THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE "THANK GOD FOR MENTAL ILLNESS" LP UK IMPORT 2015

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THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE
"THANK GOD FOR MENTAL ILLNESS"
"A" Recordings, 2015 180-Gram Yellow Colored Vinyl LP UK Import
"Available on 180-gram yellow vinyl with download code for the original CD's 33-minute closing track "Sound of Confusion," excluded from this LP. 
This the first time that this title has been available on vinyl. 
At the risk of belaboring a rather obvious point, with Thank God for Mental Illness, their third collection of absolutely stunning music to be released in 1996, The Brian Jonestown Massacre parallels the prolific and effortless brilliance of The Rolling Stones at their fevered late-1960s peak; the sheer scope of their achievements is stunning -- rarely are bands quite so productive, or quite so consistently amazing. 
Thank God is The BJM's down-and-dirty country-blues outing, all 12-odd tracks supposedly recorded on a single July day at a cost of just $17.36. The Brian Jonestown Massacre is a psychedelic rock band originally from San Francisco, California, led by guitarist and singer Anton Newcombe. 
Since 1995, The Brian Jonestown Massacre has released numerous albums, first for Bomp!, the label that gave them their start, and later for TVT and Tee Pee. The BJM has been essential in the development of the modern U.S. garage scene, and many LA and SF musicians got their start playing with Newcombe, including Peter Hayes of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Originally, Newcombe was heavily influenced by The Rolling Stones' psychedelic phase -- the band's name combines the name of Stones founder Brian Jones with a reference to cult leader Jim Jones -- but his work in the 2000s has expanded into aesthetic dimensions approximating the UK shoegaze genre of the 1990s and incorporating influences from world music, especially Middle Eastern and Brazilian music."
Track Listing:
Side A 01. Spanish Bee 02. It Girl 03. 13 04. Ballad of Jim Jones 05. Those Memories 06. Stars
Side B 07. Free and Easy, Take 2 08. Down 09. 'Cause I Love Her 10. Too Crazy to Care 11. Talk-Action=Shit 12. True Love
- First vinyl edition of The Brian Jonestown Massacre's 1996 down-and-dirty country-blues outing Thank God for Mental Illness. 
- Available on 180-gram yellow vinyl with download code for the original CD's 33-minute closing track "Sound of Confusion," excluded from this LP. 
- Since 1995, The Brian Jonestown Massacre has been essential in the development of the modern U.S. garage scene; many LA and SF musicians got their start playing with BJM leader Anton Newcombe, including Peter Hayes of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. 
- "Mental Illness shows a portrait of a band in the midst of their creative peak... proves once again that the only thing necessary to make a great rock album is that spark -- that spontaneous, effortless charm which is impossible to duplicate." --Pitchfork 
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