Just for a Day [Import, Original recording remastered]

Slowdive | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 28, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Castle Music UK
• ASIN: B000BJRJAO
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #299,832 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Spanish Air

2. Celia's Dream

3. Catch the Breeze

4. Ballad of Sister Sue

5. Erik's Song

6. Waves

7. Brighter

8. The Sadman

9. Primal

Disc: 2

1. Slowdive [*]

2. Avalyn 1 [*]

3. Avalyn 2 [*]

4. Morningrise [*]

5. She Calls [*]

6. Losing Today [*]

7. Golden Hair [*]

8. Shine [*]

9. Albatross [*]

10. Catch the Breeze [Peel Session 21/4/91][*]

See all 12 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic B-Sides!, June 12, 2006

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The Esoteric Camel "of Love's Secret Domain" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Just for a Day (Audio CD)

Put away the main disc "Just For a Day," it is the B-sides that come with this remastered edition that truly make the album worthwile. The fantastic "Slowdive" song, their namesake, is a drugged out wonder of floating guitars. "Morningrise" being another similar wonder. And "Golden Hair" reaching almost ecstatic joy, with it's grand finish after the liturgical reading of James Joyce's poem. Please do not misunderstand, the original "Just For A Day" album was alright. It has it's own highlights as well. Slowdive's trademark sound is heard in it's early stages, more bombastic and raw than their later albums. But it is in thebonus disc that comes with this edition where they truly shine.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Swirling Vortex Of Sound, August 28, 2006

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Matthew Comegys (Ueda, Nagano, Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Just for a Day (Audio CD)

This is undoubtably the version of this album to get. The headlining disc "Just For A Day" is an enjoyable listen and rates four stars, but is probably the least of Slowdive's releases. Still, "Spanish Air," "Catch the Breeze," and "Primal" all rank among the band's better moments. The bonus disc, featuring Slowdive's early EPs is the main reason to buy this. Here is a breakdown of those EPs:

Slowdive- Slowdive, Avalyn 1, Avalyn 2
The band first release is a little low-fi compared to their other recordings. The songwriting is not yet fully developed either. Still, these tracks create an atmosphere that no other band can make, and it's interesting to hear the band's humble beginning.

Morningrise- Morningrise, She Calls, Losing Today
Both the production and the songwriting take a big step up for this EP. The leading track is a highlight and Slowdive's tidal wave of sound is in full effect.

Holding Our Breath- Catch the Breeze, Golden Hair, Shine, Albatross
This is my favorite of all Slowdive's releases (besting even Souvlaki). Catch the Breeze has one of the band's best melodies and makes for a great leading track, although you'll have to burn
another CD or program your ipod as this song appears on the first disc. Golden Hair may best Syd Barrett's recording with Rachel Goswell's etherial vocals and the truly majestic coda. This track almost imperceptibly melds into the equally large sounding Shine. Then the band plunges into darkness (although beautiful darkness) for the somewhat threatening sounding Albatross.

Peel Session 21/4/91- Catch the Breeze, Shine, Golden Hair
This is a good representation of Slowdive's ability to recreate their dense sound in a live setting. Catch the Breeze and Shine are similar to the studio versions, although clearly lacking in production spit and polish. The notable track here is another version of Golden Hair sung by Neil Halstead instead. It gives the track an interesting change in tone.

This release, along with the 2-disc Souvlaki, provides a comprehensive view of Slowdive. Those who want to explore further may want search for the hard-to-find Pygmalion. That album has a very different approach to Slowdive's dreamy sound, and seems to be more of a Neil Halstead solo album than a band effort, but it is a more than worth edition to the Slowdive catalog.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensible, January 12, 2006

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LHB (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Just for a Day (Audio CD)

Anyone who would spring for this remastered version is probably already familiar with the original album. What makes this indispensible is not so much the remastering, but the bonus disc. Slowdive's first two EP's plus the Peel Session tapes show the band at their heaviest and most blissed out. The first song "Slowdive," with it's monolithic, repeated, over-driven guitar figure, controlled feedback, wall of sound production, and the blended vocals of Rachel and Neil is by itself worth the price of admission and will probably come as a revelation to those familiar only with the lighter, gentler Slowdive of "Souvlaki" and "Pygmalion." Albatross, Golden Hair (both versions) and Avalyn I & II are just about as good. I got into a bidding war on E-bay a few months ago for the band's first three EP's and dropped out when the price got up to around $100. This is a steal, and so is the remastered "Souvlaki" with the rest of the 18 songs on another bonus disc that the band recorded that never appeared on their three full-length albums.