RUN ON Start Packing LP MATADOR RECORDS 1996 US orig+ inner OLE 153-1
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THIS IS THE 1996 US ORIGINAL PRESSING on MATADOR Records. BARCODE STICKER on back cover. SINGLE COVER + INNER SLEEVE. The cover is in VG+ condition, normal wear and without any major deterioration but some discolouration/wear on right edge/spines/corners, mild creases on edges, left spine is fully readable; INNER with creases and 3 splits on laterals/bottom spines (5cm each); for details see photos. The vinyl is in VG+/EX condition [barely played, some light clicks] and plays wonderfully.
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RUN ON
New York's Run On combined their love of pop, rock, and the avant-garde into complex, eclectic but accessible music. The group's extensive history in New York's underground rock and noise/jazz circles made them comfortable with bouncy pop or extended improvs -- and many of their songs employed both. Run On formed as the members' other projects slowly disintegrated. Drummer Rick Brown and vocalist/guitarist Sue Garner played in groups together for over a decade, including the seminal art band Fish & Roses. Brown also played in several no wave/art punk bands in New York, including V-Effect and Information, while Garner sang in the vocal trio the Shams and was a member of Vietnam and the country-tinged Last Roundup.
"START PACKING"
tracklist
Side A: TRIED - BAAP - GO THERE - A TO Z - MISCALCULATION - IN STRENGTH
Side B: XMAS TRIP - DOESN'T ANYBODY LOVE THE DARK - TELL ME
YOU SAID - COFFEE - SURPRISE
1996 LP MATADOR RECORDS OLE 153-1
PRINTED IN U.S.A. ORIGINAL PRESSING
SINGLE COVER + INNER SLEEVE
HEAVY CARDBOARD COVER
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: (sticker on back cover) 7 44861-0153-1 4
LABEL: MATADOR - BLACK/GREEN ARTWORK LABEL - WHITE TEXT
Catalog on cover: Ole 153-1
Catalog on labels: (Side A only) Ole 153-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched/Stamped): OLE-153-1-A SRC MASTERDISK I-I
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched/Stamped): OLE-153-1-B SRC MASTERDISK I-I
On labels: (Side A only) All songs by Run On (BMI) except......
(Side B only) CP 1999 Matador.............All rights reserved All wrongs reversed
On Back Cover: Tracklist + some Credits
MATADOR logo CP 1996 Matador address
grading
RECORD VG+/EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Run On reached a very happy medium of innovative and accessible music with their 1996 full-length debut, Start Packing. The creative arrangements on the album's 12 songs add horns, marimbas, organs, and electronics to complex guitar and drum patterns, whipping them all into an invigorating blast on songs like the album's first two songs ("Tried" and "Baap"). "Tried"'s propulsive rhythm and noisy guitars duel with Sue Garner's exhilarated wail, while her street-smart hiss makes "Baap"'s jittery bop all the more seductive. On both songs, Run On retains all the power of rock and the artfulness of jazz. "Go There" also captures a jazzy, slinky nastiness and harnesses it to droning organs and guitars. Run On's pop side also shines on Start Packing, particularly on "Doesn't Anybody Love the Dark," the album's bounciest, and strangely enough, sunniest moment. Though more downcast, "A to Z" also features tight, expressive songwriting, smart lyrics, and endearingly adolescent vocals from guitarist Alan Licht, along with one of the album's best arrangements -- a minimal use of marimba, guitar, maracas, and voice used to maximum effect. "Xmas Trip" starts off like Jerry Lee Lewis' "Breathless," features a beautiful trumpet solo from David Newgarden, and references Bernadette Peters and CBGB's in one breath, and makes it sound completely natural -- no small feat. Start Packing's scope also includes the group's noisy side, as the distortion-driven "Miscalculation" and sprawling, syncopated "Coffee" attest. Just as easily, Run On quiet down on the elegiac "You Said" and even wear their hearts on their sleeves with "Tell Me" and "In Strength," Garner's shout-out to her best friend. Though their grip on holding so many elements together falters a bit on the second half of the album, Start Packing is nevertheless an exciting and accomplished blend of diverse and often contrary creative forces. Easily one of the best and most eclectic indie rock albums of the mid-'90s...(AllMusic)
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