Throwing Muses - Throwing Muses
Ripped from a vinyl album released on 4AD Records (CAD 607) in 1986 to high resolution 24-bit flac audio. I will freely admit that I stood back from the americana phase of 4AD releases back in the mid-late eighties. At the time I felt they lacked anything new for what was for me a very innovative record label, A whole batch of quality vinyl rips from blog friend Steve gives me a the chance to reappraise my feelings on this era. Here's the first of them....the Throwing Muses debut album. Enjoy.
A1 Call Me
A2 Green
A3 Hate My Way
A4 Vicky's Box
A5 Rabbits Dying
B1 America (She Can't Say No)
B2 Fear
B3 Stand Up
B4 Soul Soldier
B5 Delicate Cutters
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Thanks to you both!
ReplyDeleteOne of my least favourite 4AD releases at the time. As years went on it became one of my favourite bands. I know I'm one of the few who appreciated Ivo's venture across the pond. But looking back it was the kick in the pants that record company needed to remain fresh sounding for years to come. Even though I own all of these later 4AD records, thanks for posting them so that people who may not have had a chance to hear these underrated records get that opportunity.
ReplyDeleteI'm sympathetic to both points of view. I do think 4AD's shift in focus to America marked the end of an era for the label; it wasn't the deal with Warner in 1992 that made the difference, but the earlier changes in aesthetics represented by the signing of American bands, the Pixies in particular. You suggest that Throwing Muses were part of that shift to a less innovative culture at the label, but that isn't at all how it felt to me in 1986. I saw them support Cocteau Twins at the Town and Country Club, then bought that first album, and after listening to it once, put it aside for several months before picking it up again. I found it strange and unnerving, much more so than I ever had Dead Can Dance, for example, or X-Mal, or anything else 4AD had released or would go on to release, except perhaps Cindytalk. Then I listened again and gradually it became one of my favourite records of all time, because of its newness, not despite its lack of it.
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