orig '96 Indie/Twee Pop LP THE SOFTIES ?– Winter Pageant (w Rose Melberg) *HEAR

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*** 1996 Indie-Girl classic ***

Original 1996 US press (the only ever vinyl issue of this album).
Acclaimed 90's Indie-cult classic. We also have the "It's Love" LP by them up now.

The Softies were a musical duo consisting of Rose Melberg and Jen Sbragia, who are known for their minimal approach to pop  music. Beginning in 1994, the band was intended to be a side project for both artists. Along with an eventual career as a solo artist,  Rose Melberg performed with Tiger Trap, Gaze, and Go Sailor. Jen Sbragia was known for her work with the band Pretty Face.  As part of the Twee Pop movement centrally located in the Pacific Northwest, they were able to meet at performances for their  respective bands. The two derived their named from a UK new wave group.

After Tiger Trap disbanded in January 1994, the pair formed The Softies and recorded the four-song “Love Seat” 7-inch single for  Slumberland Records. Calvin Johnson later produced their “He’ll Never Have To Know” single and the band’s debut album  It’s Love on the K Records label. They released an eponymous EP under Slumberland Records in 1996 (recorded before It's Love).  Within months, they would record their critically acclaimed[citation needed] full-length Winter Pageant in Melberg’s childhood  home in Sacramento, California. In 2000, they released their final collaborative work, Holiday in Rhode Island. It is sometimes  speculated that their albums correspond with the seasons of the year as follows: It's Love (Summer), The Softies (Autumn),  Winter Pageant (Winter), Holiday in Rhode Island (Spring).

The Softies almost exclusively use two electric guitars and harmonizing vocal melodies for their recorded tracks and live  performances. Their lack of accompaniment, inexcessive production, and brevity of their songs are recurring characteristics of their  work throughout their three full-length albums.

The band undertook a few tours, including as an opening act for singer/songwriter Elliott Smith.  
artist:  The Softies                                   title: ?Winter Pageant country:  US label:  K Records - KLP 43 year: 1995

condition:  (grading is from 1 to 10 with 10 being new) vinyl visually: 8 out of 10 (great clean copy, not far of from NM - some light sleeve drag)  vinyl plays: 8 to 9 out of 10 (great player - just about as good as a new copy would) sleeve: 9 out of 10 (NM still in it's original but opened shrink) 
Tracklist: 

side-a Pack Your Things And Go 2:36
So Sad 3:10
Over 2:56
No One At All 2:08
Tracks And Tunnels 3:20
Excellent 2:59
My Foolish Way 2:26

side-b The Best Days 2:52
Fortune 2:16
Splintered Hands 2:03
About You 1:52
Anywhere But Here 2:34
Winter Pageant 2:58
Make Up Your Mind 1:59 

Listen to the LP here by copy/pasting this link: drive.google.com/file/d/1X7H4nSW-NRNPa0co0xeuhrqpdYXAwHMQ/view?usp=sharing

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