Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Another Galaxie 500 reissue

For a band rarely hailed in their heyday, there have been few bands lionized retrospectively as often and as passionately as Galaxie 500. Together they recorded three studio albums - Today, On Fire and This Is Our Music and tracks from each of these have been repackaged under a myriad of various box-sets and live albums in the near 20 years since they split. That said, few bands have merited such retrospection - 'On Fire' in particular was their apotheosis of slow burning VU-inspired comedown rock.
All three studio albums have now be reissued to purchase on vinyl and there are a range of promos on their site, where you can mix and match vinyl with t-shirts and digital downloads. All very worthwhile and their deluxe package costs some 400 dollars less than The Pixies' 'Minotaur' upcoming release. For your 80 bucks, you'll get all 3 LPs, high quality digital downloads of same including bonus tracks, videos and a t-shirt. You will not however receive a faux-fur book with a penis on the front.
You can buy the product here.
For all things Galaxie 500 related, you can go to this wonderful site.

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