Merry Christmas! This mint/brand new Cerulean The Ocean Blue blue-colored vinyl LP would make for the most excellent Christmas present for that special Fan.  My wife and I just returned home from The Ocean Blue concert in Philadelphia on 11/21 at The World Café Live.  I purchased this mint Cerulean record at the concert; I was sixth in line to see the concert.  The Ocean Blue released last week for the first time on beautiful 180 gram vinyl, including this record's limited edition cerulean swirl.  Unfortunately, all the new colored vinyl have sold out.  I had purchased four LP's Saturday night, and David Schelzel (lead singer/guitar) was kind enough to sign three of the four records; but David did touch this album that is up for bid, but he did not sign it.

The Ocean Blue‘s debut record on the famed  label in 1989 achieved widespread acclaim and radio &  airplay. The band of four high schoolers from  went on to do two more well-received records for Sire, the atmospheric Cerulean and alt pop Beneath the Rhythm and Sound, and a fourth record for Mercury/PolyGram.  The band formed in in , is an American band that combines melodic guitars and synthesizers. Its core original members included David Schelzel (born September 26, 1967) on lead vocals/guitar, Steve Lau on keyboards/saxophone, Bobby Mittan on bass guitar and Rob Minnig on drums and vocals.  Its current line-up includes David Schelzel on lead vocals/guitar, Oed Ronne on keyboards/guitar/vocals, Bobby Mittan on bass guitar and Peter Anderson on drums.

The band's sound may be best described as jangly guitar-based modern rock. Influences include such bands as , , , and . The Ocean Blue's earliest shows always consisted of a healthy dose of covers by these bands. To this day, The Smiths and New Order covers still punctuate concert encores.  On 11/21 at the concert in Philadelphia, the Ocean Blue covered songs from The Psychedelic Furs and New Order as encores.

Songs on the album are:

Breezing Up Cerulean Marigold A Separate Reality Mercury Questions of Travel When Life Was Easy The Planetarium Scene Falling Through the Ice Ballerina Out of Control Hurricane Amore I've Sung One Too Many Songs

The Ocean Blue consists of members:
DAVID SCHELZEL  vocals and guitar
STEVE LAU  keyboards
ROB MINNIG  drums and other voices
BOBBY MITTAN  bass

Inside Photos: David Seltzer  vocals and guitar
STEVE LAU  keyboards
ROB MINNIG  drums and other voices
BOBBY MITTAN  bass

Written by David Schelzel
Produced by Pat McCarthy, Rob Minnig, and David Schelzel
Mixed by Jay Healy with Rob and David
Recording Engineer: Pat McCarthy Mix Engineer: Jay Healy
Ass't Engineers:  Jessie Henderson, Mark Tanzer, and Gary Tole 

Recorded at Long View Farm and Blue Jay Recording Studios, Massachusetts
Mixed at The Hit Factory, New York City
Track 9 produced by Rob and David
Design: Christine Cano and David Schelzel
Outside photos: Jerry Derbyshire
Inside Photos: David Seltzer