The Impossible Shapes - Tum - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The Impossible Shapes have been merrily music-making under the radar for a decade now. At the root, these four long-hairs are a pop band who've been strained through British folk as well as the whole post/beat/mystic literate gob. Look for them on tour in the US this summer. Also look for their Cassette Box Set Compendium, featuring six hour-long tapes of all the band's released material, and some unreleased tracks spanning 1998-2007.

The Impossible Shapes - Horus [COMPACT DISCS] date 02/01/2005

Five CD set. Since the dawn of time, psychobilly originators and figureheads The Meteors have set the standard for the angry blend of rockabilly, punk and dirty sci-fi horror blues that continues to find new fans around the world. Beloved of bikers, punks, rockabillies, goths, rockers, cowgirls and indie boys alike for over 30 years, the gaggle of pissed off boys who emerged from a succession of London rockabilly bands as the grim '70s lurched into the '80s has slowly mutated into a worldwide phenomenon, legends in their own lifetime and godfathers of a scene that refused to die. This set - comprising five studio albums originally released between 1984 and 1988 - captures the band in their heyday, pummeling their way through 75 album tracks, single mixes and b-sides. Packaged in individual LP sleeve replica wallets, these albums are ripe for rediscovery and re-examination, as is the psychobilly movement as a whole. Booklet contains sleevenotes, relevant single sleeve packshots, etc.