THE STAIRS Mexican R '&' B UK 1992 vinyl LP garage

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1992 UK Go Discs great little retro LP with glossy cover & layout like an old Who 60's Decca records album on the back (828 315-1).

AMG REVIEW: The Stairs are a hard band to figure out -- while one would hope that their shameless imitations of British Invasion and '60s pop were entirely tongue-in-cheek, the liner to Mexican R&B claims (with apparent seriousness) that this is actually the sound of the present. Either way, the band doesn't fare well: if they really are kidding, their mono recreations of times past are too accurate to carry any humor -- and if they're simply holding onto a worthwhile sound whose time has passed, their blatant theft of entire riffs from the Who and the Byrds keeps them from achieving anything remotely valuable.

Editorial Reviews:
Included in Mojo's The 67 Lost Albums You Must Own! - Squalling R&B psych, in glorious mono. Mojo
..An exceptional band straight out of the '60s...a drunken conglomeration of every great guitar band you have ever loved...All 14 songs are wondrous and wonderful...Highly recommended to fans of jangly guitar.. Option (1992/09/01).

SONGS: A1 Intro 0:13 A2 Mary Joanna 2:38 A3 Mr Window Pane 3:47 A4 Out In The Country 2:15 A5 Laughter In Their Eyes 4:25 A6 Sweet Thing 2:22 A7 Russian R'N'B (The World Shall Not Be Saved) 2:47 A8 Right In The Back Of Your Mind 7:22 B1 Mexican R'N'B 0:41 B2 Mundane Mundae 2:11 B3 Wrap Me Round Your Finger 3:04 B4 Weed Bus 2:13 B5 Woman Gone And Say Goodbye 3:19 B6 Sometimes The World Escapes Me 4:41 B7 Fall Down The Rain 7:24 B8 Outro 0:26

CONDITION: The record is in VG++ condition A sides have some minor scuff marks on it, B side looks near mint. The cover is VG++ to excellent with a 1" seam split on the top middle & hairline crease on the upper left corner on the back , innersleeve is near mint.

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