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Artist: Jawbox
Album: For Your Own Special Sweetheart
Label: Desoto
Playtime: 51:03 min
Genre: Indie
URL: http://www.amazon.com/Your-Own-Special-Sweetheart/dp/B002RL1VYO/r
Rip date: 2009-12-07
Street date: 2009-12-08
Size: 78.13 MB
Type: Remastered
Quality: 203 kbps / 4410kHz / Joint Stereo
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Enjoy this absolute classic remastered in 2009 from the original tapes. It
also includes the Savory EP as bonus tracks. Definitely one of my favorite
cds for the past 10 or 12 years. Enjoy, and buy it, especially if you don't
have the original. Your collection is pathetic if it doesn't include this CD.
"Jawbox was born circa 1989, clawing their way from the primordial pond of
DC's raucous, vibrant, Dischord driven underground to claim a seat of honor
at the table of what eventually came to be called "postharDCore." The racket
raised by the four members - J. Robbins, Kim Coletta, W. C. 3dB Barbot, and
Zach Barocas - was suitably loud, occasionally fast, and spirited enough live
to move the punkers around the dance floor in something considerably less
than a decorous fashion. But by the time the mature band came to record their
third full-length, their first for a major label after amicably leaving
Dischord, they had distanced themselves somewhat from their purely post-punk
roots and were more intent on breeding strident wolves clad in a pop song's
clothing. For Your Own Special Sweetheart, whose title was cribbed from the
box blurb for a Barbie doll, was released by Atlantic Records right around
Valentine's Day 1994, to cries of both ôgeniusö and ôselloutö to their
respectively thrilled and bemused fans. As they toured, praise accumulated.
Although the foursome lasted 3 years and a final full-length before the
inevitable break-up, critics and fans alike still view Sweetheart as the band
at its peak, with its heavy rhythms, guitar-driven noise, and hooky melodies
proving the signature to Jawbox's sound. But the two-record stint on Atlantic
proved problematic for keeping the record alive on vinyl and CD; despite the
praise, the collection quickly went out of print. Further, the band often
bemoaned the ômissing mid-rangeö and anemic-sounding low-end of the final
release. A dusting-off was due, and salvation came in the form of Dischord
and Chicago Mastering Service's Bob Weston. The former agreed to re-release
the record on both CD and vinyl; the latter was the obvious choice for the
remaster, given his long history both with the band and with the genre. The
resulting release on CD includes the entire original collection, plus three
additional tracks that originally appeared on the Savory + 3 EP released by
Atlantic in 1994. The vinyl version includes a coupon to enable free digital
download of all songs, including the bonus tracks."
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01. FF=66 ( 2:41)
02. Savory ( 4:38)
03. Breathe ( 2:48)
04. Motorist ( 3:43)
05. LS/MFT ( 2:41)
06. Cooling Card ( 2:52)
07. Green Glass ( 3:27)
08. Cruel Swing ( 2:16)
09. Jackpot Plus! ( 2:35)
10. Chicago Piano ( 3:11)
11. Reel ( 3:38)
12. U-Trau ( 3:02)
13. Whitney Walks ( 3:58)
14. L'il Shaver ( 2:10)
15. 68 ( 3:17)
16. Sound On Sound ( 4:06)
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