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Magical Realism: The Best Of The Blue Aeroplanes 1985-2025 [VINYL]

Magical Realism: The Best Of The Blue Aeroplanes 1985-2025 [VINYL]

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The Blue Aeroplanes are Bristol's longest running band and a true art-rock institution who have inspired generations of post-punk and alternative groups including REM, Radiohead, and Manic Street Preachers.\u202F

\u202F'Magical Realism - The Best Of The Blue Aeroplanes 1985-2025' is the first definitive anthology curated by the band, including tracks from across their catalogue.\u202F

\u202FThe collection includes 25 tracks, featuring indie anthems like '...And Stones' and 'Jacket Hangs,' classic and more recent fan-favourites from 'Fun' and 'Bury Your Love Like Treasure to 'Dead Tree! Dead Tree!', plus eight tracks making their debut on vinyl.\u202F \u202F

'Magical Realism' also includes new track-by-track sleeve notes by frontman Gerard Langley, offering insight into the stories and inspirations behind each song, rare photographs from the band's archives, and a 12"x12" lyric sheet.\u202F The cover art features a painting by Ann Sheldon, the artist behind many of the band's most memorable covers.

\u202FRemastered by Phil Kinrade and cut by Barry Grint at AIR Mastering. Pressed on two 140g black vinyl, accompanied by a bonus 7" featuring 'Showing Off To Impress The Girls' (a recording by pre-Blue Aeroplanes group Art Objects) and 'I Will Love You' (an exclusive demo of a brand-new track).

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The Blue Aeroplanes are Bristol's longest running band and a true art-rock institution who have inspired generations of post-punk and alternative groups including REM, Radiohead, and Manic Street Preachers.u202F

u202F'Magical Realism - The Best Of The Blue Aeroplanes 1985-2025' is the first definitive anthology curated by the band, including tracks from across their catalogue.u202F

u202FThe collection includes 25 tracks, featuring indie anthems like '...And Stones' and 'Jacket Hangs,' classic and more recent fan-favourites from 'Fun' and 'Bury Your Love Like Treasure to 'Dead Tree! Dead Tree!', plus eight tracks making their debut on vinyl.u202F u202F

'Magical Realism' also includes new track-by-track sleeve notes by frontman Gerard Langley, offering insight into the stories and inspirations behind each song, rare photographs from the band's archives, and a 12"x12" lyric sheet.u202F The cover art features a painting by Ann Sheldon, the artist behind many of the band's most memorable covers.

u202FRemastered by Phil Kinrade and cut by Barry Grint at AIR Mastering. Pressed on two 140g black vinyl, accompanied by a bonus 7" featuring 'Showing Off To Impress The Girls' (a recording by pre-Blue Aeroplanes group Art Objects) and 'I Will Love You' (an exclusive demo of a brand-new track).

Track Listing

Action Painting

Jacket Hangs

Broken And Mended

Up In A Down World

Showing Off To Impress The Girls

I Will Love You (Previously Unreleased)

Tolerance (Single Version)

...And Stones (US Promo Single Edit)

Whatever Happened To Our Golden Birds

Sulpher

Spitting Out Miracles

Yr Own World (12" Single Version)

Missy Lane

Elvis Festival

Season Ticket To A Bad Place

Fun

Warhol's Fifteen (Live)

Dead Tree! Dead Tree! (Single Edit)

Bury Your Love Like Treasure

Colour Me (Alternate Mix)

Cavaliers Pt 2

Building An Ark For The Anthropocene

Severn Beach

Beautiful Is (As Beautiful Does)

Camus In Pocket

Details
  • Genre: Rock
  • Product Type: Vinyl
  • Barcode: 840401707883
  • Release Date: January 24, 2025
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