THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN Darklands LP BLANCO Y NEGRO 1987 UK&EU orig+inner
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THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN
Like the Velvet Underground, their most obvious influence, the chart success of the Jesus and Mary Chain was virtually nonexistent,
but their artistic impact was incalculable; quite simply, the Scottish group made the world safe for white noise, orchestrating a sound
dense in squalling feedback that served as an inspiration to everyone from My Bloody Valentine to Dinosaur Jr.
"DARKLANDS"
1987 LP BLANCO Y NEGRO RECORDS BYN11
MADE IN UK/EUROPE ORIGINAL PRESSING
SINGLE COVER + INNER SLEEVE
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: (text) 0 22924 21801 9
LABEL: BLANCO Y NEGRO - BLACK LABELS - WHITE TEXT
Label Code: LC 4281
Other (Price or Distribution Code): FRANCE: WE381
Catalog on cover: (spine) UK: BYN11 (242180-1) (rear) UK: BYN11 ?242180-1?
(inner sleeve) BYN11 242180-1
Catalog on labels: BYN11 242180-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): R/S Alsdorf 242180-1-A (Etched): VERFAILLIE 9
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): R/S Alsdorf 242180-1-B
(Etched): 18 WILLIAM RONA AND THE BABY CATS.... UK
On labels: 3-line rim text reads "Tous droits...............prohibited"
GEMA/BIEM (boxed)
Written by Reid/Reid
Published by Warner Bros. Music Ltd.
Produced by William Reid......
? 1987 WEA Records Ltd.
© 1987 WEA Records Ltd.
On Inner Sleeve: lyrics & credits
On Back Cover: ? 1987 WEA Records Ltd. © 1987 WEA Records Ltd.
Manufactured in Germany by Record Service GmbH, Alsdorf.......
W A Warner Communications Company
W (embossed, bottom right corner)
LC 4281 (circled)
tracklisting
Side A: DARKLANDS - DEEP ONE PERFECT MORNING
HAPPY WHEN IT RAINS - DOWN ON ME - NINE MILLION RAINY DAYS
Side B: APRIL SKIES - FALL - CHERRY CAME TOO
ON THE WALL - ABOUT YOU
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RECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Feeling no doubt burdened by the various claims of being the new Sex Pistols, and likely fed up with accusations that the walls of feedback were their own trick, the Reid brothers underwent a bit of a rethink with Darklands. The end result must have fallen squarely between two camps -- hardly eligible for sunny commercial airplay, not quite as flailing as the earliest efforts -- but, from a distance, this is an appealing, enjoyable record. Songs were often longer while the album itself was shorter than Psychocandy, walls of sound were often stripped away in favor of calmer classic rock twang and groove, while William Reid took the lead vocal at points, showing he had a slightly sweeter, wistful tone in comparison to his brother. However, the changes on Darklands can be overstated -- the basic formula at the heart of the band (inspired plagiarism of melodies and lyrics alike, plenty of reverb, etc.) stayed pretty much the same, even if the mixes were cleaned up -- compare "Down on Me" to any Psychocandy cut for a good example of the difference. The use of drum machines in place of Bobby Gillespie's rumble tended to enforce the newer focus…(AllMusic)
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