Todd Snider - Crank It We're Doomed - VINYL LP

The Sheer Action of Fini Tribe is a colossal retrospective anthology curated and designed by the band. Compiled from the years 1982 to 1987, it includes a wealth of archival photographs, an essay by original member Andy McGregor, who also designed the sleeve, and essays by longtime friend Shirley Manson (Garbage, Goodbye Mr. MacKenzie) and author Alastair McKay, an early champion of the band. The features the first legendary John Peel Session, produced by Dale Griffin and originally broadcast in May 1985. InchThis compilation was a long time in the making, a labour of love for the band, showcasing our most productive years as a six-piece. The compilation of tracks - from professional BBC recordings to live performance and rehearsal room demos - gives as broad a spectrum of the breadth of the band's creativity during those five important years from 1982 to 1987,Inch says Chris Connelly.Fini Tribe was born into the cash-poor but culturally-wealthy environs of post-punk Edinburgh in the very early 80s - 1980 to be precise. A tiny three-piece with no drummer would soon swell into a muscular six-piece with inherited or cheaply-purchased instruments. Band members Chris Connelly, Simon McGlynn, Andy McGregor, Davie Miller, Philip Pinsky, and John Vick haunted the cold, damp warrens of the Niddry Street and Blair Street rehearsal rooms, just off the high street in Old Town Edinburgh. Drawing on the influences of everything from Throbbing Gristle, Wire, Can, Captain Beefheart, and numerous angular funk bands that were spewing out of the John Peel Show at the time, they also drew from the seemingly bottomless well of modern film, writing, and art that was abundant in the festival city.These works include the legendary John Peel session from 1985, the original 12Inch singles (including InchDetestimonyInch) and the WaxTrax! Singles, as well as unreleased live tracks. All tracks

Tom Galley started the Phenomena project in the 80s, and the first three albums featured big names from the hard rock scene (Glenn Hughes, Cozy Powell, Don Airey, Neil Murray, Brian May, Mel Galley, John Wetton, among others). For the fourth Phenomena album (which was released in 2006), Galley had again gathered illustrious names around him, especially in the category of singers. Besides newcomer Tony Martin (among others BLACK SABBATH) and veteran Keith Murrell (MAMA'S BOYS), it is above all Glenn Hughes (among others DEEP PURPLE), whose name in the booklet causes a lot of friends. With the first notes of Glenn Hughes the old feeling is back. It will actually be the songs sung by him that hold up the PHENOMENA flag here. Ith InchKilling For A ThrillInch it becomes even more modern than at the beginning, and the vocals almost go in the direction of rap, but then alternate with melodic-relaxed chorus. A very good, varied song! InchSo Near So FarInch is the first clear PHENOMENA song that could have been on the second album. The finest AOR. Chemical HighInch, sung by Tony Martin, is another highlight and the driving InchHigherInch, on which Hughes can be heard again, surprises with slightly wacky keyboards in the middle section and a guitar marching towards metal. With Inch60 SecondsInch follows a hammer song with female vocals and sophisticated song structure, which could even be interesting for fans of AYREON. Then comes InchCrazy GrooveInch with a spacey beginning, which lives up to it's name in the chorus - one of the wackiest PHENOMENA tracks ever. The thoughtful InchHow Do You FeelInch would have fit on a DEEP PURPLE album, not only because of Glenn Hughes' vocals, and the two closing songs are again very rocky - Tony Martin has the last word here with InchGod ForgivesInch. Here comes the reissue of 'Psycho Fantasy' with 6 bonus tracks featuring the following musi

Double vinyl LP pressing of this 2009 live from the acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician. Glitter And Doom is a collection of the best of the best tracks from Tom Waits' highly acclaimed Glitter and Doom tour of the U.S. and Europe in the summer of 2008. Disc One is designed to sound like one evening's performance, even though the 17 tracks are selected from 10 cities. Sonically, the album has been beautifully recorded and meticulously mastered.