PETER JEFFERIES The Last Great Challenge In A Dull World LP XPRESSWAY THE DEAD C
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ARTIST: Peter Jefferies
TITLE: The Last Great Challenge In A Dull World
LABEL: Ajax 017
YEAR: 1991
CONDITION: nr ex/ex - some v.mild sleeve wear
DESCRIPTION: US orig numbered 594/1000 - rare on vinyl
Peter Jefferies' debut solo outing, 'The Last Great Challenge in a Dull World,' was originally a Xpressway cassette release in 1990; the album was reissued on CD by Ajax in 1991 and fortuitously featured the classic 7" single "The Fate of the Human Carbine." That song, telling the sparse, surreal, and strangely poignant tale of its titular figure, and its B-side, the propulsive, dynamic "Catapult," are among the best work of Jefferies' career. The album employs a characteristically primitive recording aesthetic, lending such tracks as the relentlessly bleak "On an Unknown Beach" an air of austere intimacy. This is an impeccably crafted wonder of restrained beauty that is laced with a distinct sense of tension; it is an album perpetually poised before an intangible abyss. If you love This Kind of Punishment as much as I do, this is essential listening. - Ariel, doldrums blogspot
(note: vinyl version does not include the single!)
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