The first Slowdive record I bought was 1993's 5 EP, featuring remixes by Bandulu and Reload (Mark Pritchard & Tom Middleton), from Way Ahead Records in Derby. The first song I heard by the band was probably the single version of Shine, which appeared on the 1991 Creation compilation Sorted, Snorted And Sported. The remix of Shine included here featured on a soundtrack to a US movie that I've never seen. I also collected most of the Volume series (Is it a book with a CD, or a CD with a book?), which includes arguably my favourite version of Some Velvet Morning, after the original by Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood. Beyond that, though, I only have one of their albums, the 2005 expanded edition of 2nd album, Souvlaki.
Slowdive went their separate ways after 3rd album Pygmalion in 1995 then reunited in 2014, releasing an eponymous 4th album in 2017. The official Slowdive website has been a little quiet since then, but the band is reportedly working on a 5th album and have been confirmed in the line up for the Primavera Sound Festival's 2nd weekend in Barcelona on Thursday 9th June 2022.
Today's selection then is heavily weighted towards 1993, the Souvlaki album and accompanying singles, but it's an interesting and varied mix to these ears.
Side One
1) Avalyn 1 (1990)
2) Good Day Sunshine (1993)
3) Shine (Splendiferous Locust Mix By Mark Van Hoen) (1999)
4) Some Velvet Morning (Cover of Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood) (1993)
5) Machine Gun (1993)
Side Two
1) Dagger (1993)
2) Missing You (1993)
3) Moussaka Chaos (1993)
4) Alison (1993)
5) In Mind (Single Version) (1993)
1990: Slowdive EP: A1
1993: Outside Your Room EP: B3, B4
1993: Souvlaki: A5, B1, B4
1993: 5 EP: A2, B2, B5
1993: Volume Seven: A4
1999: Splendor (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack): A3
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