The Jesus & Mary Chain Munki - Blue & Red Vinyl Remaster - Indie Store Exclusive - Sealed UK 2-LP vinyl record set (Double LP Album)
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Tracklisting / Additional Info: |
To celebrate the album’s 25-year anniversary, The Jesus And Mary Chain reissue their long-sold-out sixth studio album Munki. On Fuzz Club, the reissue arrives on CD and gatefold double LP. The vinyl has been remastered by Pete Maher (The Rolling Stones, Jack White, Liam Gallagher). Originally released June 2nd 1998 on Sub Pop / Creation Records, Munki was – up until the Mary Chain’s reformation in 2007 – an experimental rock’n’roll masterclass turned swan song for the Reid brothers, whose fractious in-fighting culminated in the band’s break-up less than a year after its release. It was perhaps fitting, then, that Munki is argued by some as the definitive Mary Chain record in the way it seemed to chart the full array of musical directions the band had ploughed over the five records that came before.
The decision to bookend the album with Jim’s rousing sing-along ‘I Love Rock 'N' Roll’ and William’s caustic white-noise anthem ‘I Hate Rock 'N' Roll’ perfectly captures the two-fold tension at the heart of the Mary Chain at that time – a tension between noise and melody, and warring brothers. Across the album’s 17 tracks and 70-minute running time, there are the expected abrasive noise-rock epics ‘Cracking Up’ and ‘Degenerate’ by way of fuzzed-out pop hits like ‘Fizzy’ and the tender acoustic slow-burner ‘Never Understood’. Between the Reid’s Glaswegian snarls and unapologetically insolent lyrics – "I'm a mean motherf*cker now, but I once was cool”, “McDonald’s is sh*t!”, “Children are fools!” being just a few lyrical highlights – Munki also features two great guest appearances. Mazzy Star’s Hope Sandoval returns for another Mary Chain duet on ‘Perfume’, which has a swagger that’s equal parts menacing and bittersweet, and the Reid’s younger sister Linda (Sister Vanilla) sings beautifully on top of ‘Moe Tucker’s motorik proto-punk scuzz.
1. I Love Rock 'N' Roll 2. Birthday 3. Stardust Remedy 4. Fizzy 5. Mo Tucker 6. Perfume 7. Virtually Unreal 8. Degenerate 9. Cracking Up 10. Commercial 11. Supertramp 12. Never Understood 13. I Can't Find the Time for Times 14. Man On the Moon 15. Black 16. Dream Lover 17. I Hate Rock 'N' Roll
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Condition : |
Factory sealed from new. This item is unplayed. Click here for more info. |
Availability: |
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Year of Release: |
2023 |
Artist: |
The Jesus & Mary Chain (click here for complete listing) |
Title: |
Munki (click here for more of the same title) |
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Format: |
2-LP vinyl record set (Double LP Album) |
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Record Label: |
Fuzz Club Sony |
Catalogue No: |
FC200V12IND |
Country of Origin: |
UK
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Language: |
Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description. |
Date of Release: |
20 October 2023
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EIL.COM Ref No |
JMC2LMU821585 (quote this reference in any e-mails, letters, faxes or phone calls to help identify this item) |
Barcode : |
5060978390003 |
Genres: |
Indie, NME Indie/Alternative Artists, Rock, Scottish Artists
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Related Artists: |
Jim Reid, John Moore, Lazycame, Meat Whiplash, Sister Vanilla, William |
Complete Stock List: |
The Jesus & Mary Chain |
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Alternative Names: |
,JESUS & MARY CHAIN,JESUS AND MARY CHAIN |
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