Spiritualized Electric Mainline* – Pure Phase
Label: | Fat Possum Records – FP1752-3 |
|---|---|
Series: | The Spaceman Reissue Program |
Format: | 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition, Glow In The Dark, 180 Gram, Gatefold Sleeve |
Country: | UK, Europe & US |
Released: | |
Genre: | Rock |
Style: | Psychedelic Rock, Indie Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | Medication | 8:15 | |
| A2 | The Slide Song | 3:52 | |
| A3 | Electric Phase | 1:33 | |
| A4 | All Of My Tears | 3:09 | |
| B1 | These Blues | 3:04 | |
| B2 | Let It Flow | 5:30 | |
| B3 | Take Good Care Of It | 4:36 | |
| B4 | Born Never Asked | 2:10 | |
| C1 | Electric Mainline | 7:34 | |
| C2 | Lay Back In The Sun | 5:08 | |
| C3 | Good Times | 4:54 | |
| D1 | Pure Phase | 6:30 | |
| D2 | Spread Your Wings | 6:17 | |
| D3 | Feel Like Goin' Home | 5:38 |
Companies, etc.
- Published By – BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
- Mastered At – Abbey Road Studios
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sony Music Entertainment UK
- Copyright © – Sony Music Entertainment UK
- Licensed To – Fat Possum Records, LLC
- Manufactured By – Fat Possum Records
- Distributed By – Fat Possum Records
- Lacquer Cut At – Alchemy Mastering
- Mastered At – GZ Media – 218763E
- Pressed By – Memphis Record Pressing
Credits
- Arranged By [The Balanescu Quartet] – Claire Connors
- Banjo – Leon Hunt
- Bass [Fender Precision], Other [Wha-monica] – Sean Cook
- Design [Original Luminous Album Packaging] – Blue Source, Carol Kemp, J.Spaceman*
- Design, Art Direction – Farrow*, Spaceman*
- Drums, Other [Layin' Back In The Sun] – Chris Sharrock
- Engineer – Andy Wilkinson, Barry Clempson, Julian Withers, Mads Bjerke, Mike Long
- Engineer [Assistant] – Richard Baker (3), Scott Powell
- Flute, Saxophone – Simon Clarke (2)
- Guitar – Mark Refoy
- Lacquer Cut By – Bazza*
- Management [Rough Trade] – James Oldham, Jeannette Lee
- Mastered By – Chris Blair
- Mixed By, Post Production – J.Spaceman*, John Coxon, Mads Bjerke
- Organ [Vox Continental, Farfisa], Piano, Effects [Tones, Tremeloes], Drone – Kate Radley
- Percussion – Jon Mattock
- Photography By [Band, Photographic Prints] – Kevin Westerberg*
- Photography By [Cover] – John Ross (8)
- Producer – J.Spaceman*
- Saxophone – Tim Sanders
- Saxophone, Flute – Michael "Bammie" Rose*
- Trombone – Rico Rodriguez
- Trumpet – Eddie "Tan Tan" Thornton, Roddie Lorimar*, Stephen Sidwell*
- Violin – Stuart Gordon
- Violin, Viola, Cello – The Balanescu Quartet
- Vocals, Electric Guitar [Gibson Firebird, Fender Thinline], Dulcimer – Jason*
- Written-By – J.Spaceman* (tracks: A1 to B3, C1 to D3)
Notes
Pure Phase is the second installment in Fat Possum's four-part "The Spaceman Reissue Program".
THIS: Special limited edition reissue pressed on 180 gram glow-in-the-dark vinyl (faintly greenish milky clear) and housed in a glossy gatefold sleeve with heavyweight custom inner sleeves. Issued factory sealed with hype sticker. A limited number of glow-in-the-dark copies purchased from online retailer www.recordstore.co.uk also include a hand-numbered print.
Reissue also available in a standard black vinyl edition.
On the reissue artwork:
Front cover features a new photograph, by John Ross, of the "original luminous album packaging" (1995 glow-in-the-dark CD case) designed by J.Spaceman, Blue Source and Carol Kemp. Gatefold interior and inner sleeves feature scans of photographs, by Kevin Westenberg, that were printed in 1995 and have since decayed (artist miscredited as "Kevin Westerberg" on release).
Runouts are stamped, except for the hand-etched "BAZZA ALCHEMY" lacquer cutting signature on side A, and the second appearance of the Fat Possum catalog number in each runout (hand-etched "FP1752-1 X1"). All stamped text is inverted relative to the hand-etched text.
Shrinkwrap sticker:
Made in Czech Republic.
THIS: Special limited edition reissue pressed on 180 gram glow-in-the-dark vinyl (faintly greenish milky clear) and housed in a glossy gatefold sleeve with heavyweight custom inner sleeves. Issued factory sealed with hype sticker. A limited number of glow-in-the-dark copies purchased from online retailer www.recordstore.co.uk also include a hand-numbered print.
Reissue also available in a standard black vinyl edition.
On the reissue artwork:
Front cover features a new photograph, by John Ross, of the "original luminous album packaging" (1995 glow-in-the-dark CD case) designed by J.Spaceman, Blue Source and Carol Kemp. Gatefold interior and inner sleeves feature scans of photographs, by Kevin Westenberg, that were printed in 1995 and have since decayed (artist miscredited as "Kevin Westerberg" on release).
Runouts are stamped, except for the hand-etched "BAZZA ALCHEMY" lacquer cutting signature on side A, and the second appearance of the Fat Possum catalog number in each runout (hand-etched "FP1752-1 X1"). All stamped text is inverted relative to the hand-etched text.
Shrinkwrap sticker:
Made in Czech Republic.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 767981175232
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side A): 883937 MRP2987/FP1752-1-A BAZZA ALCHEMY FP1752-1 A1 218763E1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side B): MRP2987/FP1752-1-B 880305 FP1752- B1 218763E2
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side C): MRP2987/FP1752-1-C 218763E3 FP1752-1 C1 883936
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, Side D): 218763E4 MRP2987/FP1752-1-D FP1752-1 D1 881088
Other Versions (5 of 32)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pure Phase (CD, Album, Limited Edition, Special Edition, Stereo, Glow-in-the-dark) | Dedicated, Dedicated | DEDCD 017S, DEDCD 017 | UK & Europe | 1995 | |||
Recently Edited | Pure Phase (CD, Album) | Arista, Dedicated | 74321-26035-2 | US | 1995 | ||
| Pure Phase (2×LP, Album) | Dedicated | DEDLP 017 | UK | 1995 | |||
Recently Edited | Pure Phase (CD, Album) | Dedicated | DEDCD 017 | UK & Europe | 1995 | ||
Recently Edited | Pure Phase (CD, Album) | Dedicated | BVCP-838 | Japan | 1995 |
Recommendations
2021 UK, Europe & USVinyl —12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition
2021 UK, Europe & USVinyl —LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Special Edition, Stereo
2020 USVinyl —LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered
2022 WorldwideVinyl —LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition
Reviews
I have to say the sound is stellar, some songs just ooze layers of texture. spread your wings and feels like goin home are just stunning. Some bad static on A4 which is really disappointing. Minor static between B3 and 4
My copy sounds excellent. There’s little surface noise other than what you’d hear normally, and yeah, the whole colored vinyl thing has gotten a little annoying, but hey, its a marketing gimmick and records have had marketing gimmicks (read picture discs, pop up gatefolds, rolling papers, and the list goes on) so really, give em a break. I’m just happy that someone put the money behind getting some of these old presses up and running and most importantly, vinyl is back in a big way. And what’s wrong with that all you “record collectors”? In a world of profitless downloads (see Snoop’s rant (Google it) for the truth on downloads. Is that what you want the record collecting world to be? Not me.
With the exception of some crackles at the end of track A4, these glowin-in-the-dark platters sound great to me. And yes, it really glows.
Edited one year agocoloured vinyl mania is completely out of control: noisy, hissy sound quality for x-tra expensive pressings for those who care more about bling-bling than sound quality... played this record now like 5 times since purchase and the sound quality
I personally think this sounds really nice. Sure glow in the dark is a gimmick but it looks cool and really doesn’t negatively affect the audio at least on my copy. I can hear a slight bit of hiss in the in and out grooves and between tracks but most of this music is loud enough that it’s overpowered. The sonics are crisp and full and the packaging is smooth and sublime. Really a great package for the price.
my copy sounded kinda noisy especially in the left channel and between silence, not noticeable with the loud tracks though.
Sounds pretty good considering the glow in the dark gimmick. Unlike some, I quite like the thick card sleeves, although they can be a bit of a pain to get in and out. The records themselves are slightly larger than any other in my collection, which was a bit disconcerting when I put one on the platter.
my copy of this sounds INCREDIBLE! my favourite Spiritualized album---so glad to have it on vinyl. They did a wonderful job mastering this...- this one doesn't glow much but the sound is okay
Sibilance on track A4 renders it unlistenable. Quality control at Fat Possum must be non-existant.
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