LUCY SHOW Mania reissue CD The Cure, Jesus & Mary Chain, House of Love, R.E.M.

Description: Artist: The Lucy Show Title: Mania Label: Words On Music Recommended for fans of: The Cure, R.E.M., Echo & the Bunnymen, Chameleons, Jesus & Mary Chain, House of Love, The Church, The Sound, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, C86 Scene Format: CD Condition: New (sealed, mint) Cost: $5.99 Shipping: $6.00 USA (USPS Ground Advantage; inquire for Media Mail rate); $17.75 Canada (1st Class International); $20.50 elsewhere (1st Class International); Ships within 24 hours upon receipt of payment. Reduced per unit shipping rate for multiple CDs purchased from seller.Reviews: "A harmonious pop attack. 4 Stars.” - Q Magazine (UK) "A warm, poetic record. Even at their loudest the tunes are understated and invite successive listens.” - NME (UK) “Four stars. Sounding like a cross between The Beach Boys and Julian Cope, the lush, layered instrumentation is the perfect foil for these exuberant songs. Stalwarts of the London post-punk scene - a shame their career was so brief.” – MOJO (UK) “The Lucy Show has validated the practice of reissuing records, because it holds true that something old is almost always better than something borrowed.” – Pop Matters (USA) “Re-issues can be a beautiful thing, especially when they draw attention to long-forgotten works of brilliance like this. For the younger music fan wondering what types of bands we can thank for the current wave of new wave and post-punk revivalism, this is a great asset indeed.” – Exclaim! (Canada) Description: WORDS ON MUSIC announces the release of MANIA, THE LUCY SHOW’S breathtaking album from 1986. The London quartet released 8 singles, 1 EP, and 2 stellar albums from 1983-1988. Out of print for nearly 20 years, this reissue of MANIA remasters all 10 album-tracks, plus adds 7 bonus songs (5 of which have never been commercially released), the video to the MTV hit “A Million Things,” and liner notes by BIG TAKEOVER editor, Jack Rabid. MANIA rose to the very top of the North American college radio charts in 1986 by injecting gorgeous, poignant melodies onto a textured soundscape, ricocheting with shimmering guitars from the production of the legendary JOHN LECKIE (NEW ORDER, STONE ROSES, RADIOHEAD, TRASHCAN SINATRAS, FELT). MANIA begins with the swirling "The Land and the Life" – a captivating, hypnotic piece that layers sugar-sweet BEACH BOYS harmonies on top of reverb-drenched guitars. Singer and guitarist Mark Bandola's recurring riffs on "View From the Outside" keep good company with R.E.M.'s LIFES RICH PAGAENT, but the song ultimately distances itself from Athens rock by its gradual addition of dizzying guitars and the layers upon layers of vocals at the coda that spin by like passing tornados. In "Sojourn's End" and "Sad September" singer and bassist Rob Vandeven has written two compositions that recall JOHN LENNON’s work on RUBBER SOUL. Like an up-tempo "Nowhere Man," the former boasts verses framed by well-placed harmonica wails and a chorus with an endless array of hooks. LECKIE’s timeless, exquisite production is on full display (he also engineered Lennon's PLASTIC ONO BAND record in 1970), carefully melting Vandeven's breezy voice with the song's warm instrumental arrangements. As Bandola's ("If I Needed Someone") acoustic guitar melody fades at the song's close, bells strike, ushering in "Sad September" – Vandeven's definitive ballad. The elegant song offers a bittersweet palette of brushed drums, sweeping keys, and plaintive acoustic picking in which every wistful syllable signals the longing for love lost. "A Million Things" scored THE LUCY SHOW a major college radio hit in the States, and its video received significant MTV airplay. The song features a skillful collection of harmonica, organs, and Bandola's poised tenor. Despite its stylistic overlap, "Melody" pre-dates JESUS & MARY CHAIN’s DARKLANDS by one full year, demonstrating in clear fashion how THE LUCY SHOW was as relevant and trend-setting as any member of England's movement of artists in the mid-1980s that eschewed the slick, glossy techno of the times in favor of music that coated 1960s melodies with modern usages of reverb and feedback (a movement that spawned not only JAMC, but also MY BLOODY VALENTINE, THE PRIMITIVES, and the C86 scene). "Part of Me Now" prominently features the warmth and charming vulnerability of Bandola's voice. The song is a cautious lo-fi composition built around piano and keys in which the intimate, up-front delivery builds a direct connection with the audience (much like BERNARD SUMNER’s voice in NEW ORDER's "All Day Long" – without the swelling electronics). "New Message," MANIA's second single, closes the album on an incredible high, enhanced by the appearance of England's premier trumpeter, RODDY LORIMER (Spiritualized, Blur, Pale Saints). Lorimer's "Penny Lane" melodies during the verse are outdone only by his riveting 40-second solo. One of the classic post-punk albums MANIA stands tall with the best records of the era by THE CURE, ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN, JESUS & MARY CHAIN, and NEW ORDER. Track Listing: 1. Land and the Life (2.21) 2. View from the Outside (3.30) 3. Sojourn’s End (3.57) 4. Sad September (3.44) 5. A Million Things (3.09) 6. Sun and Moon (3.49) 7. Shame (2.46) 8. Melody (3.24) 9. Part of Me Now (4.02) 10. New Message (4.49) Bonus Tracks: 11. Jam in E (2.35) 12. Invitation (2.41) 13. Civil Servant (3.00) 14. Sun and Moon (live) (3.27) 15. View from the Outside (live) (3.31) 16. New Message (basement demo) (3.04) 17. A Million Things (original Leckie mix) (3.30) Bonus Video: 1. A Million Things

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