Verve – Voyager 1 [LP] (1993, Jolly Roger Recordings)

 

This album deserves way more attention than what it receives. It’s not overly long in terms of number of tracks only capping at six of Verve’s earliest shoegaze monsters, but every minute of this album is staggering. The bass sets a fantastic groove on tracks like "Slide Away" and "Gravity Grave", but the effects on the guitars on those two tracks make them incredibly special. This version of "Gravity Grave" is absolutely electric and the noisy-ness that the studio version doesn’t have takes it to another level. "One Way to Go" is another track that blows its studio version out of the water and it’s drop in the latter half of the track gives the goosebumps. The next track is a very rare one called "South Pacific" that has some of the best guitar work on the entire album from Nick McCabe and this track feels like it really explodes in between the verses. "Already There" is another blistering track similar in vein to it’s album-mate "Slide Away" and is another very strong addition to the album. Finally we have a live version of the early classic Verve track "She’s a Superstar". This is essential listening for anyone who’s a fan of shoegaze. [RATE YOUR MUSIC]

 

 

Label: Jolly Roger Recordings – Jolly Roger 2 

Format: Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition

Country: US 

Released: 1993 

Style: Space Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Shoegaze, Neo-Psychedelia, Space Rock Revival, Noise Rock, Post-Rock, Dream Pop

 

Tracklist:

A1 Slide Away 6:02 

A2 Gravity Grave 8:26 

A3 One Way To Go 5:58 

B1 South Pacific 3:59 

B2 Already There 4:45 

B3 She's A Superstar 6:45 

 

Notes:

Live tracks recorded in London and New York in 1992. 

 

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