Rough U.S. 74 CD; CD). Snowstorm 4. On Fire / Peel Sessions (CD) Galaxie 500 Currently Unavailable. So, they made it in UK and then shipped copies also to the States (and in the States they changed the barcode)? Sometimes bands work like that. Blue Thunder 2. Even on this, their finest album, Galaxie 500’s music is secretive and subtle. Helloween - … It needs to stay out there, where it has a chance of finding a few more. 1. Value: $30, When listened to on its own this album is a solid 4 stars - ☆☆☆☆. Barcode (Text): 5 014644 301466Barcode (Scanned): 5014644301466 Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched, variant 1): M1 SF1 SM1 ROUGH 146 A¹ Europadisk DMM On Fire is widely recognized as the canonic pinnacle of Galaxie 500's career. Preview. On Fire by Galaxie 500, released 01 September 1989 1. Albums include On Fire, Today, and This Is Our Music. My copy has also what seems like a test print of the sleeve. Galaxie 500’s acrimonious split (covered in typically dry and unglamorous detail in Wareham’s memoir Black Postcards) occurred in the midst … Featured peformers: Dean Wareham (vocals, guitar), Naomi Yang (bass), Damon Krukowski (drums, percussion), Kramer (producer, engineer, backing vocals). These are the top 1000 studio albums of all time according to the users of rateyourmusic.com as of July 2017. It's not that there isn't plenty of good music in this vein being made. Never saw G5 but seen Luna and D&B 5x each. The artwork conveys this, with a low-angle shot of the band, looking up towards an amber sky. Verified Purchase. Released in October 1989 on Rough Trade (catalog no. The brilliant and influential dream-pop band's three studio albums have been reissued again, this time in 2xCD sets. Tell Me 3. On Fire Galaxie 500. After signing to the U.S. branch of Rough Trade, Galaxie 500 issued its defining moment, 1989's evocative On Fire, a remarkably assured and rich record including the superb singles "Blue Thunder" and "When Will You Come Home. It's that one band, 20 years ago, did this sound so well and with so much personality, they set a difficult standard for newcomers to meet. Blue Thunder 2. There's no new information or previously unheard stuff  in these sets, but there is a lot of remarkable music. Krukowski bought the master tapes in an auction, the albums were gathered with bonus material in a box set by Rykodisc in 1996 and then reissued separately. LP available in black vinyl or limited edition orange vinyl (500 copies.) Dead quiet pressing with an unbelievably round sound. 2 years ago. Albums include On Fire, Today, and This Is Our Music. Rate Your Music's Top 1000 Albums - Page 15 show list info. Pitchfork is the most trusted voice in music. Galaxie 500 playing "When will you come Home" under a basketball hoop in a school gym (Boston, 21 April 1989) just before they found success. Galaxie 500's versions of their own work are just as strong but different, and the covers of the Sex Pistols, Young Marble Giants, and Buffy St. Marie, show how they could absorb the songs of others into their aesthetic. Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2014. Galaxie 500 didn't last long. Listen on Apple Music. Yo La Tengo - And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out 572. I was lucky enough to have order this vinyl straight from Galaxie's 500 merch. Plastic Bird 10. Galaxie 500 Today / On Fire reissues Ross Pounds , April 6th, 2010 09:43 Passed by without much of an afterthought, Galaxie 500 formed in Boston in 1986, released three albums, then split up in 1991. He sounds like the red hatted llama. "Fourth of July" is funny, "Summertime" has an almost blinding sparkle, and Yang's vocal on the cover of Yoko Ono's "Listen, the Snow Is Falling" is a pretty good argument that she should be fronting her own project. Decomposing Trees 7. On spine of sleeve: Rough Trade Records Galaxie 500 on fire Rough 146 Barcode and Other Identifiers. The slow and steady perfection of Galaxie 500’s On Fire. ", so... is it a US vinyl? Not sure what the og copy sounds like but no problems with this one, highly recommended. But here on this page i see "pressed by R.T.I. On Fire was the second studio album by American indie band Galaxie 500, released in 1989 on Rough Trade Records. Has anyone else noticed quite muddy audio quality from this release? Labelling this Massachusetts trio’s second album with a genre cooked up by … The live album, Copenhagen, which is heavy on songs from This Is Our Music and in almost every case improves upon them, turns out to be the ideal closing chapter. All involved would go on to do good things, including Kramer, who carried his sonic innovations into Low's early work. On Fire / Peel Sessions (CD) Galaxie 500 This Is Our Music / Copenhagen (CD) Galaxie 500 Today/Uncollected (CD) Galaxie 500 The Sub Pop Years (CD) Damon & Naomi View More. It's just a 24" × 12" cardboard folded in half, there are no tabs to glue it into a proper sleeve. 5.0 out of 5 stars Galaxie 500 On Fire. Tell Me 3. Report abuse. During the 1990 show in Denmark, Galaxie 500 play magnificently to what sounds like a pretty small crowd. On Fire, an Album by Galaxie 500. In 2013, Fact placed it at number 51 on its "100 Best Albums of the 1980s" list. And even more rare is the debut this assured and complete. But despite its high points, This Is Our Music also has a few duds, which are the only easy skips on the band's proper records. ... Not many bands I can think of that do better covers than Galaxie 500. Rare is the band where three voices this distinctive come together to make a fourth, equally distinctive thing that transcends everything that went into it. "-Kramer, NYC, July 1989 “On Fire” Q&A. Genres: Slowcore, Dream Pop. $14.98. My copy sounds fantastic. Posted by. Snowstorm 4. This record marked the realization of their signature sound. When Will You Come Home 6. Galaxie 500 – On Fire. Indeed, Today was such a terrific first statement, the only way for Galaxie 500 to best it was to narrow their focus and concentrate on doing one thing perfectly. The high point of their all to brief career. 197. On vinyl i read "Made in England". Everything about 1989's On Fire, from the iconic cover art (the sleeve, like all three of their records, was designed by Yang) to producer Kramer's brilliantly surreal liner notes, to the just-under-mid-tempo beat that drives every song, comes together to support the whole. Limited to less than 10 copies as Rough Trade was a small label. Galaxie 500's second and most popular album, remastered for LP in 2009. Report Save. Genres: Slowcore, Dream Pop, Indie Pop. Galaxie 500 discography and songs: Music profile for Galaxie 500, formed 1986. Damon Krukowski of Galaxie 500 and Damon & Naomi breaks down the meager royalties currently being paid out … Wow. Dream pop? My copy is delish. Rated #40 in the best albums of 1989, and #2266 of all-time album.. Dynamic, punchy, quiet. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at Last.fm. Today might be the best song-by-song album of Galaxie 500's three. Advance tape given to Sales, Marketing and Distribution at Rough Trade Records, 6 to 8 weeks prior to the release of “On Fire” in 1989 to familiarize themselves with the material in order to generate pre-sales for record stores. Isn't it a Pity 11. Bearing some similarity to contemporaries Rain Parade, Galaxie 500 took the Neo-Psychedelic bent of Los Angeles' paisley underground, slowed it down, and bummed it out. Shoegaze? Mike Barnes 2010 Galaxie 500 formed in 1987, when grunge was becoming a major factor in the US music scene. It sounds samey in a sense, but On Fire's narrow focus turns out to be a strength. Cold Night The artwork conveys this, with a low-angle shot of the band, looking up towards an amber sky. Krukowski uses his drums to superb effect throughout, reinforcing the narcotic pace of the music with his slow-mo percussive explosions. Produced by Mark Kramer and recorded at Noise New York. Close. Nowhere is it clearer than on the album opener, "Blue Thunder," the closest a … "Way Up High" and "Hearing Voices" are nice enough, but feel like Galaxie 500 on cruise control. Galaxie 500 Articles and Media. Listen free to Galaxie 500 – On Fire (Blue Thunder, Tell Me and more). level 2. Strange 5. For the adventurous, there’s a feeling cover of Yoko Ono’s “Listen, the Snow Is Falling.” The EP reprises “Blue Thunder” from On Fire (with a sax part added) and features a powerful cover of New Order’s “Ceremony” as well as two other non-LP tracks. And the Peel Sessions set, collecting two four-song sessions, is nothing short of essential. Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith 91. They fell out of print again. Does not include film scores, sound collages, sketch comedies or classical music. Information on Galaxie 500. It's also the most varied, moving from the ghostly mid-tempo beauty of opener "Flowers", the dreamiest dream-pop song of them all, to the deeply affecting absurdity of "Tugboat", where the narrator wants to leave the world behind and "be your tugboat captain," to the pounding, mantra-like cover of Jonathan Richman's "Don't Let Our Youth Go to Waste", which actually rocks. 13 tracks (51:23). The CD packages are more functional than revelatory. Having already made a fine account of themselves on Today, the three members of Galaxie 500 got even better with On Fire, recording another lovely classic of late '80s rock.As with all the band's work, Kramer once again handles the production, the perfect person to bring out Galaxie 500's particular approach. Galaxie 500 was an American alt-rock band that formed in Cambridge, MA in 1987 and split up in 1991 after releasing three albums. This Is Our Music, from 1990, has a few of Galaxie 500's best tunes and it also has the richest production, with greater focus on keyboards and layered guitars.