Drop Out (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition): Vinyl LP
An autumnal treasure, East Villageâs Drop Out has spent the past thirty years finding new ears to bewitch and new hearts to melt. The only album from this British four-piece, recorded and released in the early nineties, itâs long been considered one of the hidden jewels of its time, and is talked of with hushed reverence by people who know. Bob Stanley of Saint Etienne once called it âan elegy for a particular brand of eighties guitar music, sweet minor chords and Dylanesque lyricsâ, which captures what makes it so special; in summarising its era, though, it also effortlessly transcends it.
Listening now to Drop Out, its timelessness is clear. It could have been recorded by young folk-pop hopefuls in the late sixties, taking their shot at the big time; but it could just as easily have been recorded yesterday, by a group thatâs both reverent to musicâs past, but forward looking in spirit and temperament. Itâs that kind of album. Drop Outâs pop poetry is fully formed, with a singular charm that takes in wistfulness, romance, and good times, and a clutch of deeply moving songs that are overflowing with melody and gracefulness. Itâs pretty much everything youâd want from a guitar pop record.
It's also an album thatâs slowly accrued its own legend. From its stunning cover art, photographed by Juergen Teller originally for a Katherine Hammett campaign, to the ten perfectly formed songs within, Drop Outâs significance in the scheme of things is such that, a decade ago, it was given a rare 10/10 rating in Uncut magazine, who called the album âthe lost classic of its eraâ. Drop Out comes round every decade or so, each edition introducing new fans to its understated beauty, and this latest reissue is its most elegant and deluxe yet.
The 30th anniversary edition of Drop Out lands in two formats: an LP with tip-on style jacket and four-page insert, designed to partner with the 2019 vinyl reissue of their singles and rarities compilation, Hot Rod Hotel; and a double CD, featuring an extra disc compiling the groupâs early singles and alternative versions. This CD edition previously has only been available in Japan, though it now features a new, superior mix of their second single, âBack Between Placesâ. Both feature new, typically eloquent liner notes from writer Jon Savage.
Tracklist:
1. Silver Train
2 Shipwrecked
3. Here It Comes
4. Freeze Out
5. Circles
6. When I Wake Tomorrow
7. Way Back Home
8. What Kind of Friend Is This
9. Black Autumn
10. Everybody Knows
An autumnal treasure, East Villageâs Drop Out has spent the past thirty years finding new ears to bewitch and new hearts to melt. The only album from this British four-piece, recorded and released in the early nineties, itâs long been considered one of the hidden jewels of its time, and is talked of with hushed reverence by people who know. Bob Stanley of Saint Etienne once called it âan elegy for a particular brand of eighties guitar music, sweet minor chords and Dylanesque lyricsâ, which captures what makes it so special; in summarising its era, though, it also effortlessly transcends it.
Listening now to Drop Out, its timelessness is clear. It could have been recorded by young folk-pop hopefuls in the late sixties, taking their shot at the big time; but it could just as easily have been recorded yesterday, by a group thatâs both reverent to musicâs past, but forward looking in spirit and temperament. Itâs that kind of album. Drop Outâs pop poetry is fully formed, with a singular charm that takes in wistfulness, romance, and good times, and a clutch of deeply moving songs that are overflowing with melody and gracefulness. Itâs pretty much everything youâd want from a guitar pop record.
It's also an album thatâs slowly accrued its own legend. From its stunning cover art, photographed by Juergen Teller originally for a Katherine Hammett campaign, to the ten perfectly formed songs within, Drop Outâs significance in the scheme of things is such that, a decade ago, it was given a rare 10/10 rating in Uncut magazine, who called the album âthe lost classic of its eraâ. Drop Out comes round every decade or so, each edition introducing new fans to its understated beauty, and this latest reissue is its most elegant and deluxe yet.
The 30th anniversary edition of Drop Out lands in two formats: an LP with tip-on style jacket and four-page insert, designed to partner with the 2019 vinyl reissue of their singles and rarities compilation, Hot Rod Hotel; and a double CD, featuring an extra disc compiling the groupâs early singles and alternative versions. This CD edition previously has only been available in Japan, though it now features a new, superior mix of their second single, âBack Between Placesâ. Both feature new, typically eloquent liner notes from writer Jon Savage.
Tracklist:
1. Silver Train
2 Shipwrecked
3. Here It Comes
4. Freeze Out
5. Circles
6. When I Wake Tomorrow
7. Way Back Home
8. What Kind of Friend Is This
9. Black Autumn
10. Everybody Knows
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An autumnal treasure, East Villageâs Drop Out has spent the past thirty years finding new ears to bewitch and new hearts to melt. The only album from this British four-piece, recorded and released in the early nineties, itâs long been considered one of the hidden jewels of its time, and is talked of with hushed reverence by people who know. Bob Stanley of Saint Etienne once called it âan elegy for a particular brand of eighties guitar music, sweet minor chords and Dylanesque lyricsâ, which captures what makes it so special; in summarising its era, though, it also effortlessly transcends it.
Listening now to Drop Out, its timelessness is clear. It could have been recorded by young folk-pop hopefuls in the late sixties, taking their shot at the big time; but it could just as easily have been recorded yesterday, by a group thatâs both reverent to musicâs past, but forward looking in spirit and temperament. Itâs that kind of album. Drop Outâs pop poetry is fully formed, with a singular charm that takes in wistfulness, romance, and good times, and a clutch of deeply moving songs that are overflowing with melody and gracefulness. Itâs pretty much everything youâd want from a guitar pop record.
It's also an album thatâs slowly accrued its own legend. From its stunning cover art, photographed by Juergen Teller originally for a Katherine Hammett campaign, to the ten perfectly formed songs within, Drop Outâs significance in the scheme of things is such that, a decade ago, it was given a rare 10/10 rating in Uncut magazine, who called the album âthe lost classic of its eraâ. Drop Out comes round every decade or so, each edition introducing new fans to its understated beauty, and this latest reissue is its most elegant and deluxe yet.
The 30th anniversary edition of Drop Out lands in two formats: an LP with tip-on style jacket and four-page insert, designed to partner with the 2019 vinyl reissue of their singles and rarities compilation, Hot Rod Hotel; and a double CD, featuring an extra disc compiling the groupâs early singles and alternative versions. This CD edition previously has only been available in Japan, though it now features a new, superior mix of their second single, âBack Between Placesâ. Both feature new, typically eloquent liner notes from writer Jon Savage.
Tracklist:
1. Silver Train
2 Shipwrecked
3. Here It Comes
4. Freeze Out
5. Circles
6. When I Wake Tomorrow
7. Way Back Home
8. What Kind of Friend Is This
9. Black Autumn
10. Everybody Knows
