Pale SaintsThe Comforts Of Madness 30th Anniversary Re:Masters

Label:

4AD – 4AD 0159 LPX

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album
Vinyl, LP, Compilation
All Media, Limited Edition, Special Edition, Clear

Country:

USA & Europe

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Indie Rock, Shoegaze

Tracklist

The Comforts Of Madness 30th Anniversary Re:Masters
A1Way The World Is
A2You Tear The World In Two
A3Sea Of Sound
A4True Coming Dream
A5Little Hammer
B6Insubstantial
B7A Deep Sleep For Steven
B8Language Of Flowers
B9Fell From The Sun
B10Sight Of You
B11Time Thief
Original Woodhouse Studio Version
C1Sight Of You
Woodhouse Studio LP Demos
C2Way The World Is
C3Language Of Flowers
C4You Tear The World In Two
C5Fell From The Sun
C6A Deep Sleep For Steven
C7Time Thief
D8Sea Of Sound
D9Insubstantial
D10Little Hammer
D11True Coming Dream
John Peel Session
D12She Rides The Waves
D13You Tear The World In Two
D14Way The World Is
D15Time Thief

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗4AD
  • Copyright ©4AD
  • Produced AtBlackwing Studios
  • Engineered AtBlackwing Studios
  • Recorded AtWoodhouse Studios, Leeds
  • Recorded AtMaida Vale Studios
  • Remastered AtWired Mastering
  • Designed Atv23
  • Pressed ByMPO

Credits

  • Art Direction [Assistance], Design [Assistance]Chris Bigg (2)
  • Art Direction, DesignVaughan Oliver
  • BandChris Cooper (4), Graeme Naysmith, Ian Masters
  • Design [This Edition]Roy Burns III, Timothy O'Donnell
  • EngineerAl Clay* (tracks: A4, B6 to B8, B11), John Fryer (tracks: A1 to A3, A5, B9, B10), Miti Adhikari (tracks: D12 to D15)
  • Engineer [Assistant]Tim Davis (3) (tracks: A4, B6 to B8, B11)
  • Guitar [Additional]Ashley Horner
  • Instruments [All]Pale Saints
  • Management [Manipulated By]Richard Hermitage
  • Performer [All Instruments Played By]Pale Saints
  • Photography By [Cat]Sarah Tucker
  • Photography By [Group]Bleddyn Butcher
  • Photography By [Inner Sleeve Photos From The Collection]Ian Masters
  • ProducerGil Norton (tracks: A4, B6 to B8, B11), John Fryer (tracks: A1 to A3, A5, B9, B10), John Walters (tracks: D12 to D15), Mike Stout (tracks: C1 to D11), Richard Formby (tracks: C1 to D11)
  • Remastered ByAndy Pearce
  • Written-ByK. Smith* (tracks: B9, C5), Pale Saints (tracks: A1 to B8, B10 to C4, C6 to D15)

Notes

Limited Double LP Edition on Clear Vinyl
Numbering reflects how it's listed on disc labels
Typography on front cover art is different from all other vinyl issues in that the band name is cut off. On the right hand of the sleeve appears "Pale S" and part of an "A." On the left hand of the sleeve appears the other half of the "A," and "INTS."

Tracks A1 - B11 produced and engineered at Blackwing Studios
Tracks C1 - D11 recorded at Woodhouse Studios, Leeds
Tracks D12 - D15 recorded at BBD Studios, Maida Vale 23 July 1989

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Scanned): 191400015937
  • Barcode (Text): 1 91400 01593 7
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A): THE VOICE OF HAROLD 4AD0159LP1 A MPO® 19 145725
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B): WE WERE CONCEIVED IN SUZANNE'S PLAYROOM 4AD0159LP1 B MPO® 19 145726
  • Matrix / Runout (Side C): THIS IS NOT THE TAPE YOU ARE LOOKING FOR MPO® 19 120418 4AD0159LPX2 A
  • Matrix / Runout (Side D): A VETERAN TERRORIST BEFORE THE AGE OF SIX 4AD0159LPX2 B MPO® 19 105346

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The Comforts Of Madness (CD, Album)4ADcad 0002 cdUK1990
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The Comforts Of Madness (LP, Album)4ADcad 0002Belgium1990
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The Comforts Of Madness (Cassette, Album)4ADCAD C 0002UK1990

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Reviews

  • Alwills's avatar
    Alwills
    Purchased for the bonus LP. I'm always cautious of both coloured vinyl and the dreaded 'remastering' (by who, from what and why?!). Anyway, my copy of this re-issue sounds indistinguishable from my OG copy.
    • maxal's avatar
      maxal
      In response to dj_stosh below . . . I do like this Comfort of Madness cover artwork. It is dreamy, obscure, you can get lost in the artwork as you can with the music – the music and cover art therefore reflect each other. The main point with type is to communicate and convey the relevant info. Because the 30 years anniversary has given the Pale Saints album time to become an iconic album we already know, by the artwork, what the album and group is, the cut-off type for the band name on the front cover becomes less important, more decorative (but does give enough hints). For those who don’t know the group or music, the ‘mistake’ should arouse curiosity and the layered and cut-up artwork is pretty, placing the album into the non-conforming side of art culture.

      Vaughan Oliver / 23 Envelope, the design side of 4AD vinyl covers and packaging, is renowned for a particular aesthetic. You can recognise an album as 4AD just by looking at it –artwork and type.

      TYPE. The 4AD album catalogue visually reveals a complete historical knowledge of typography through its clever use of type. This type knowledge goes to the extent of using actual images of typesetting tools and metal letter punches in some of the artwork. The 4AD aesthetic includes what dj_stosh has pointed out regarding the type of the band name on the front cover. No, the partial band name on the front cover is not a mistake (I could be wrong!). As long as it is attractive, typography on 4AD artwork can be deliberately obscured, hard to read, up-side-down, sideways or even blotted out by heavy ink (as in the Pixies’ retrospective).

      The 4AD approach to design is carefully planned and considered, with layered images and varied / beautiful / expressive typography. Though it is all carefully considered, subversion is a key element. One of the general rules of type is clarity over aesthetics. Vaughan flips that and was always prioritising beauty or expression (not always beauty, ugliness was sometimes used) over clarity, art over function. An influence would have been David Carson, “The End of Print”. It also fits in with the cut-up technique and aesthetics of chance (Arp brothers, Brion Gysin, Burroughs etc). Using this approach to expression fits the artwork in perfectly with the post-punk music scene, again: fittingly appropriate.

      As for whether we like the design or not, that is individual. I personally think most of the classic 4AD design (and music) is the earlier 80’s work. Boringly, I have always said this. Also, some of the obliteration of text, as in the Pixies artwork, went too far for me – I genuinely wanted the lyrics, and didn’t want them obliterated. However, whether I liked it or not, I always admire the work and was excited and curious to see more.
      • pkrpmusic's avatar
        pkrpmusic
        Shonky pressing, to be honest. Warped. Stop using MPO for clear pressings because they're obviously doing something wrong which is a shame. Disc 2 is fine, just about. The sleeve looks poor compared to the original. I'm not sure 4AD are good for reissues to be honest. They naused up In Camera a few years ago as well. They need a design manager, ironically.
        • gradientecho's avatar
          gradientecho
          Really dislike clear pressings but this sounds surprisingly quiet/clear. Love this album to bits, the jacket and inserts have top notch design echoing Vaughn Oliver's iconic art direction. Must have.
          • gmku's avatar
            gmku
            What a great album, what a beautiful repressing! I've nothing to compare it to, b/c I missed them back in the day and never picked up an OG disc or LP. But this is absolutely delicious shoegaze served up on a perfect pressing (to my ears, anyway).
            • dj_stosh's avatar
              dj_stosh
              Does anyone have any idea why they split the band's name on the front of the LP jacket? It almost looks like a typesetting error. Everything else about this release reflects care and quality, so I'm not sure why they would decide to do that if it was intentional. Other than that, the jacket looks more or less identical to the original. Also, the image used for the digital files and the CD version has the band's name in the bottom right corner, not split across the bottom right and the bottom left.
              • greyelephant's avatar
                greyelephant
                sounds unreal even on coloured vinyl really happy with the whole package. shame no DLC though
                • carlosrmanuel's avatar
                  carlosrmanuel
                  I received a noisy pressing, full of repetitive clicks even after Vacuum cleaning: Side A end of True Coming Dream and Little Hammer and in Side B it started in Fell from the Sun and after several repetitive clicks I just quitted to listen. I will contact the label directly as this does not seem to be a problem with my copy but a pressing problem that should affect more copies. A shame that a so nice record is affected by this.
                  • Ahoyskin's avatar
                    Ahoyskin
                    I can't believe there's no DLC included. I bought the download off the 4AD site a few years ago just to have a digital copy. I just took it for granted that the bonus material would be digitally included with the vinyl purchase.
                    • rushgino's avatar
                      rushgino
                      This sounds fantastic, 4AD did a great job as usual

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