GUIDED BY VOICES Alien Lanes LP SEALED MATADOR 1st PRESS OLE 123-1 NO BARCODE

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GUIDED BY VOICES – ALIEN LANES

ALBUM DETAILS

Condition:  Sealed (NEW)

Label: Matador

Catalog Number: OLE-123-1

Barcode: 7 44861 01231 3 (ON CELLOPHANE)

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album

Released: April 4th, 1995

PRODUCT DESCRITPTION

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL OUT OF PRINT PRESSING OF GUIDED BY VOICES’S – ALIEN LANES. THIS 1st VINYL EDITION LP IS ON THE MATADOR RECORD LABEL PRESSED IN 1995. IT HAS A BARCODE ON THE OUTSIDE CELLOPHANE AND NOT ON THE COVER.  THIS IS THE 1ST PRESS NO BARCODE EDITION.

ALBUM DESCRIPTION

 It's surprising what a difference it makes when a musician knows someone will actually be hearing his work. After 1994's charmingly sloppy Bee Thousand gained Guided By Voices a nationwide cult following (instead of the local cult following they were accustomed to), 1995's Alien Lanes foundRobert Pollard and his partners in hard pop cleaning up their act a bit. For the most part, Alien Lanesisn't radically different from Bee Thousand -- it was primarily recorded on a four-track cassette machine (and sounds like it), and Guided By Voices was still a garage band with more in the way of inspiration than chops. But the musicians have put a bit more care and focus into their performance on this set; the playing is tighter and sharper, and the band plays toward their strengths, pushing their occasional sloppiness into a harder, more rock-oriented direction. And if Pollard and Tobin Sproutwere still obsessed with tiny fragments of pop song wonderment, they also rounded up a more consistent collection of them; there aren't quite as many obvious masterpieces as on Bee Thousand, but also fewer obvious mistakes, and the sequencing gives the album a more consistent flow than before. Pollard also made genuine inroads into more lyrically cognizant material (though don't fret, "Auditorium" and "Blimps Go 90" are as cryptic as ever), and "Watch Me Jumpstart," "Striped White Jets," and "Motor Away" are simply superb pop/rock songs. (Sprout also gets a few shining moments on "A Good Flying Bird" and "Straw Dogs.") Both Bee Thousand and Alien Lanes sound like they were made by a band of inspired amateurs with great ideas; the difference is that Alien Lanes suggests thatGuided By Voices wanted to prove that they could turn pro some day. -ALLMUSIC

TRACKLIST

A1

A Salty Salute

Written-By – R. Pollard*, Sprout*

A2

Evil Speakers

Written-By – R. Pollard*

A3

Watch Me Jumpstart

Written-By – R. Pollard*

A4

They're Not Witches

Written-By – Demos*, J. Pollard*, R. Pollard*

A5

As We Go Up, We Go Down

Written-By – R. Pollard*

A6

(I Wanna Be A) Dumbcharger

Written-By – R. Pollard*

A7

Game Of Pricks

Written-By – R. Pollard*

A8

The Ugly Vision

Written-By – R. Pollard*

A9

A Good Flying Bird

Written-By – Sprout*

A10

Cigarette Tricks

Written-By – GBV*

A11

Pimple Zoo

Written-By – R. Pollard*

A12

Big Chief Chinese Restaurant

Written-By – Demos*, J. Pollard*, R. Pollard*

A13

Closer You Are

Written-By – R. Pollard*

A14

Auditorium

Written-By – R. Pollard*, Sprout*

A15

Motor Away

Written-By – R. Pollard*, Sprout*

B1

Hit

Written-By – R. Pollard*

B2

My Valuable Hunting Knife

Written-By – R. Pollard*

B3

Gold Hick

Written-By – R. Pollard*

B4

King And Caroline

Written-By – R. Pollard*, Sprout*

B5

Striped White Jets

Written-By – R. Pollard*

B6

Ex-Supermodel

Written-By – R. Pollard*, Sprout*

B7

Blimps Go 90

Written-By – R. Pollard*

B8

Straw Dogs

Written-By – Sprout*

B9

Chicken Blows

Written-By – R. Pollard*

B10

Little Whirl

Written-By – Sprout*

B11

My Cool Son

Written-By – R. Pollard*

B12

Always Crush Me

Written-By – R. Pollard*

B13

Alright

Written-By – R. Pollard*

PREVIOUSLY OWNED AND/OR OPEN VINYL GRADING

MINT M: Perfect! This record looks like it has just left the manufacturer, with NO flaws what so ever. It looks as though it had never been handled. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains. No stickers address labels, writing on the covers or labels. No tears or seam splits. No wear to the cover or record period! Age of the record has nothing to do with it.

NEAR MINT or NM, M-: this record appears virtually flawless A very minor scuff and very little else can appear on the vinyl. It should play without any noise over the flaw. The flaw is very hard to see. The cover looks as close to perfect with only minor signs of wear and or age. Minor impressions to the cover (due to the outer edge of the vinyl resting inside) may be acceptable, however the artwork is be as close to perfect as can be.

EXCELLENT or EX or VG++: minor scuffs which are only slightly visible. There may be more than a few scuffs and NO Scratches COVER: Artwork is still as close to perfect as can be. Some impression to the cover (minor outer ring wear) but no ink wear! Some slight creases to the corners, but not wrinkled and obtrusive to the eye. The corners can show white (where the artwork pasted slick was) meaning, slight wear. No seam splits or writing on the cover or taped repairs can make this grade.

VERY GOOD PLUS or VG+: record shows wear, surface scuffs. The vinyl still has a great luster, but the flaws will be noticeable to the naked eye. If the flaws don't cause any surface noise, the vinyl can still make the VG+ grade. COVERS: A virtually clean cover, but may have small writing on it.The artwork looks clean with slightly more aging. The back of the cover usually gives away the age of the cover. Flat white paper will be somewhat yellow yet no stains or mildew from water damage. Some minor wear to the seams or spine, but no tears or holes popping through. The corners will be slightly dog eared yet no crackly bends, defacing the artwork. In essence, a VG+ cover should have no more than 3 flaws mentioned.

VERY GOOD or VG: this record is a record that is good enough. They are not really going to look very good, but it will STILL play very good. there will almost always be some surface noise when they are played. The Dynamics should still be excellent, overpowering the surface noise. A VG record will appear well have been played but still have some luster. VG covers will look worn, used. There may be some seam splitting . There will be some ring wear, where the ink has begun to wear off. Giving the cover a look of snow falling. If the artwork looks snowy all over, it is less than VG condition. There may be some writing on the cover (still, no Large letters in magic marker). It will look aged and more yellowish due to contamination's in the air (sometimes looking like cigarette smoke). Still it should be decent.

GOOD or G: A good record will look very well played, dull, grayish and possibly abused. However a Good record should still play. It will have distracting surface noise. Such as crackle that is continuous or some hiss. Will also have some loss of dynamics caused from grooves being worn. It should play without any skips or any obtrusively loud pops or repeated clicks, caused by deep scratches. Good means that it will play with some form of decency, so one can still enjoy the music even though you can still hear noise caused from the wear. A Good cover will have just about everything wrong with it. It will have seam splits (possibly taped repaired, but only with scotch tape. No duct tape or masking tape repairs. These are big turn offs. May have magic marker writing on the cover but still if they are in huge letters, it is a big turn off. In essence, the cover will looked virtually trashed, but some artwork will still be noticed. I do not deal in the sale of Records in this condition.

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