Vinyl Profile /// Glasvegas

So, I had been on Thanksgiving vacation in the wild land of dial-up internet, and did not have the opportunity to post at all last week. I would like to make amends for that with feature that I would like to make a regular fixture, the Vinyl Profile.

I've already begun talking about Glasvegas a few posts ago when I highlighted the new, UK-only bonus-xmas disc version of their self-titled CD. Well...while you won't get the bonus disc, the vinyl version is (for me) the way to go. First - this cover art looks fantastic in its 12" glory. Secondly, Glasvegas' wall of sound needs to be experienced in an analog, active-listening setting. It's the subtleties of this record that have just floored me. Something about a vinyl record just makes you pay attention more - and because you have to flip it!! Thirdly, if you live in the U.S....it might just be cheap! I was at Plan 9 Records in VA and it was $7 brand-new! This is even crazier since their CD doesn't come out until January 6th! Give them a shot, especially if you come across a deal like that - What have you got to lose? If the Clash and My Bloody Valentine put out a record together, you'd buy it right? I know I would...

Now lets take a look into Glasvegas' vinyl vault.

Go Square Go / Legs 'n' Show: Released in 2006 on WaKS Records, this is presently selling for £139 on Amazon.co.uk. I've done some hunting...and believe me...if I found where one could pick one up, I would have to like you a whole lot to tell you. Chalk this one up to luck - you're only chance is in a back-alley record shop that doesn't know what they have.

Daddy's Gone / Flowers & Football Tops: Originally released around this time last year (well...November), it has since been repressed for the mass market, but with different B-sides (see below). This is another to search for in your local hole-in-the-wall.


It's My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry / Be My Baby: Released in February on Sane Man Recordings, this was the last indie release. Indeed...I have found a used copy at Norman Records for a saucy sole who has £13 lying around. I'm feeling a bit poor...that's why I'm telling you about it.

Geraldine: Their first on Columbia, this is a 2-part single with The "Prettiest Thing on Saltcoats Beach" backing one part and "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" on the other. Much more readily available, you can find either part in a variety of shops, though you may need to cobble together both parts from different sources. However, be on the lookout for the colored vinyl, numbered edition with "Prettiest" as the B-side.

Daddy's Gone: The reissue lacks the original's b-side, but makes up for it by giving you 2 more! Look for the limited, colored & numbered vinyl version with the backing "A Little Thing Called Fear." Also limited, but apparently not colored vinyl, is the version with "Come as You Are." Again, you can find these at your favorite online shops, such as Norman's (super-cheap shipping) and Piccadilly Records (which has all the reissues and are very careful shippers).

"Daddy's Gone" - on Jools Holland, 17th May 2008