The two tracks from the Magic Castles are from their forthcoming new album which will be released later this year The Brian Jonestown Massacre tracks Goodbye (Butterfly) is from the forthcoming album Revelation, the other track Lions Ride Free is exclusive to this release. "Happy Endings", "I Don’t Get It", "Joe 90", "Bridesmaid" Re-issued for the first two presses during the 1980’s, remastered complete with insert of previously unseen photo’s at an extremely limited run. Bored Games is abrasive and fast while still capturing Flying Nun’s unique isolated essence. The EP showcases how broad Flying Nun’s sonic net cast when put beside pop darlings The Chills and The Clean. What was left behind was teenaged anxst manifested in early punk styling’s that would sit comfortably in 1977’s England along side Buzzcocks and The Adverts. As most things at the age of 17, Bored Games were to be temporary, breaking up before the EP’s release over a year after its recording. Let us know what you think and feel free to tell us about your finds.One of Flying Nun’s earliest releases ‘Bored Games’ (1982) was the inception of a 17 year old Shayne Carter who would later go on to be a common thread in Flying Nun bands ‘The Double Happy’s’ and ‘Straight Jacket Fits’. Whatever the story, the picture was important enough to be saved from a hasty move or spring cleaning and thrown into a record sleeve where it should have been safe until it was eventually forgotten about. What were they doing in the woods? Is this woman still alive? The photographer? Where were they going or coming from? Is her soft smile one of adoration for the photographer? Seems like a pitch for Mystery Show. Lost pictures like this one endlessly fascinate me, oscillating from creeped out to touched while pondering all the scenarios. The image shows a young woman next to what I think is a Chevy Camaro Vega (someone who is car savvy, please feel free to correct this). With that disclaimer I present to you Chevy Babe:Īdam found this a few weeks ago. Unfortunately, we don’t always have the foresight to record which albums these guys fall out of due to the volume we process or because they literally fall out from a stack of records as we carry them from here to there. It should come as no surprise that here at Shuga, we stumble upon these forgotten artifacts with a regular frequency while cleaning and inspecting thousands of used records. It’s a common enough phenomenon that the Roach Stashed Away from the Kids/Parents is a cultural trope. REMEMBER TO CHECK THE WEBSITE FOR A LOOK IN REAL TIME OF EVERYTHING WE HAVE IN THE STORE! Besides protecting our precious vinyl, record sleeves have long doubled as in-home safety deposit boxes where people stash anything from letters to drugs, ticket stubs to pornography.
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