Jellyfish 'Bellybutton' 2011 Blue Vinyl Re-Issue Omnivore Recordings
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Jellyfish 'Bellybutton' 2011 Blue Vinyl Re-Issue Omnivore Recordings. Condition is "New". Shipped with USPS Media Mail.
If you are viewing this record, then the chance might be high you are familiar already with Jellyfish's debut 'Bellybutton'. A mastercraft in song structure and playing. The influences have been cited before: Badfinger, Beach Boys, Beatles, Big Star, Cheap Trick, Harry Nilsson, solo McCartney, and XTC. Only 1,500 copies of the translucent blue vinyl were made available in 2011.
From Popmatters:
Jellyfish dressed like the Banana Splits, but their 1990 debut Bellybutton opened with serious intent; “The Man I Used to Be” references “a family lost at sea”, the dramatic lyrics perhaps surprising for a power-pop band. Lead vocalist/drummer Andy Sturmer explains this disparity in approach in the accompanying sleeve notes to the first of their two recently released deluxe albums -- they wanted to be serious artists, but the presentation to be colourful and entertaining. In this they succeeded, with a cover involving bright clothing, strawberry goop and a naked lady covered in toothpaste, and the music itself evidencing some solid song-writing; although Jellyfish were only together five years, putting out two studio albums, amongst fans this is a band treated with cult reverence, their legacy kept alive by supplemental releases like 2012’s Live at Bogart’s.
With their roots in the Paisley Underground, Jellyfish were noticeably influenced by bands like Big Star, the Raspberries and XTC, and seemed destined for big things until Grunge broke in 1991. Their (re-mastered) debut is made up of mostly upbeat, commercial pop and contains the band’s most successful single “Baby’s Coming Back”, along with other singles “That Is Why”, “The King Is Half-Undressed”, “I Wanna Stay Home” and “Now She Knows She’s Wrong”. The album is full of admirable hooks and melody: “Calling Sarah”, an ode to Sturmer’s then girlfriend, is reminiscent of Supertramp and “All I Want Is Everything” has moments of Beatle-like psychedelia. High-points are two of the singles, “I Wanna Stay Home”, with some beautiful trumpet from Chuck Findley and 12-string guitar by Jason Falkner, and the progressive chord excitement of “The King Is Half-Undressed”.
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