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JOHNNY MARR PLAYLAND LTD AQUA BLUE COLOURED VINYL LP SEALED NVLPX002 THE SMITHS
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December 16, 2014
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November 27, 2014
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JOHNNY MARR
PLAYLAND
NVLPX002
1000 copies only, indies EXCLUSIVE (SOLD BY A GENUINE BRICKS & MORTAR INDEPENDENT RECORD STORE !)
Last year saw Johnny Marr enjoy a rapturous start to his solo career
following the critical acclaim (included the honour of being named as
NME’s Godlike Genius) greeted to his Top 10 debut solo album ‘The
Messenger’. Meanwhile his shows were celebrated for his ability to
combine the best of his new material with select highlights from The
Smiths plus others from his extensive back catalogue.
Johnny Marr’s upwards trajectory continues unabated with the release of
his second solo album ‘Playland’. Work on ‘Playland’ commenced in London
in the Spring as soon as the year of touring in support of ‘The
Messenger’ came to a close. It finds Marr continuing the creative
connection that was forged on ‘The Messenger’ with collaborator and
co-producer Doviak as well as the other musicians who performed on the
album and accompanying tour.
As Johnny states: "When The Messenger came out I kept on writing. I
liked that the band had a momentum going on tour and a connection with
the audience, and I thought that energy would be good to capture on the
new record."
Written around a common theme of “songs that move at the speed of life,”
‘Playland’ captures much of the spirit that made ‘The Messenger’ so
memorable with energetic, post-punk songwriting complemented by Johnny
Marr’s characteristic guitar style, thought-provoking lyrical ideas and
poised vocal phrasing. "It's important to sound like your environment
and on this record that's London and Manchester,” he adds. “The feeling
of the cities and the people make it into the music."
The title ‘Playland’ is inspired by ‘Homo ludens’, a 1938 book by the
highly influential Dutch cultural theorist Johan Huizinga which explores
the concept of play as a precursor and principal element of cultural
development.
Back In The Box
Easy Money
Dynamo
Candidate
25 Hours
The Trap
Playland
Speak Out Reach Out
Boys Get Straight
This Tension
Little King
LTD COLOURED LP
