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She Don't Like the Bee-Gees

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This record was recorded in 1995. The reason it wasn't released at the time was that the record company thought it sounded like a 'nervous breakdown.They were probably right. Submarine were 'dropped' upon delivery of the Album.The band flew to Chicago for 7 weeks to make an out and out Rock 'n' Roll record and ended up making this! It's a story of nervous breakdowns, alcohol, drugs and a record company that didn't understand. They landed at O'Hare with a new drummer in March 95. They proceeded to telephone various Chicago Music Schools in search of string sections, horn players and gospel singers. The only help the school could give was with the gospel singer - the horn player fell into their laps and they improvised for the string section. Everyone they spoke to agreed to play on the record. All of the songs had been written in England in a 1 month frenzy.......between touring, recording singles and two Peel Sessions (27 songs were recorded for the record.) The band had just come off the road with The Flaming Lips (at the Lip's request) and Tool (at
Tool's request.......even though the Sub's hadn't heard of them!)
Some of it sounds like Lalo Shiffrin, some of it sounds like Led Zeppelin, some of it sounds country (cause that's what it is), some of it just sounds strange. Some of it was recorded live with one mike......just instruments, singing and harmonies It's hard to pigeonhole it. Basically.......... they went to Chicago,the singer/songwriter had a nervous breakdown within 2 days of arriving and the rest of the band had to talk him into not flying home on a regular basis. Flights were booked and cancelled at least three times. " I was just a complete mess......in a heap, crying on the drum room floor, couldn't function properly. Too much of........ everything. Too drunk, too high, too homesick."
The best comparison I can think of is Big Star 3/Sister Lovers.........It's flawed in lots of ways and it's achieved genuine cult status through bootleg copies. People that 'get' music seem to really like it. It's got great songs, great playing and sounds like what it is..................one of the best records you've never heard!
The sound of coming down.

Silk-screened cardboard CD gatefold jacket (edition of 400 copies)