Gene - Drawn To The Deep End double LP Never played stored over 20 years mint

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Never played, never taken out of the sleeve until today. I worked for their record company in the 90's and received this copy then. I have my own personal copy, this is an extra that has been sitting in my office for the last 20 + years. If I wasn't retiring and selling my house it would probably sit there for another twenty. I am not a record grader, I just know the history of this particular record. And I believe it is in as near mint condition as possible. Zero spindle marks. This record has so much sheen I used it as a mirror to comb my hair. If there is a flag in the picture, it is used to verify and document how vivid the colors of the cover are, it is not included in the sale. The colors are as bright as the day it was printed. The only defects I see on the cover I have taken pictures of. Little corner dings from storage and shipment. These promos were never shrink wrapped so you're going to have that. The pictures tell the story of this record, please examine them carefully, and know what you are buying. There may still be paper dust from the sleeve on the record. I wasn't going to put it on my turntable to clean it and risk getting spindle marks. Thanks for looking.
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Gene were a British rock band that rose to prominence in the mid-1990s. Formed in 1993, they were popularly labelled as a Britpop band and often drew comparisons to the Smiths because of their Morrissey-esque lead singer, Martin Rossiter. Gene's music was influenced by the Jam, the Smiths, the Style Council and the Clash.

Critical reception[edit]

Jack Rabid of AllMusic called the album "a total, total knockout", adding "Drawn to the Deep End, as its title implies, is an emotional onslaught, a flood of raw, unfettered, and unfiltered human feeling, an exquisite ebb and flow of earthquakes and temporary serenity" and stating that it was an "early favorite for 1997's LP of the year."[1]

Track listing[edit]

All music is composed by Matt James, Steve Mason, Kevin Miles and Martin Rossiter, except where noted.

Personnel[edit]

• Martin Rossiter - vocals, piano
• Steve Mason - guitar
• Kevin Miles - bass
• Matt James - drums