Label:Whaam! Records – COD 1
Country:UK
Used LP 1981
Disc:VG+/EX (good shape overall)
Jacket:VG+/VG (brown stains primarily on the back, the front side is not as affected, check pictures) w/insert (clean)
Marine Girls is widely known as the all-female band that the renowned Tracey Thorn formed with friends from her student days, prior to her time in Everything But The Girl. This is a lovely debut album recorded in a home studio filled with naivety, DIY, Lo-fi feelings while retaining a student-like sense of playfulness. The whole album is fantastic, but "Flying Over Russia" which has a dry guitar sound and pretty vocals that evoke a pale scenery, "Holiday Song" which is a sweet lo-fi folk song with the sounds of waves and seagulls, and "Promises" which has beautiful melancholy vocals like Tracey Thorn's, are captivate. The disc is in good condition, the jacket shows some staining, but overall, in decent shape. It also comes with an insert, looking at it while you listen feels like an essential part of the experience.
かのTracey ThornがEverything But The Girl以前に学生の時の友人達と組んでいたガールズバンドとして大きく知られるMarine Girls。本作は学生っぽさの遊び心を残しながらDIYでLo-fiな素朴な歌心が詰まった自宅スタジオで録音された愛すべきデヴューアルバム。全編通して最高なんですが、乾いたギター音と可憐なヴォーカルが淡い情景を思い起こさせる”Flying Over Russia”、波の音とカモメの鳴き声入りの甘いローファイ・フォーク"Holiday Song"、Tracey Thornらしき憂いを帯びたヴォーカルが美しい”Promises”はいつ聞いても心を掴まれます。盤面良好、ジャケット汚れありますがまずまずのところかなと思います。そしてこれを眺めて聴くのがセットと言いいたくなるインサートは付属しています。
A2 - Fridays
A5 - Flying Over Russia
A6 - Tutti Lo Sanno
A7 - All Dressed Up
B1 - Holiday Song
B3 - Day/Night Dreams
B4 - Promises
B7 - 20,000 Leagues
