FLAMING LIPS The Flaming Lips 12"EP LOVELY SORTS OF DEATH 1984 US orig+ltd+green
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THE FLAMING LIPS
MARK COYNE, MIKE IVINS, RICHARD ENGLISH, WAYNE COYNE
From Oklahoma, ever-evolving indie band led by Wayne Coyne
that became critical darlings for their discordant, psychedelia-tinged garage rock
"THE FLAMING LIPS"
1984 12"EP LOVELY SORTS OF DEATH RECORDS WC 2412
PRINTED IN U.S.A. ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING
[First pressing, on green vinyl with blank red labels.
Limited to 500 copies. Includes photocopied lyric sheet.
The border on the front cover is black on this version,
as opposed to brown on the second pressing.
The back cover is the same on both versions,
though the first pressing has higher contrast.
The inserts are completely different.]
LIMITED EDITION GREEN VINYL
SINGLE SLEEVE WITH INSERT
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
LABEL: LOVELY SORTS OF DEATH - RED LABEL - NO TEXT
Catalog on cover: none
Catalog on labels: none
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched):WC-2412 A L-19679
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): WC 2412 B L-19679-X
On labels: none
On Back Sleeve: artist + tracklist
On Insert: lyrics by wayne coyne
all songs written by the flaming lips
summer of 1984
Lovely Sorts Of Death Records
2412 N. Robinson OCK. OK. 73103.......
from my records collection
tracklisting
Side A: BAG FULL OF THOUGHTS - OUT FOR A WALK
Side B: GARDEN OF EYE / FOREVER IS A LONG TIME
SCRATCHING THE DOOR - MY OWN PLANET
grading
RECORD EX (please, read above description)
SLEEVE NEAR EX (please, see pictures and read above description)
the band made its live debut at a local transvestite club.
After progressing through an endless string of drummers, they recruited
percussionist Richard English and recorded their self-titled debut,
issued on green vinyl on their own Lovely Sorts of Death label in 1984.
An erratic, underdeveloped debut, the five-track Flaming Lips nonetheless
succeeds on the strength of its ingenuity, wit, and bracing dementia.
Even from the outset, the group sounds quite like no one else:
"My Own Planet" is a rallying cry of alienation and independence while
"Bag Full of Thoughts" and "Garden of Eyes/Forever Is a Long Time"
are idiot-savant gems. When Mark Coyne soon departed to get married,
Wayne assumed full control of the group; in addition to remaining its lead guitarist,
he also became the primary singer and songwriter ...(AllMusic)
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