Proper Records has pre-orders up for Catherine Wheel’s first 3 albums, Ferment, Chrome and Happy Days.

The have a listed release date of August 18, 2023.

I’m curious if Chrome will have the original cover or will follow the 2017 reissue and use the image from the 1993 CDs, which was different from the original vinyl release.

The original 1993 UK record cover is on the left, above, and the 2017 MOV reissue on the right. Can you spot the difference?

Note: 2023.09.29 – We’ve ordered 2 copies of this press of Chrome, from 2 different stores, and 1 of Ferment and all 3 have manufacturing defects. There are tiny scratches on every single record that reveal themselves under a bright light and are definitely audible. Unless Proper Records does a repress to fix this, we can’t recommend this version unless perhaps you get it for an incredibly low price, like under $15-20. Others are reporting the same problem here.

Pre-order links:

US

• popmarket (ferment, chrome, happy days)
• deepdiscount (ferment, chrome, happy days)

UK

• ebay.com presale
• https://propermusic.com/collections/catherine-wheel
• https://www.limitedadditionrecords.com/search?q=Catherine+Wheel
• https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/artist/catherine-wheel
• https://www.normanrecords.com/artist/1831-catherine-wheel
• https://www.horizonsmusic.co.uk/collections/all/artist_catherine-wheel
• https://www.juno.co.uk

Lush, the British alternative rock band formed in London in 1987, is often hailed as one of the pioneers of shoegaze and dream pop. Comprising Miki Berenyi, Emma Anderson, Phil King, and Chris Acland, Lush created ethereal and atmospheric music that resonated with a generation of listeners. Through their mesmerizing melodies, lush harmonies, and evocative lyrics, the band established themselves as a significant force in the alternative music scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Their albums have seen limited reissues, a box set titled Origami in 2016, and a Ciao Best Of in 2015, until now.

With a release date of 8/11/2023, multiple Lush vinyl reissues are available for preorder now.

Spooky (1992 debut studio album produced by Robin Guthrie) and Split (1994, produced by Mike Hedges) in their original sleeve designs.

Lovelife (produced by Pete Barlett + track feat Jarvis Cocker) uses the artwork from the 2016 boxset to keep 1996’s collectible tracing-paper sleeve exclusive to initial pressing.

https://lush.ffm.to/splitspookylovelife

Order Here:

• Popmarket (Spooky, Split, Lovelife)
• DeepDiscount (Spooky, Split, Lovelife)

A defining album of the 90s, Last Splash by The Breeders turns 30 this year.  To celebrate, the band have returned to the original tapes to give it its first-ever remaster, and by doing so have also unearthed two lost tracks that will delight fans.

Recorded by the ‘classic’ Breeders line-up of Kim Deal, Kelley Deal, Josephine Wiggs and Jim Macpherson and featuring singles ‘Cannonball’ and ‘Divine Hammer’, Last Splash was “an alt-rock classic” (Pitchfork’s Top 100 Records of 1990s) on release; a fast seller too, quickly attaining Platinum status in the US.

Despite having had the boxset treatment on its 20th birthday, the album was still left to be remastered so 10 years on, the original ½” tapes were taken out of the archives and have been lovingly worked on by Kim Deal, Benjamin Mumphrey and Miles Showell (Abbey Road).

Never sounding so good, it means for its 30th anniversary the album is getting the ultimate vinyl pressing.  Entitled Last Splash (30th Anniversary Original Analog Edition), this new version has been cut at half speed at Abbey Road by Miles Showell, now spanning two LPs and running at 45rpm.

Furthermore, this anniversary edition also contains an exclusive, one-sided etched 12” which excitingly features two brilliant and previously unreleased tracks – ‘Go Man Go’ and ‘Divine Mascis’ (‘Go Man Go’ is a track that Kim co-wrote with Black Francis while ‘Divine Mascis’ is a different version of ‘Divine Hammer’ with Dinosaur Jr.’s J Mascis on lead vocals).  Both tracks originate from the original sessions and were left forgotten until the sessions were exhumed to create this new master.

The attention to detail continues to the album’s art, which equally celebrates Vaughan Oliver’s iconic sleeve.  With Vaughan sadly no longer with us, his long-time design partner Chris Bigg has gloriously reimagined the album’s sleeve for this new version.  Coming in a beautiful wide-spine sleeve, there’s also a nod to other classic 4AD records with a 10” lyric booklet being created which also unseen portraits from the original album shoot by Kevin Westenberg.

Order Here:

• popmarket
• https://shopusa.4ad.com/last-splash-30th-anniversary-edition

Track List

A1. New Year
A2. Cannonball
A3. Invisible Man
A4. No Aloha
B1. Roi
B2. Do You Love Me Now?
B3. Flipside
C1. I Just Wanna Get Along
C2. Mad Lucas
C3. Divine Hammer
C4. S.O.S
D1. Hag
D2. Saints
D3. Drivin’ on 9
D4. Roi (Reprise)

12”
A1. Go Man Go
A2. Divine Mascis

Tour Dates

In honour of the album’s 30 years, the band will be hitting the road in September for a special run of shows performing Last Splash in its entirety.  They will be joined by Belly (formed by original Breeder Tanya Donelly), Screaming Females and Horsegirl in select markets.

August
3rd – Knitting Factory, Boise ID, US
4th – Spokane Arena, Spokane WA, US *
6th – Wildlands Festival, Big Sky MT, US
8th – USANA Amphitheatre, West Valley City UT, US *
10th – Lake Tahae Outdoor Arena at Harveys, Stateline NV, US *
25th – 26th – Ghost Ranch Music Festival, Abiquiu NM, US

September
7th – Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland OH, US ^
8th – KEMBA Live!, Columbus OH, US ^
15th – Riot Fest, Chicago IL, US
17th – Sea.Hear.Now. Festival, Asbury Park NJ, US
19th – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater, Virginia Beach VA, US *
20th – Fillmore, Philadelphia PA, US %
21st – Fillmore, Silvery Springs MA, US %
23rd –  Kings Theater, Brooklyn NY, US %
24th – House of Blues, Boston MA, US %

October
3rd – Talking Stick Resort, Phoenix AZ, US *
5th – Don Haskins Center, El Paso TX, US *
6th – 8th – Austin City Limits Music Festival, Austin TX, US
13th – 15th – Austin City Limits Music Festival, Austin TX, US
19th – The Wiltern, Los Angeles CA, US #
20th – Observatory, San Diego CA, US #
22nd – Henry Miller Library, Big Sur CA, US #
23rd – The Warfield, San Francisco CA, US #
25th – Paramount, Seattle WA, US #

* – with Foo Fighters
^ – appearing with Horsegirl
% – appearing with Screaming Females
# – appearing with Belly

Pasteboard was a Japanese Shoegaze band based in Saitama. It was formed by Makoto Igarashi and Mihoko Tanoue.

They only released one album before switching to another project, Roly Poly Rag Bear.

7th Heaven is releasing their only album, Glitter, on vinyl. It goes on sale tomorrow, April 14th.

It’ll be available in black and galaxy blue swirl, 100 of each. It’s also getting a cassette release. There will be exclusive t-shirts as well.

Available via the 7th Heaven links here when it goes on sale at 10:30 AM PST.

Check out this Spotify playlist for more Shoegaze, both classics and new.

Music On Vinyl is reissuing The Catherine Wheel’s 4th album, Adam & Eve, on vinyl. English alternative rock band Catherine Wheel was evolving quite fast to a band which made an impression in both the shoegaze as Britpop scene. Their fourth album Adam & Eve didn’t sound like any of the band’s previous albums. It was a new beginning, both musically as artistically. This unique record strikes a balance between the alternative rock, guitar pop and the dreamy world they created. They’re constantly shifting in volume, keys, and guitars, but every song is connected with the next. It is one of the most underrated albums of all time, as this can compete with ’90s records by Radiohead and Spiritualized. Just take your first spin and you won’t be disappointed.

Reissue date : 2019-09-13

SIDE A
1. UNTITLED
2. FUTURE BOY
3. DELICIOUS
4. BROKEN NOSE

SIDE B
1. PHANTOM OF THE AMERICAN MOTHER
2. MA SOLITUDA
3. SATELLITE

SIDE C
1. THUNDERBIRD
2. HERE COMES THE FAT CONTROLLER

SIDE D
1. GOODBYE
2. FOR DREAMING
3. UNTITLED

Of note is the advertised album cover is the CD version of the artwork with only 4 boxes across the middle. Not 12 boxes across the entire cover.

Compare the first photo, above, with this photo from the original 1997 “Limited Edition” release on Chrysalis.

Also, there was a red version released by Mercury before Catherine Wheel changed labels.

Pre-order from Amazon

A limited edition 40th anniversary version of Unknown Pleasures will be released on June 14th, almost forty years to the day after it was originally released. The LP will be pressed on 180g ruby red vinyl with an alternative white sleeve resembling the original design idea.

Order here: https://RhinoUK.lnk.to/UnknownPleasures40

Around 1991 an old friend made a mixtape for me to introduce me to new music. This tape contained songs from bands from The Pixies to the Lemonheads, and many others.

It contained this tune called ‘Downtime’ from the Blake Babies which I became quite fond of. I still have this mixtape in my car that still has a cassette player and 6-disc changer. (Both hardly ever get used now that I installed a bluetooth adapter.)

The Blake Babies were a 3-piece with Juliana Hatfield, John Strohm, and Freda Love.

This leads me to the announcement from American Laundromat Records that they are re-issuing the Blake Babies compilation, Innocence And Experience, on vinyl.

It’s up for pre-order now. There are several color choices and you can also get a test pressing. It’s been remastered by Sean Glonek.

It contains other great Blake Babies tunes such as Lament, Cesspool, and Girl In A Box.

American Laundromat has also recently released Juliana’s latest solo album and an album covering Olivia Newton-John songs.

Be sure to read Jack Rabid’s interesting interview with the Black Babies at rockandrollglobe.com.

1990s Champaign, Illinois Alternative Rock band Hum will be selling reissues of their Downward is Heavenward album on vinyl next Sunday, January 6th at 12 PM CST. (1 PM EST / 10 AM PST)

You can also order an exclusive Jay Ryan poster with the album.

Downward is Heavenward was released nearly 21 years ago on January 27, 1998 and made it to #6 on the US Indie charts.  In 1999, Pitchfork placed the album at #81 on their top 100 albums of the 1990s.

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