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[276] Galaxie 500 - CBGB - 13th December 1988
So my copy of the new Galaxie 500 live album has arrived, under a week after release date (although over a week after some folk were getting theirs). It arrived yesterday while I was out but fortunately the postie left it with a neighbour so I don’t have to head off to the sorting office to get it.
This is the “deluxe” copy with the “tip-on sleeve” - I had to Google that:
An old style record jacket that is hand glued. The term tip-on, refers to the folded seams on the paper. The printing is done on a peice of paper which is then glued to heavy board stock. The effect over standard direct to board jackets, for most record collectors, is similar to the differences between a hardback and paperback book.
recordpressing.com (via Wayback Machine)
More importantly it also came with a live seven inch single…
- from a different CBGBs show.
- that had already been released on a 7” single back in 1990.
It had also been released on a cassette in 1989, and the sleeve on this release mirrors that of the cassette. I noted in that post on the Caff single that it was the only place you could hear the single sequenced as two tracks - since the releases on CD (and I assume the cassette) sequenced it as one track… so, now there are two places.
My copy is described as having “ultra clear and black ‘cloudy’ vinyl” - it is actually horrid… and someone might even be tempted to go and buy the UK indies exclusive “milky clear” vinyl just so they didn’t need to look at this mess†:
The album is however fantastic. I’ve had a bootleg of this show for quite a long time - taken from this source - but this sounds far, far superior and it is a treat to hear the band so early in their career - this is to my knowledge one of only two shows from 1988 available - the other from Boston a few days later.
You may have noticed how I’m obsessively mis-naming this album, in titles and in filenames. I’m sorry but I can’t bring myself to use the ridiculous date scheme that’s been chosen - if you want more details there’s a footnote on an earlier post that explains why. I have conceded (although through gritted teeth) and given it the official title in the discography.
When I thanked Naomi for putting it out she said I should thanks Ethan at Silver Current Records so… thank you Ethan for convincing the band to let you release this, and for doing it in such a nice package (except for the vinyl colour), and I look forward to whatever is found next down the back of the Galaxie 500 sofa!
- Catalogue Number: AHFOW 12/111
- Artist: Galaxie 500
- Title: CBGB - 13th December 1988
- Notes: Deluxe edition with bonus 7” single
- Packaging: Tip-on sleeve
- Format: LP + 7”
- Bought direct from Galaxie 500’s Bandcamp for $45 + a crazy amount of shipping cost!
- Buy ‘Galaxie 500 - CBGB 13th December 1988’ on Bandcamp
† - Who would be crazy enough to do that? More on that later in this series :/