Mark Lanegan The WindingSheet LP Kurt Cobain SUB POP Screaming Trees Nirvana VG+
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Mark Lanegan: The Winding Sheet LP on SUB POP/ Glitterhouse Rec, Original 1990 GERMANY 1st press, Screaming Trees Lanegan's debut solo album w. backing voc+guitar by Kurt Cobain. inExcellent condition. Recorded 1989 Reciprocal Recs Seattle US RECORD GRADING: EXC – VG+ no skips, no repetitive pops, very clean copy The record from my personal collection, has been in storage for the past 25 years, and was even before rarely played. SLEEVE GRADING: VG Original with distributor sticker on back, no barcode, no spine damage, no tears, no major creases, no splits to inner nor outer, minor ring wear and minimal cosmetic wear to edges/corners (see close ups) Throughout in great condition
LPs are sent with Royal Mail signed/tracked/insured in protective record envelopes / pro-mailers.
INFO: Shortly before the early-1990s grunge boom hit, Screaming Trees vocalist Mark Lanegan was already blazing his own path with his solo debut, 'The Winding Sheet'. Marking a considerable departure from the trees' feedback-drenched neo-psychedelia, this spare collection of acoustic-leaning songs allows Lanegan to wander into darker, more unsettling territory, as revealed on the thrillingly bleak 'Mockingbirds' and the haunting title track. Not only do these subdued songs, co-written with guitarist Mike Johnson, allow Lanegan's deep, husky voice to hang in the air longer, they share a shadowy, nearly macabre sensibility with other revered artists such as Nick Cave and Tom Waits, giving the singer added appeal and mystique beyond the standard rock-frontman persona. 'The 'Winding Sheet' is also notable for featuring the backing vocals of Nirvana's Kurt Cobain on the sinister 'Down in the Dark' and a cover of Leadbelly's desperate 'Where Did You Sleep Last Night,' the latter a track that Nirvana would perform on its Unplugged in New York album. An underrated classic of the pacific northwest scene, this record established Lanegan as an intriguing and unpredictable artist in his own right, a reputation that he would make the most of in subsequent years.
ALBUM BACKGROUND INFO:
The album was produced by Mike Johnson, who also co-wrote many of the songs, and Jack Endino. In I Am the Wolf: Lyrics and Writings, Lanegan recalls Endino "constantly assuring me that what we were doing was not terrible" and notes that the songs were "born of sadness and uncertainty with my circumstances at the time: relationships, money problems, alcohol, depression, addiction, and so on."
Highlights include "Mockingbirds," "Ugly Sunday" and the haunting "Wild Flowers." On "Down in the Dark" good friend Kurt Cobain sings while on the folk classic "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" Cobain contributes guitar and vocals and Krist Novoselic plays bass. Nirvana would later also cover "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" on their Unplugged album. Foo Fighters' frontman and former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl has called The Winding Sheet "one of the best albums of all time" and has said that it was a huge influence on Nirvana's 1993 MTV Unplugged concert.
Notable music photographer Charles Peterson shot the cover image of Lanegan.
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