{"title":"The Stairs","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-great-lemonade-machine-in-the-sky-1987-1994","title":"The Great Lemonade Machine in the Sky 1987 - 1994","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Stairs were truly one of the great-lost bands of the early Nineties, championed by Elvis Costello, Paul Weller and many other luminaries, they influenced (along with the La's), a whole new generation of musicians including The Coral and The Zutons). They released little, apart from a few singles, one of these being the unforgettable cult classic: 'Weed Bus'- and their celebrated psyched up, debut LP (Go!Discs) : 'Mexican R'n'B'. (a triumph of the soul!) The Viper Label proudly presents: 'The Great Lemonade Machine in the Sky', a collection of previously unreleased recordings all thought to be lost but recently rediscovered in a relative's attic! A heady mixture of Psychedelia, Motown, Garage Rock 'n' Soul, R 'n' B that confirms their credentials- not just in the great canon of Liverpool bands but also as an essential part of British Underground Rock.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viper","offers":[{"title":"CD.","offer_id":50406667354443,"sku":"395500","price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/7f71194b-540d-44d2-9b9b-de56dbccd52b_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726588999"},{"product_id":"who-is-this-is-1","title":"Who Is This Is","description":"\u003cp\u003ethe stairs were truly one of the great-lost bands of the early nineties who (along with the la's) influenced, a whole new generation of musicians including the coral and the zutons. they released little, apart from a few singles - one of these being the legendary 'weed bus' and the classic debut album, 'mexican r'n'b' - until now! 'who is this is' is the previously unreleased second album recorded in 1992\/93. it proves to be heady mixture of psychedelia, motown, rock, soul and r 'n' b and confirms their historic credentials. it's only now in 2008, a decade or so after their demise that the stairs have become as legendary as the bands they so admired. this rediscovered gem bridges edgar summertyme's journey from principal stairs songwriter into becoming edgar 'jones' jones as he is now known - an artist with two critically acclaimed albums 'soothing music for stray cats' and ' gettin' a little help'.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50437102240075,"sku":"303563","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/dc94a6c1-870a-46c0-a5be-19f4cc522cba_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726925583"},{"product_id":"mexican-rnb","title":"Mexican RnB","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormed in 1990 in Liverpool by singer and bassist \u003cstrong\u003eEdgar ‘Summertyme’ Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e, guitarist \u003cstrong\u003eGed Lynn\u003c\/strong\u003e and drummer \u003cstrong\u003ePaul Maguire\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Stairs\u003c\/strong\u003e quickly attracted a huge cult following with their classic fusion of mid-1960s US garage rock and British R’n’B.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving nearly signed to Imaginary Records, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Stairs\u003c\/strong\u003e inked a deal with Go! Discs for three memorable EPs and the album \u003cem\u003eMexican R’n’B\u003c\/em\u003e (1992). Despite critical acclaim and a loyal following, the album’s sales were disappointing and \u003cstrong\u003eThe Stairs\u003c\/strong\u003e’ second LP was abandoned after demos were recorded, only to later be exhumed by local label Viper Records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdgar Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e subsequently carved a niche in making albums that continued to evoke the best of music’s past while also remaining contemporary, attracting many heavy fans and admirers (Noel Gallagher and Paul Weller among them – \u003cstrong\u003eEdgar\u003c\/strong\u003e played in \u003cstrong\u003eWeller\u003c\/strong\u003e’s band for a while).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow properly collectable, with impressive price tags for all of the band’s original vinyl editions, \u003cem\u003eMexican R’n’B\u003c\/em\u003e is treated to its first-ever reissue, remastered with an array of bonus material across two additional CDs. Includes the singles \"\u003cem\u003eWeed Bus\u003c\/em\u003e,\" \"\u003cem\u003eWoman Gone And Say Goodbye\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eMary Joanna\u003c\/em\u003e.\" Disc 1 of this 3-CD Digipak is expanded with the non-album tracks from the EP editions. Discs 2 and 3 revisit the material on the Viper compilations \u003cem\u003eRight In The Back Of Your Mind\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWho Is This\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Great Lemonade Machine In The Sky 1987-1994\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cherry Red","offers":[{"title":"CD | x3","offer_id":50483009257803,"sku":"1051968","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/c2e68538-4134-4eb7-a71d-27438567869b_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1727559712"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/the-stairs.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}