Pixies - Trompe Le Monde LP Record Vinyl - BRAND NEW - 180 Gram Limited

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Brand new record.

Pixies - Trompe Le Monde [LP]

(180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl, Numbered Limited-Edition)   

Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab    MFSL 1-364    821797136419    LP    Alternative Rock   

Pixies Swan Song Sparks With Electrically Charged Hooks, Outer-Space Atmospherics, and Eminent Tunefulness
Mastered from the Original Master Tapes: Restoration Turns 1991 Album Into a Sonic Blockbuster
Frank Black-Led Set Includes Contagious Cover of The Jesus and Mary Chain's ''Head On''
Release Completes MoFi's Pixies Catalog Restoration Series: Surfer Rosa, Doolittle, and Bossanova Also Available on 180g LP

The Pixies verged on commercial breakthrough when the now-iconic band released Trompe le Monde in September 1991. A sea change in popular music tastes that the band helped initiate began to sweep the world. And the Boston quartet seemed prepared to lead the way, with this, its eminently tuneful fourth record, jam-packed with crafty hooks, prickly tones, catchy elements, outer-space atmospherics, electrically charged energy, and delightfully quirky lyrics.

As it stands, Trompe le Monde takes its place as one of the finest swan songs ever recorded. If the Pixies wouldn't have broken up right after its release, there's no telling what would've happened. All that you need to know is that the 15-track effort is as hard rocking and brilliantly innovative as any of the group's creations. That's no small feat.

Mastered from the original analog tapes and pressed at RTI, Mobile Fidelity's numbered limited edition 180g LP presents the ensemble's abrasively melodic landmark in a fidelity it's never enjoyed in any prior version. Featuring lusher keyboards and moodier soundscapes than its predecessors, but also reclaiming the nasty guitar edginess and swooning distortion of the group's earliest efforts, Trompe de la Monde finally comes across as the Pixies intended: A sonic bridge between college-rock's influential cruder-textured albums and the polished professionalism that distinguished alt-rock classics.

In other words, Mobile Fidelity's version presents it as the perfect-sounding album: Replete with grit, rawness, and character, but mixed in with radio-friendly smoothness and virtuosic professionalism. Awash with incredible timbres and tonalities, myriad new details rise to the surface. Listen to the counterpoint melodies and layered vocals on ''Letter to Memphis''; the trash-compactor feedback and thumping bass during the whipsawing ''Planet of Sound''; the ''Spyhunter''-like pace and limitless depth now present on ''Subbacultcha.'' Dynamics, contrasts, low-end frequencies, and imaging are all significantly enhanced. Compared to the original CD, Trompe le Monde emerges as a new album - a sonic wonderland that's not far removed from that of Nirvana's celebrated blockbuster Nevermind.

Musically, the Pixies were never better. On par with the groundbreaking Surfer Rosa and Doolittle, Trompe le Monde explodes with hyper riffs, jerks to stop-start progressions, elates with cheerful emotions, and bangs on to giddy surf-fused arrangements. With Kim Deal absent from the songwriting process, vocalist/guitarist Frank Black takes the reigns and doesn't disappoint. Tales about sea monkeys (''Palace of the Brine''), aliens (''Planet of Sound''), and love (''The Sad Punk'') bop alongside memorable jabs at hipster pretensions (''Subbacultcha'') and inflated egos (''U-Mass''). A contagious cover of the Jesus and Mary Chain's ''Head On'' will have you hitting ''repeat.'' Power pop, wanderlust punk, theatrical glam rock, reconfigured reverb-laden country - all here, all encouraging repeat listens.

Nearly lost due amidst the alternative trend that it played such a key role in spawning, Trompe le Monde gets new life courtesy of this extremely punchy, greatly balanced Mobile Fidelity issue. If you missed it the first time, don't make that mistake again. Essential with a capital ''E,'' and the perfect way to close Mobile Fidelity's Pixies catalog restoration series.

Track Listing:

Trompe le Monde
Planet of Sound
Alec Eiffel
The Sad Punk
Head On
U-Mass
Palace of the Brine
Letter to Memphis
Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons
Space (I Believe In)
Subbacultcha
Distance Equals Rate Times Time
Lovely Day
Motorway to Roswell
The Navajo Know

RECORD: M
COVER: M

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Record Grading

Mint (M): New condition.

Near Mint (NM): Nearly perfect, a record with no obvious signs of wear, a perfect sleeve with no more than the most minor defects and signs of slight handling.

Very Good Plus (VG+): A very good plus record will show signs that it was played, but was taken good care of by the previous owner. Record surface may show slight signs of wear or minor scuffs that do not affect play. Picture sleeves may have slight wear, lightly turned up corners.

Very Good (VG): A very good record will show groove wear and may have a few vinyl imperfections which will affect the sound. Picture sleeves will show slightly more wear with perhaps a frayed top edge, ring wear or seam breakdown.

Good (G) / Good Plus (G+): A good record will show significant wear and /or scratches, but will play through without skipping. It will have considerable surface noise. Picture sleeves may have seam splits @ bottom & spines, tape, writing, ring wear, stickers and other defects that will start to overwhelm the item. A good or good plus item is usually acquired to fill a hole in a collection until a better copy comes along.

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