Sold Date: November 23, 2016
Start Date: November 22, 2016
Final Price: $40.00 (USD)
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Baron Elmo proudly presents a choice vinyl treasure for fans of UK chamber-songsters TINDERSTICKS: a beautiful limited edition first-pressing copy of their self-titled second album, (not to be confused with their self-titled debut), a double UK import LP released in 1995 by the This Way Up label. This edition features alternative cover art, one of a series of four that was pressed in editions of 1000 copies apiece. And if that wasn't enough, you also get the awesome bonus of a one-sided 7-inch, “Plus de Liasons.” Tindersticks is a lengthy sojourn into sweet melancholy, flavored with gorgeous arrangements that include shimmering vibes, funereal organ and gorgeous string parts. These somnolent ballads and slices of blues poetry hit hard; the mood of sorrow and resignation is sharp enough to cut your hands. The sonorous voice of frontman Stuart Staples, reminsicent of such bards as Nick Cave and (RIP) Leonard Cohen, is the perfect accompaniment to these dark tales. The songs startle with their emotional directness, often cutting loose with a line that goes down like a belt of cheap whiskey. Sadly, despite lavish critical praise, America simply wasn't ready for such eloquence in those carefree days of the Backstreet Boys... the Tindersticks album tanked, and the band would never again match its somber brilliance. More than two decades later, this still stands as one of the great lost albums of its age – and it sounds absolutely smashing on this high-quality import vinyl. Both records and the cover show slight wear, though the records were only played once to dub onto tape – what wear there is comes from the heavy paper inner sleeves that they came packed in. That said, these LPs look great and play beautifully. The LP cover shows a very slight ding on the upper right-hard corner.

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Track listing

El Diablo En El Ojo
A Night In
My Sister
Tiny Tears
Snowy In F# Minor
Seaweed
Vertrauen II
Talk To Me
No More Affairs
Singing
Travelling Light
Cherry Blossoms
She's Gone
Mistakes
Vertrauen III
Sleepy Song

Bonus 7-inch

Plus de Liasons