Lemon Jelly - '64-'95


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Label: XL Recordings, Impotent Fury
Catalog#: IFXLCD 182, IFXLCD 182
Format: CD
Country:UK
Released:31 Jan 2005
Genre: Electronic
Style: Leftfield, Downtempo, Tech House
Notes:This is the standard jewel case edition of the album.
Sample credits as follows:
2: contains elements from The Blue Garden by Masters Of Reality
3: contains elements from If I Only Had Time by John Rowles
4: contains elements from Waterfall by Atlantic Ocean
5: contains elements from Before You Walk Out Of My Life by Monica
6: contains elements from Horror Show by The Scars
7: contains elements from I Wanna Stay With You by Gallagher & Lyle
8: contains elements from The Slow Train by Flanders & Swan
9: is an adaptation of Sensitivity by Ralph Tresvant
10: contains elements from Ringo by Lorne Green
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Tracklisting:

1   It Was... (0:24)
    Vocals - Don Eduardo Astorga
2   '88 aka Come Down On Me (5:50)
3   '68 aka Only Time (6:36)
4   '93 aka Don't Stop Now (6:56)
5   '95 aka Make Things Right (5:59)
    Vocals - Terri Walker
6   '79 aka The Shouty Track (3:41)
7   '75 aka Stay With You (6:11)
8   '76 aka The Slow Train (5:40)
9   '90 aka A Man Like Me (5:16)
10   '64 aka Go (6:31)
    Vocals - William Shatner
User Reviews:
scoundrel, Oct 24, 2005

The third album from Lemon Jelly, 64-95, has some of the high points that made their collection of EPs a standout, but its also rather uneven. The rock elements of "88 a.k.a. Come Down On Me" seem a bit overblown, but its quickly remedied by the calm folk-funk of "68 a.k.a. Only Time." "93 a.k.a. Dont Stop Now" reminds me a bit of Josh Winks early acid work but without the tweaking that made it interesting; instead, the track meanders a bit aimlessly. "95 a.k.a. Make Things Right" gets things back on the right path, but "79 a.k.a. The Shouty Track" takes another wrong turn. The housier rhythms and catchy groove of "75 a.k.a. Stay With You" make it a definite high-point. And "76 a.k.a. The Slow Train" breaks the "good track, bad track" streak with a track that stands up pretty well, and "90 a.k.a. A Man Like Me" keeps up the winning streak. Can I, with good conscience, recommend an album where about half the tracks are brilliant and the other half are dire? Sure, if the highs are high enough, and with 64-93, its high enough. But just barely.

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