YO LA TENGO New Wave Hot Dogs 1987 US LP R.E.M. Coyote
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Up For Bids ... Is A Very Good Condition Copy Of Yo La Tengo's Classic 1st Album / 12 Inch Black Vinyl : NEW WAVE HOT DOGS - I Am Certain This Is A 1st Pressing Copy And A Rare Promotional Copy As Well! (Note * The Record In The Picture Is Not The LP Listed For Sale - My Digital Camera Is Out Of Commission So I "Borrowed" This Picture From The Internet - No Worries ... The Record You Are Bidding On Looks Nicer Than This Picture!)
YO LA TENGO
New Wave Hot Dogs
Original US LP released on Coyote / Twin Tone Records in 1987
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Ira Kaplan once described the first line-up of Yo La Tengo as "a band of timid folk-rockers," but the departure of guitarist Dave Schramm forced Kaplan to develop a stronger backbone, and he certainly put it to splendid use on the group's second album, New Wave Hot Dogs. The opener, a snappy dose of up-tempo angst called "Clunk," was decidedly more aggressive than anything on YLT's debut, Ride the Tiger, and if Kaplan hadn't exactly become an expert guitarist (in the purist's sense, he never would), his enthusiastic bashing and joyous embrace of feedback gave the song a passionate edge much of his earlier work had lacked, and his vocal displayed the fire and conviction of a true rock & roller. While New Wave Hot Dogs moves back and forth between skronk-friendly rockers and quieter, more poppy material (including a lovely cover of the Velvet Underground's then-unreleased "It's Alright [The Way That You Live]"), the band sounds firmer and more assured throughout the disc (even though the band was already on their third bassist by this time), and the songs showed Kaplan was coming into his own as a songwriter, with a gift for stick-in-the-ear melodies (both upbeat and contemplative) and witty lyrical conceits (how many albums can get laughs by listing America's greatest hits and name-checking Steve Albini?). Yo La Tengo hadn't reached full musical maturity on New Wave Hot Dogs, but it was a quantum leap over the sound of their debut, and set the stage for the music that would make them one of the most satisfying American bands of their time.
Tracks Are :-
Side One
Clunk
Did I Tell You
House Fall Down
Lewis Lost In Bessemer
It's Alright (The Way That You Live)
Side Two
3 Blocks From Groove St.
Let's Compromise
Serpentine
A Shy Dog
No Water
The Story Of Jazz
Released on 'Coyote / Twin Tone Records' in 1987
Catalogue No. TTC 87125
Disc is in EX- condition
Sleeve is in Good condition (small promo / corner cut)
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