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ACETONE

Largely passed by in the alternative music sweepstakes of the mid-'90s, Acetone pursued indie rock with influences from two of their Southern California forebears, the Beach Boys and Gram Parsons, with plenty of the Velvet Underground thrown in as well. Officially formed in 1992 by guitarist Mark Lightcap, bassist Richie Lee and drummer Steve Hadley, the group had actually existed as early as 1987, when the trio began playing around Los Angeles. After working for several years with a succession of vocalists, the group decided to keep it a threesome. After just a few months of recording demos, the band signed to the up-and-coming Vernon Yard subsidiary of Virgin Records (also the home of Low and the Verve) and in 1993 released their debut album Cindy, a collision of aggressive neo-psychedelia with pastoral harmonies reminiscent of the Velvets' third LP.

"CINDY"

1993     LP     HUT RECORDS     HUT LP 13

MADE IN ENGLAND    ORIGINAL PRESSING

SINGLE COVER + INNER SLEEVE

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 0 17046 50211 5

LABEL: HUT – MULTICOLOR ARTWORK LABEL - WHITE TEXT

Label Code: LC 3098

Catalog on cover: (spine) HUTLP13   0170 4 65021 1 5

(rear) 0170 4 65021 1 5   UK: HUTLP 13

Catalog on labels: HUTLP 13   0170 4 65021 1 5

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): HUT LP-13-A1   JA

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): HUT LP-13-B1

On labels: rim text reads "All rights………©1993 Vernon Yard Recordings"

BIEM/STEMRA    Made in England

All tracks written.......

Produced by Acetone

All tracks published.....(BMI)

On Back Cover: Tracklist

The copyright in this recording is owned by Vernon Yard Recordings........

? 1993 Vernon Yard Recordings   © 1993 Vernon Yard Recordings

Printed in the UK.

tracklisting

Side A: COME ON - PINCH - SUNDOWN - CHILLS - ENDLESS SUMMER

Side B: LOUISE - DON'T CRY - NO NEED SWIM - BAREFOOT ON SUNDAY

grading

RECORD EX but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE VG(+) but (please, see pictures and read above description)

Acetone's first full-length LP is a mixed bag that shows the band's disparate influences yet also gives a blueprint for the music it would create from here on out. Not quite completely submerged in the dimmed-light aesthetic of later LPs, this is more the sound of band members paying tribute to their heroes while not exactly sure which way to go themselves. The high points include the brilliant slow-burn blues of "Come On" (which works as an homage to the Velvet Underground's "Ocean"). The fourth track, "Chills," takes a line from Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta's "You're the One That I Want" and follows it up with a high-velocity rock grind. Scratchy, upbeat garage numbers like "Pinch" show Acetone's love of American underground rock, while "Sundown" is the band's version of Isaac Hayes' version of "Walk on By" as filtered through Mudhoney. It's not all unfamiliar territory; "Endless Summer" is a slower, droning Black Sabbath-esque grind complete with the dual harmonies that the band would smooth to perfection later on. The seven-plus minute "Louise" is a beautiful, simple, blissed-out piece of guitar pop that drifts along the Pacific coast at an amiable pace. As a debut, the album works more as an extension of the band's record collection than a complete statement. But there are trademark elements of this often overlooked band that would later come to fruition, and the album works as a hazy introduction to Acetone's obvious talent…(AllMusic)