SCREAMING TREES Sweet Oblivion LP EPIC 1992 EU orig+inner 471724 1 MARK LANEGAN
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SCREAMING TREES
Influential Seattle band that began with raw neo-psychedelia but evolved into one of the marquee outfits of the 1990s
grunge movement.Where many of their Seattle-based contemporaries dealt in reconstructed Black Sabbath
and Stooges riffs, Screaming Trees fused '60s psychedelia and garage rock with '70s hard rock and '80s punk. Over the course
of their career, their more abrasive punk roots eventually gave way to a hard-edged, rootsy psychedelia that drew
from rock and folk equally. After releasing several albums on indie labels like SST and Sub Pop, Screaming Trees moved
to Epic Records in 1989. Though they were one of the first Seattle bands to sign with a major label, the group never attained
the popularity of fellow Northwestern bands like Nirvana and Soundgarden, largely due to their erratic work schedule
"SWEET OBLIVION"Produced by Don Fleming
tracklisting
Side A: SHADOW OF THE SESSION - NEARLY LOST YOU - DOLLAR BILL
MORE OR LESS - BUTTERFLY - FOR CELEBRATIONS PAST*
Side B: THE SECRET KIND - WINTER SONG - TROUBLED TIMES - NO ONE KNOWS - JULIE PARADISE
1992 LP EPIC RECORDS 471724 1
MADE IN HOLLAND for the EUROPEAN MARKET ORIGINAL PRESSING
SINGLE COVER + INNER SLEEVE
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: (scanned) 5099747172410 (text) 5 099747 172410 Label Code: LC 0199 Other (Price or Distribution Code, circled): CB 291 Other (Price or Distribution Code, boxed): PD Other (Price or Distribution Code,circled): 58
LABEL: EPIC - GREY LABEL - BLACK/BLUE TEXT
Catalog on cover:(rear, top right) EPC 471724 1 (rear, bottom right) 01-471724-20
(inner sleeve) 01-471724-20
Catalog on labels: 471724 1 (01-471724-20)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped) 01 471724 20 1A 1 (Etched): A
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped) 01 471724 20 1B1 (Etched): A
On label: rim text reads "All rights..........Made in Holland.........Sony Music Entertainment Inc."
BIEM/STEMRA
Original Sound Recording........
The Copyright...........is Owned By Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
? 1992 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
On Back Cover: Produced by Don Fleming for Instant Mayhem Productions *Bonus Track
© 1992 Sony........Distribution Sony Music
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RECORD NEAR MINT but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
The Screaming Trees one-upped their major-label debut, Uncle Anesthesia, with this solid, vastly underrated effort. Sweet Oblivion's lead single, the jumpy hard rocker "Nearly Lost You," proved itself a highlight on the hugely successful, Seattle-themed Singles soundtrack. But even though the Screaming Trees stacked up quite well against their more famous peers in that particular showcase, the exposure didn't make them stars. Perhaps it was because Sweet Oblivion had been released several months before Singles, and the band thus couldn't build a sense of anticipation for a new album release, the way Alice in Chains and Smashing Pumpkins did for Dirt and Siamese Dream, respectively; nor could they capitalize on the extra publicity that goes along with new releases. For whatever reason, Singles didn't push sales of Sweet Oblivion, as the latter only scraped the lower reaches of the Billboard charts. And that's a shame, because the record is quite good -- the best songs here are easily among the best in their catalog, and the songwriting was their most consistent yet. "Nearly Lost You" is a standout, of course, but "Dollar Bill," "Shadow of the Season," and "Butterfly" are nearly as impressive. Mark Lanegan's raspy voice conveys a weary wistfulness that adds an unexpected dimension to the group's otherwise macho garage-psych grunge. The Trees no longer sound all that punkish, trading in some of their early, noisy fury for a more '70s-indebted hard rock sound, but it's done with a graceful power that proves they were at least the equal of their more famous fellow scenesters. Unfortunately, the four-year hiatus between Sweet Oblivion and its follow-up, Dust, ensured that the band would be forever relegated to cult status...(AllMusic)
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