging or strange alchemy had to go into it, they only produced more gold.

                                            ‘Gimme Fiction’ deserves special recognition as the album where Spoon took creative and stylistic quantum leaps that resulted in classics ‘I Turn My Camera On’, ‘The Beast And Dragon Adored’, ‘My Mathematical Mind’, ‘I Summon You’ and so many more. 10 years later, ‘Gimme Fiction’ gets the deluxe release it so richly deserves.

                                            TRACK LISTING

                                            The Original Album
                                            The Beast And Dragon, Adored
                                            The Two Sides Of Monsieur Valentine
                                            I Turn My Camera On
                                            My Mathematical Mind
                                            The Delicate Place
                                            Sister Jack
                                            I Summon You
                                            The Infinite Pet
                                            Was It You?
                                            They Never Got You
                                            Merchants Of Soul

                                            Home Demos
                                            I Summon You (First Demo)
                                            Was It You?
                                            I’ve Been Good Too Long
                                            Sister Jack (Piano Demo)
                                            The Beast And Dragon, Adored
                                            My Mathematical Mind
                                            They Never Got You
                                            The Two Sides Of Monsieur Valentine
                                            The Delicate Place
                                            The Infinite Pet
                                            Merchants Of Soul
                                            Dear Mr. Landlord

                                            Digital Bonus Tracks (With Vinyl Only)
                                            The Beast And The Dragon, Adored (Rehearsal)
                                            Sister Jack (Up Demo)
                                            I Turn My Camera On (First Demo)
                                            My Mathematical Mind (First Rehearsal)
                                            The Delicate Place (Vanderslice & Solter Version)
                                            I Wanna Go (Demo)
                                            Tear Me Down (Demo)
                                            I Summon You (Electric Demo)
                                            My Mathematical Mind (Vanderslice & Solter Version)

                                            Wooden Spoon

                                            Wooden Spoon 3

                                              "Wooden Spoon 3" is a continuation from his first two releases on Brad Rose's Foxglove imprint. The album has three superb tracks entitled "Three Pieces For Piano, Synthesizer, Organ & Tape Loop". The centrepiece is a wonderful 20 minute plus repetitive dronework.

                                              Electric Spoon

                                              You

                                                Welcome to the world of Electric Spoon - a tale of three castaways, hair and colours, standing on the edge of sound looking at each other starting a search for all their electric sisters and brothers. The journey begins at Marquis Cha Cha with "You" - a sound for hearts and minds, part of the earth's rhythm, their peace of mind rests in sound, colours are their stepping stones – a home for hearts and minds. The sound here is very akin to an Alan Lomax field recording (deliberately crackly, not a bad pressing!) of The Rolling Stones - circa "Sticky Fingers".

                                                Can

                                                Delay 1968

                                                  Although recorded in the late 60s, the material included on "Delay 1968" did not appear commercially until 1981. A collection of cuts featuring early vocalist Malcolm Mooney, these seven songs are among the very first Can ever recorded. As an early insight to the future sound of the krautrock legends this features some essential tracks like "Thief", "Butterfly" and "Uphill".

                                                  STAFF COMMENTS

                                                  Mine says: If you have always found Can a little too weird and don't know where to start, this one's for you. Delay 1968 is a brilliant but very approachable album by the German Krautrock pioneers. It is by far my favourite and I have yet to play it to someone who doesn't like it!

                                                  Can

                                                  Monster Movie

                                                    The first album from Can and featuring the vocals of Malcolm Mooney, an African American sculptor artist. Possibly the rawest and rockiest of all Can's releases, this combined all the elements of Can, the classic krautrock groove, their shuffling funkiness and the stoned psyche guitar freakouts.

                                                    Can

                                                    Soundtracks

                                                    For their second album Can decided to release a collection of tracks that they had recorded in 1969 and 1970 for movies. Surprisingly considering that these tracks also feature different vocalists they gel into a cohesive album very well. Malcolm Mooney the original vocalist had a breakdown and returned to America and he was replaced during this time by the enigmatic Damo Suzuki. A sometimes overlooked album this is an essential groove laden krautrock classic.


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