The Mekons, "Fear and Whiskey" (SIN 001) VG+/VG UK Vinyl Press
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Description
Fourth studio album by The Mekons, released in the UK in 1985 and generally considered to be their masterpiece by fans. Record acquired by a Brooklyn-based vintage shop that specializes in vinyl from a private collection. Previous owner was an audiophile who played exclusively on high-grade equipment.
Grading Vinyl graded in-store conservatively and competitively: NM - A nearly perfect record, never played. Never assigned unless a record is sealed. (Open records that look unplayed are graded down to VG+) VG+ - Some signs that the record was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. May contain slight scuffs or light scratches that do not affect play. VG - Light surface noise upon play, but will not overpower the music. No skipping. G+ - Surface noise and groove wear will affect play and overpower the music in some sections. No skipping. G - Surface noise and groove wear will overpower the music in most sections. Record may contain skipping in some sections.
Genre: Rock/Alternative Rock/Folk Rock Condition: Vinyl/VG+, Sleeve/VG (1" split at top of sleeve, corner bumps on bottom left and right corner, see photos) Runout codes: Side 1 (MPO SIN 001 A¹) / Side 2 (MPO SIN 001 B¹ GD)
Track listing:
Side A
"Chivalry" 4:03
"Trouble Down South" 4:15
"Hard to Be Human Again" 3:58
"Darkness and Doubt" 5:15
"Psycho Cupid (Danceband on the Edge of Time)" 2:52
Side B
"Flightcraft" 3:23
"Country" 2:54
"Abernant 1984/5" 2:21
"Last Dance" 3:13
"Lost Highway” 2:59
From Wikipedia:
Fear and Whiskey is the fourth studio album by English rock band The Mekons. It was released in 1985 and marked a dramatic shift in their sound following a short hiatus. It is universally viewed as their masterpiece by fans. It is credited as being the first alternative country album, as it blends the band's previously-established punk rock style with a country music sound. The album was initially released by Sin Records to significant critical praise and commercial success. However, due to Sin's small capacity for production and distribution, the album then remained largely unavailable until it was rereleased in 2002 by Quarterstick Records, a subsidiary of Touch and Go Records.
The musical style represents a sharp break with the group's previous work, as fiddle, steel guitar, and harmonica are included, but the instrumentation of punk music is also present, particularly on the energetic "Hard to be Human Again". Tom Greenhalgh, one of the primary creative forces in the Mekons, commented that as he listened to a great deal of country music in the early 1980s and "pretty soon the difference between the three chords of country and the three chords of punk became blurred."The album closes with a cover of Leon Payne's "Lost Highway".
The album's lyrics describe a dark scenario of a community struggling to retain its capacity for joy and humanity through a devastating war. Rock critic Robert Christgau described it as "a sort of concept album sort of about life during wartime".
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