| Лейбл та номер: | Glass Modern – GLAMLP004 |
| Формат платівки: | Вініл, LP, Альбом, Обмежений наклад |
| Країна виробник: | Європа |
| Рік випуску: | 2018 |
| Музичний жанр: | Рок |
| Музичні стилі: | Power Поп, Indie Рок |
Пісні:
| Название песни | Время звучания |
|---|---|
| Window To The World | 3:11 |
| Drive Me Down | 3:57 |
| Ash And Earth | 2:58 |
| White Соул | 4:12 |
| Superstar | 3:46 |
| Blind Faith | 4:13 |
| Speedway Baby | 3:45 |
| Stop | 2:22 |
| Asshole | 5:09 |
| Die A Little Every Day | 2:53 |
Додатково:
Recorded & Mixed on 8 Tracks by Matthew Sweet, Princeton, NJ 1990-91
Black Paper Inner Sleeve
Credit: Repackaged & Wrapped by Zhivago
The titles are printed in Bold. Cut 4. ‘Asshole’ time of :09’ is misprinted in Bold lettering.
Binding reads = GLASS MODERN MMXVIII[black] * VELVET CRСШАH[red] * IN THE PRESENCE OF GREATNESS[black] FILE UNDER MAXIMUM POWER POP[blue] * GLAMLP004[black] * FILE UNDER MAXIMUM POWER POP[blue] IN THE PRESENCE OF GREATNESS * VELVET CRСШАH[red] * GLASS MODERN MMXVIII[black]
Liner Notes on back cover:
‘In The Presence Of Greatness’ was recorded in his house in Princeton, New Jersey. Matthew Used his home studio to make demos, but we thought it would be a great place to make a record.The sounds we got, which happened quite naturally without any thought to microphone placement, were brittle and in your face. This is what we wanted our album to sound like.
Paul, Jeffrey and I worked out the songs together at our rehearsal space in Providence, Rhode Island. Someone would come in with the germ of an idea and we’d figure out the arrangement together. When we came up with at least three or four decent tunes, we’d hop in the van and drive to Matthew’s. Once there, we’d set up in the living room facing one another, and it it usually took two or three takes to capture a performance. Matthew overdubbed his lead guitar bits later. In all, we recorded the entire record in three quick weekend sessions.
When Velvet Crush formed we were inspired by 60’s groups like The Kinks, The Who, and Small Faces. We also loved bands from the 80’s like Orange Juice, Primal Scream, and My Bloody Valentine. The group we adored the most was Teenage Fanclub, who came on the scene in Scotland at about the same time as we did in America. In fact, we loved them so much we spontaneously recorded a version of ‘Everything Flows’, which was eventually used as the b-side for a single.
We called our album ‘In The Presence Of Greatness’ because we hoped to one day stand in the presence of our idols. Some people misread it as being boastful, which it never was intended to be, although we knew the record was good when we finished it.
One of the earliest champions in the U.K. was Dave Barker, who released a single by us on the Seminal Twang single label, and who wanted to release our album on his Paperhouse label. Somehow Alan McGee heard it, scooped barker, and it came out on Creation instead. Eventually we signed a full-fledged deal with Creation, one of only a handful of American bands to achieve the honor.
To promote the album we did a month long tour of Great Britain with Teenage Fanclub, who had just released ‘Bandwagonesque’. Back in the U.S. we built our reputation by touring constantly, and we toured in Japan and Spain on numerous occasions.
And now ‘In The Presence Of Greatness’ is reissued on Dave Barker’s Glass Modern label, so the circle is complete.
Ric Menck, New York City, 2018