FIREMAN rare vinyl STRAWBERRIES OCEANS McCartney Orb
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THE FIREMAN - STRAWBERRIES, OCEANS, SHIPS, FOREST
Anonymous 1993 dance collaboration between Paul McCartney and Youth (from The Orb). This
was the first release under the Fireman pseudonym (there's no mention of Macca on the album, and
his involvement was only revealed later), and the limited UK double clear vinyl release is very hard to
find these days.
Catalogue: Parlophone pcsd 145
Matrix numbers. PCSD A - 1 / B - 1 / C - 1 / D - 1
Released UK.1993
VINYL: EX / EX +
(2 x clear vinyl, with custom labels). Plays perfectly throughout!
SLEEVE: EX +
glossy and bright, unmarked - some very slight wear on corners (see photos)
According to legend, the genesis of STRAWBERRIES OCEANS SHIPS FOREST was a late-night
remix session for a single from Paul McCartney's 1992 album, OFF THE GROUND. Having invited
ambient house pioneer and ex-Killing Joke bassist Youth to create an ambient remix of the track,
McCartney was so inspired by Youth's radical deconstructions that the pair worked through the night
to create nine entirely different mixes of the same basic material, which McCartney then issued under
the pseudonym the Fireman. Despite using the same starting point for each track, these nine lengthy
explorations--only one track, the unsettling "4 4 4," is under eight minutes--are remarkably varied,
from the descriptively-titled "Pure Trance" and "Celtic Stomp" to the gentle, watery title track and
"Arizona Light." Long before McCartney's involvement became general knowledge, this album was
quite popular on the ambient dance scene.
"The droning wail of guitars and keyboards gives the music an exotic tinge, conjuring up images of a late-night stroll through the casbah...."
Rolling Stone
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Fully guaranteed.
Properly packaged.
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