THE AFGHAN WHIGS Congregation LP SUB POP 1992 GER orig SP28/183 GREG DULLI
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THE AFGHAN WHIGS
Acclaimed Cincinnati rockers, led by the hedonistic Greg Dulli, who laced grungy indie rock with soul and blues. Evolving from a garage punk band in the vein of the Replacements, Dinosaur Jr., and Mudhoney to a literate, moody, soul-inflected post-punk quartet, the Afghan Whigs were one of the most critically acclaimed alternative bands of the early '90s. Although the band never broke into the mainstream, it developed a dedicated cult following, primarily because of lead singer/songwriter Greg Dulli's tortured, angst-ridden tales of broken relationships and self-loathing. The Afghan Whigs were one of the few alternative bands around in the late '90s to acknowledge R&B, attempting to create a fusion of soul and post-punk.
"CONGREGATION"
Produced by Ross Ian Stein and Greg Dulli
1992 LP SUB POP RECORDS SP 28/183
PRINTED IN GERMANY for UK/EUROPEAN MARKET ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING
SINGLE SLEEVE
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 7 18750 81831 7
Label Code: LC 8323
Other (spine): efa lp 08183-08
LABEL: SUP POP - OLIVE LABEL - RED TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine) sp 28/183
Catalog on labels: SP 28/183
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): SP-28/183 A G.P.
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): SP-28/183 B G.P.
On labels: © 1992 kall nichta music and ultrasuede music (bmi)
? 1992 Sub Pop
(on Side B only): except *©1970 leeds music ltd.
On Front (sticker): "...Sub Pop's next time bomb is about to explode. Take cover!" SPIN
On Back Cover: Tracklist & Credits
Sub Pop, Gruner Weg 25, 3472 Beverungen Germany
tracklisting
Side A: HER AGAINST ME - I'M HER SLAVE - TURN ON THE WATER
CONJURE ME - KISS THE FLOOR - CONGREGATION
Side B: THIS IS MY CONFESSION - DEDICATED IT - THE TEMPLE - LET ME LIE TO YOU - TONIGHT - MILES IZ DEAD*
*B6 is not listed on sleeve or label
grading
RECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE NEAR EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)
The grunge era's most overlooked masterpiece, Congregation was the Afghan Whigs' breakthrough album, an incendiary and insidious set which bridges the gap between the noisy aggression of the band's early releases and the soulful swagger of their later work. Slipping with ominous ease into the sinister, self-obsessed Lothario guise which would serve him so well from here on out, Greg Dulli announces his arrival as a truly magnetic presence -- by turns predator ("Tonight") and prey ("I'm Her Slave"), he's the guy your parents always warned you about, delivering each syllable of his remarkable lyrics with equal measures of innuendo and venom. Equally startling is the Whigs' musical growth -- while still unmistakably a member of the Sub Pop stable, there's a greater maturity and depth to their sinewy sound, with a newfound grasp of mood and nuance on tracks like the opening "Her Against Me" and "Let Me Lie to You" -- the wah-wah guitar which dominates "Turn On the Water," meanwhile, offers the first taste of the funk ambitions to follow. It was hardly a surprise when the Whigs jumped to Elektra soon after -- Congregation was clearly their ticket to the big leagues...(AllMusic)
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