Name: Psychocandy
Brand: The Jesus and Mary Chain

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

0081227805913

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Colour

black

Colour details

Discogs ID

[r17104020]

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Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2004-04-01

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Lasgo AMS

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

The Jesus and Mary Chain

Genre GB

Indie Pop / Shoegaze

Label GB

Reprise

Essential

Psychocandy was originally released in 1985, and features some stonewall classics including Just like Honey', 'Taste of Cindy', 'Never Understand' and twelve more. Bobby Gillespie (Primal Scream) handles the drumming duty on this album. A love of classic pop songs and sonic terrorism conspire on this euphoric collection.

Fuzz guitar, distortion and feedback drench almost every track, but beneath this assertive noise lies a gift for melody inspired by the Beach Boys and girl-group genre. the contrast is beguiling and if the constituent parts are not original, the audacity of such a combination is. understated voices and nihilistic lyrics belie the intensity forged within. created by passionate adherents of pop culture, 'psychocandy' is one of the 1980s' landmark releases, inspiring some to follow a similar course, while others took similar influences to forge a quite different perspective.

Psychocandy

Music GB