Jandek "Staring at the Cellophane" lp (1982)
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Description
Baron Elmo Enterprises proudly presents a copy of a long deleted vinyl classic from the beautiful monochrome world of JANDEK: Staring at the Cellophane, released in 1982 on his own Corwood label. This vintage recording, his sixth lp, is an ideal starting point for exploring the stark, blasted landscape that is the psyche of Jandek. He seemed to materialize from nowhere in 1978 with his debut lp Ready for the House, performing a staggeringly primitive folk blues that seemed to be stumbling around in a dark closet. Rock connoisseur Richie Unterberger penned a description of Jandek's music that captures the man's dimly lit essence so beautifully that we're quoting it wholesale: "When it comes to idiot savants with mystique, no one can beat Jandek, who has self-released over two dozen albums featuring spooky, slightly demented stream of consciousness rambling and guitar playing which rarely strays from set notes and chords, none of which pick out anything close to a melody. His voice can range from a hushed whisper to a Janovian primal scream; unsettlingly, he hardly ever mines the wide territory between those extremes. Sometimes the guitar is acoustic, like a deathbed Neil Young; sometimes he sounds like the 13-year-old who's just gotten his first electric for his Bar Mitvah... The albums are issued in plain sleeves with no liner notes, and enigmatic cover photos with all the attention to framing and focus of the do-it-yourself stalls at Woolworth's." This album focuses intently on Jandek's prowess on acoustic guitar, showcasing the man's unschooled picking skills to an impressive degree. Songs are present, as always, with the startling history lesson "Nepoleon in Russia" a bizarre standout. It's another crude classic from a man who is truly tuned into another world. Vintage Jandek lps like this one are becoming more impossible to find every day, so grab this one while ye may! The lp shows slight wear but looks fine and plays beautifully, while the cover is in lovely shape.
A $4.00 charge will be added to the winning total for shipment within the USA, $7.00 to Mexico and Canada, $13.00 to anywhere else in the world.
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Track listing
Michael
This is For You
Riddles Riddling Me
Basic Themes
I See Lights
Rather Be Blind
Away
Don’t Get Too Upset
A Letter
Nevermore
Sand I
Nepoleon in Russia
Split to the East
Number 14
Blood and Bone
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