Book of days the psychedelic furs credits allmusic. This disc is no different, as it confirms that the psychedelic furs were a formidable live outfit, combining the best elements of the sex pistols and roxy music into a fresh postpunk statement. The psychedelic furs album book of days is the sixth studio album by the english rock band the psychedelic furs, released 31 october 1989 by columbia records. The psychedelic furs, book of days 1989 popmatters. For me, the psychedelic furs best albums are their first two, the eponymous debut and talk talk talk. The psychedelic furs announce new album made of rain. The psychedelic furs are an english rock band that was founded in london in the late 70s. The psychedelic furs book of days vinyl for sale online. The psychedelic furs book of days 1989, vinyl discogs.
Led by singer richard butler and his brother tim butler on bass guitar, the psychedelic furs are one of the many acts spawned from the british postpunk scene. Favorite add to more colors psychedelic furs tshirt theelectriccircus. Released via cooking vinyl on 31 july 2020, it is the first studio album from the band in almost 30. A retrospective 2cd 1997 the psychedelic furs psychedelic furs talk talk talkforever now expanded editions 2002 the psychedelic furs made of rain 2020 hires the psychedelic furs the radio one sessions 1997 the psychedelic furs book of days 1989. Two singles were released from the album, should god forget and house, which peaked at no. And if richard butler and the psychedelic furs took critical heat for fusing the pulsing darkness of the velvet underground with iggy pop edginess and a few mid70s u. Speak, talk to me show what i am and cannot be, talk entertain me why the want for all that i cant touch and all that i cant see. The psychedelic furs announce new album made of rain out. The psychedelic furs book of days cassette tape record label release, original audio cassette tapes were popular from the 80s through 2004. The psychedelic furs entertain me lyrics genius lyrics. While book of days has a similar melodic sound to the psychedelic furs previous album, midnight to midnight, it is darker, and superior in every respect.
The other two bonus tracks are a bside cover of mack the knife plus a demo of. The psychedelic furs book of days 2018, vinyl discogs. Nov 01, 2018 led by richard butler, the psychedelic furs won over fans and critics alike by combining poetic lyrics, innovative rhythms and melodies driven by an aggressive, punk desperation. The psychedelic furs reformed in 2000 and have continued to tour and perform ever since. The psychedelic furs book of days vinyl for sale online ebay. Greatest hits live celebrates the psychedelic furs classy, cool mix of roxy music and the rolling stones and. The psychedelic furs the ghost in you retro pulp paperback 1980s new wave music mashup pulp wave series. This is the psychedelic furs blackstar to me at least. The air here tastes like poison the traffic moves on broken roads the river runs like silver my own feelings let me down shes 14 and shes. The psychedelic furs will forever be one of the 80s original bands, so their millennium reformation was a defining success. This categorizes book as a truly superb album in my opinion the bands best since midnight is quite good. Their music went through several phases, from an initially austere art rock sound to later touching on new wave and hard rock.
Book of days 24697 cassette tape record label release, original audio cassette tapes were popular from the 80s through 2004. Book of days in 1989, and world outside in 1991, then quietly went on hiatus while singer richard butler began work on a solo project which evolved into the band love spit love. Psychedelic furs enjoy a return to the music charts with made of rain all access. Psychedelic furs expanded by the psychedelic furs cd. This includes many of their alltime best tunes the deserving altradio hit house, the corrosive entertain me, and torch, which matches richard butlers vocal with the emotive beauty of the acoustic guitar and cello backing. Book of days by the psychedelic furs album, postpunk. The psychedelic furs book of days 1989, cassette discogs.
Psychedelic furs were the ultimate postpunk bandcombining the chaos and vocal rasp of the sex pistols with a bowieesque glamour. Book of days the psychedelic furs album and similar. The psychedelic furs cd book of days columbia very. I agree that the psychedelic furs 1980 and talk talk talk 1981 are pretty good albums, but forever now 1982 is their crowning jewel. If you have been counting, that is 29 years after the release of their last fulllength, 1991s world outside. The psychedelic furs book of days lyrics genius lyrics.
The psychedelic furs songwriting, arrangements, producer, richard butler lyrics, performer, design, vocals, tim butler performer, bass, john aston performer, guitar, vince ely. It was reissued with bonus tracks in 2002 by columbialegacy and on vinyl in the uk in 2011 without bonus content. The air here tastes like poison the traffic moves on broken roads the river runs like silver my own. Find album credit information for book of days the psychedelic furs on allmusic. The psychedelic furs book of days cassette tape ebay. At their best the psychedelic furs are fantastic the. The playlist for this album can be found on various online sites. Book of days is the sixth studio album by the english rock band the psychedelic furs, released 31 october 1989 by columbia records. The psychedelic furs tickets, 2021 concert tour dates. The book traces the standard narrative arc that weve all come to expect from vh1s popular behind the music. Ive bought a few furs cds recently mainly because the ones i have had have gone in to the abyss of my current cd collection which is now in to thousands and. The band returned to a rawer sound with 1989s book of days as they sought to. The psychedelic furs book of days lyrics and tracklist.
The real secret about book of days, though, is that it contains a true hidden gem, a furs classic on par with pretty in pink or heaven. The psychedelic furs original album classics 5cd box set 2008 cdrip. Their music went through several phases, from an initially austere art rock sound, to later touching on new wave and hard rock. The furs set out to pay pennance for their previous album, and in doing so they gave the world a gift that one hopes may actually one day be understood by a larger audience and accorded the praise. The psychedelic furs book of days lyrics and tracklist genius.
The psychedelic furs heartbeat new york remix by dga. The psychedelic furs psychedelic furs new cd uk import. The psychedelic furs book of days audiolisten on spotify on apple music. The psychedelic furs are a british new wave band founded in london in february 1977. Jul 11, 2002 the psychedelic furs began in 1977 in london, england, fresh on the heels of the shifting punk scene that would spawn bands like joy division and siouxsie and the banshees. Download the psychedelic furs book of days shine,entertain me, book of days,should god forget,torch,parade,motherson,house,wedding,i dont mine mp3 flac album. By 1979, this lineup had expanded to a sextet due to the addition of john ashton on guitar and vince ely replacing wilson on drums. Psychedelic furs richard butler on new album made of rain. Led by vocal and lyrical genius richard butler with his brother tim on bass, the psychedelic furs released seven critically acclaimed studio albums the psychedelic furs 1980, talk talk talk 1981, forever now 1982, mirror moves 1984, midnight to midnight 1987, book of days 1989 and world outside 1991. The psychedelic furs book of days releases discogs. The psychedelic furs world outside 1991 cassette tape new sealed. Jul 31, 2020 psychedelic furs richard butler on new album made of rain and 80s nostalgia singer richard butler talks about the power of 80s nostalgia, the state of rock and roll today and the freedom of.
Even now he could read out the phone book and make it sound drugaddled and pretentious, which in the context of the groups swirling proto. World outside 1991 made of rain 2020 made of rain is the eighth studio album from english rock band the psychedelic furs. Psychedelic furs book of days 1989 psychedelic furs cd e9vg the fast free. The 1979 peel session is the best of the five sessions presented, containing such classics as imitation of christ, sister europe, and we love you. The psychedelic furs the psychedelic furs greatest hits. The psychedelic furs self titled cassette tape rare oop 1980. Only 2 left favorite add to psychedelic furs selftitled cassette tape new wave, synth. With book of days, the furs returned to the guitardriven, melodic postpunk found on their first two albums. Crooked heals on battered boots shoot down ragged miles im coming home im like a girl in all her rags. They released a new studio album in 2020, the first since 1991.
Columbialegacys expanded 2002 reissue of the psychedelic furs eponymous debut follows the original british running order, putting susans strange and soap commercial toward the end as bonus tracks they had been placed within the regular running order of the album upon its initial american release. Conventional wisdom has it that the furs failed to recapture the glory of their early sound on this latecareer effort. The psychedelic furs psychedelic furs used very good cd uk import. While book of days has a similar melodic sound to the psychedelic furs previous album, midnight to midnight, it is darker, and superior in every respect musically and lyrically. Talk talk talk is the second studio album by the english rock band the psychedelic furs. The furs eighth album in total, to say it is long overdue would be an understatement. A retrospective 2cd 1997 the psychedelic furs psychedelic furs talk talk talkforever now expanded editions 2002 the psychedelic furs made of rain 2020 hires the psychedelic furs the radio one sessions 1997. Book of days the psychedelic furs album and similar albums. They came together in englands burgeoning punk scene of 1977 and initially consisted of richard butler vocals, tim butler bass guitar, duncan kilburn saxophone, paul wilson drums, and roger morris guitars. The former bauhaus vocalist set out on his solo career after a brief period as half of dalis car, with former japan member mick karn one album, 1984s the waking hour. World outside the psychedelic fursthe psychedelic furs made of rain. The psychedelic furs bring back good memories from the 1980s.
The psychedelic furs book of days lanzamientos discogs. It tells the story of a group who formed during the late 70s and their struggle for success. In 1986, filmmaker john hughes used their song pretty in pink for his film o. The psychedelic furs, whose lineup varied substantially around a core of singer richard butler, his bassist brother tim and guitarist john ashton, came onto the london scene well after the initial punk explosion, but debuted with an album that mixed a droneladen wall of noise two guitars, sax andor keyboards and an odd adaptation of the. By 1979, this lineup had expanded to a sextet due to the addition of john ashton on. At their best the psychedelic furs are fantastic the spectator. For a generation of alternative music fans in the days when the genre barely existed commercially, the psychedelic furs defined a particular moment of the eighties with their distinctively arty, halfpophalfpunk sound. The air here tastes like poison the traffic moves on broken roads the river runs like silver my own feelings let me down shes 14 and shes fading theres a wasted year. Nov 10, 2005 the psychedelic furs, book of days 1989 john bergstrom. Live ft lauderdale august 2017i do not own any rights to this.
The psychedelic furs book of days 1989, cd discogs. What other items do customers buy after viewing this item. This book is an essential read for any furs or music fan. The furs reformed in 2000 for the release of a live album and, since then, the band continue to tour. Saw them live at the brooklyn bowl in las vegas on 4th of july weekend 2016. Mirror moves 1984 was decent enough, but midnight to midnight 1987 is very weak. Psychedelic furs richard butler on new album made of. Jul 27, 2020 the psychedelic furs are coming out with a brand new album, titled made of rain, on friday, july 31st, 2020 via cooking vinyl records. Heaven is the whole of the heart and heaven dont tear you apart yeah, heaven is the whole of the heart and heaven dont tear you apart the. Through it all, the band scored major hits with love my way, pretty in pink, heaven, the ghost in you and heartbreak beat. Book of days by the psychedelic furs on apple music.
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