Fishbone - The Reality of My Surroundings - Columbia double LP 1991 - NM/VG+

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For sale is a great copy of Fishbone's hard-to-find double album, The Reality of My Surroundings, released on the Columbia label in April 1991.  By turns slyly insightful and profoundly disturbing in terms of both its themes and its execution, the album explores every topic under the sun from racism, the historical and current oppression of minorities, and the hopelessness that comes with that reality, to sexual insatiability and the ravages of drug use.  Musically the record binds together heavy metal, funk, ska, and even ragtime sensibilities into a kaleidoscope of sound unlike any other on vinyl -- and as with the rest of the material, this can be both intriguing and disconcerting in its effect.  This is a must-have for fans of Fishbone, as well as lovers of the weird and unusual in matters of musical taste more generally.

Records both rate NM for clean, shiny sides and stellar sound quality throughout.  The jacket rates VG+ due to some light surface, edge, and ringwear, as well as a deletion cutout through the barcode.  Happy bidding on this scarce item!

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