{"title":"1972","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1972 is a record label that specializes in reissuing ambient, indie, post punk, and new wave music. With a passion for preserving and sharing the rich history of these genres, 1972 carefully selects and remasters *classic albums* from influential artists. By breathing new life into these timeless recordings, they allow listeners to experience the magic of *seminal albums* all over again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSince its inception, 1972 has become known for its commitment to quality. Each release is meticulously curated and packaged with attention to detail, ensuring that fans receive an authentic and immersive listening experience. From the artwork to the sound quality, every aspect is handled with care to honor the original vision of the *artists*.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith an extensive catalog spanning various decades and styles, 1972 offers something for every music lover. Whether you're a fan of ethereal ambient compositions or energetic post-punk anthems, their diverse selection guarantees there's always something exciting waiting to be discovered. Explore their collection today and uncover hidden gems from some of the most innovative musicians in history.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"porcupine-1","title":"Porcupine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePorcupine\u003c\/i\u003e, Echo \u0026amp; the Bunnymen's third album, has garnered a reputation for being as prickly as its namesake. Although the record is lined with jagged guitars and is arguably the band's darkest offering, these aspects suit the Bunnymen just fine. Ian McCulloch, in particular, sounds right at home on this brooding set of songs; his deep, Jim Morrison-esque vocals perfectly convey his intriguing, shadowy tales. \u003ci\u003ePorcupine\u003c\/i\u003e is front-loaded with its two key singles: the startling \"The Cutter\" and the strangely grand \"The Back of Love.\" Both songs benefit from the dramatic string playing of Shankar, who also also lends an ominous drone to \"Heads Will Roll.\" Throughout the album, McCulloch conjures up vivid lyrical imagery with his powerful voice, from the demonic depths of \"My White Devil\" and \"Higher Hell\" to the soaring heights of \"God Will Be Gods\" and \"In Bluer Skies.\" Expanded editions include five alternate versions of album tracks, along with the excellent B-side \"Fuel\" and the much-loved single \"Never Stop (Discotheque),\" rounding out a record that holds its own with other revered Bunnymen outings.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"1972","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":50384707813707,"sku":"343525","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":53137973707083,"sku":"R7402-2224","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Porcupine_f934f856_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726302587"},{"product_id":"world-of-rubber-4","title":"World of Rubber","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdrian Borland and Graham Bailey might be better known as members of legendary post-punk group The Sound, but the two were childhood friends and had been playing together even earlier in The Outsiders, and continued their deep musical rapport as a duo, creating these intense and engaging songs as Second Layer at the same time as their higher profile band output. Following the release of \u003ci\u003eCourts Or Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, combining their early material, 1972 is proud to reissue their only full length album, \u003ci\u003eWorld Of Rubber\u003c\/i\u003e.   Fuelled by experimentation in both song construction and recording techniques, the duo leave you enveloped in what The Quietus described as “a monochrome worldview morbidly obsessed with the dehumanizing effect of war, nuclear weapon annihilation, and the fracturing and negation of the self within an increasingly distorted and technologically mediated society.” Indeed, the goal had been to make each album a concept album, with this to be titled: Second Layer’s World Of Rubber. Alas, this was to be the first and last of those efforts. New detailed liner notes from Graham Bailey shed considerable light on the creation of this cold classic and its immediate aftermath.   Bailey’s inventive construction and deconstruction of various electronics, effects boxes and tape loops form the propulsive base for these songs. Borland’s guitar playing is jagged and unleashed. Above it all is an undeniable sense of melody and Borland’s distinctive vocals. Soon, they would wonder where Second Layer ended and The Sound began, but \u003ci\u003eWorld Of Rubber\u003c\/i\u003e would stand as a document of this fertile period. It would also be a lasting testament to their desire to push the boundaries of their creativity. Dark and brooding the result is what Bandcamp described as “brutally bleak, blank-eyed post-punk that remains chillingly compelling.”    \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"1972","offers":[{"title":"Purple LP","offer_id":50416746758475,"sku":"2048672","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/SECOND_LAYER_197212_SLEEVE_4d025658_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726709259"},{"product_id":"embrace-the-herd","title":"Embrace The Herd","description":"\u003cp\u003eBack in stock - if you loved Lush's version of Love At First Sight on our recent Covers comp check out the original! Though lesser-known than Young Marble Giants' output, the sole LP from Stuart Moxham's The Gist is an essential entry in the great canon of English post-punk. As the principle composer in Young Marble Giants, Moxham honed minimal songwriting to maximal effect with the help of early electronic experimentation. He formed The Gist shortly before Young Marble Giants' dissolution to realise experiments in sound outside his primary group's mold and feature friends from such bands as Essential Logic and Swell Maps. The Gist yielded several singles and Embrace the Herd, originally released in 1982 on Rough Trade and featuring fellow Giants Alison Statton and Phillip Moxham along with Epic Soundtracks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"1972","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50465704247627,"sku":"368396","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/7cabbc5d-28f3-4973-b5d4-8b33ba6da6d0_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727295037"},{"product_id":"stardust-8","title":"Stardust","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally released on Sarah Records in 1992. Compilation of various singles and early tracks including Sarah Records’ first release “Pristine Christine” (Sarah1). First ever vinyl reissue for this sought after long player. Liner notes by Television Personalities legend Dan Treacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCutting their teeth as teens in a West Bromwich bedroom, The Sea Urchins were nothing like the heavy metal that seemed to fill every bar in the UK Black Country. Fringe haircuts, perfect trousers, suede jackets and infectious tambourines gave plenty of hints as to their youthful ambition, but nothing could fully prepare you for just how utterly spellbinding these songs would be. Compiling their fanzine-only flexi material with the full complement of singles for Sarah Records, Stardust runs chronologically from late 1986 to the middle of 1989, beginning with the singles split for Clare Wadd’s Kvatch and Matt Haynes’ Sha La La, before hitting the first of what would be an even hundred releases from the new label Wadd and Haynes would form - Sarah. The song that launched a legendary label and defined a sound, a scene, a place and time; “Pristine Christine” still rings out as immediate and magical today as it did on first listen. What a glorious jangly rush racing around the corners of pop’s history! The band would reach such heights time and again over the course of this three year burst. The melancholy swinging folk of “Everglade” and it’s wonderfully yearning vocal; the organ-fueled british invasion garage rock sing-a-long of “Solace”; the playful psych pop of “A Morning Odyssey”; the acoustic sweep of “Wild Grass Pictures”; the perfectly named “Summershine” leaving you with a ramshackle smile out on the dancefloor. All of it is just so filled with delicate humanity, yet somehow absolutely perfect. As Bob Stanley said about the shimmering ballad “Please Rain Fall” while bestowing it with NME Single Of The Week (an honor also bestowed upon “Pristine Christine”), “think of some variations on the word marvelous and you’re most of the way there.” In their time, they might have seemed wildly out of step, but it’s not crazy to say that things could have been very different for the likes of Radiohead, The La’s, and Oasis without The Sea Urchins.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"1972","offers":[{"title":"Orange LP","offer_id":50466991145291,"sku":"2002655","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50466991046987,"sku":"2002654","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Stardust_b445aac0_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727333934"},{"product_id":"courts-or-wars","title":"Courts or Wars","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdrian Borland and Graham Bailey from The Sound. Compilation including early and sought after EPs Flesh As Property and State Of Emergency, plus two previously unreleased tracks and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Adrian Borland and Graham Bailey might be better known as members of legendary post-punk group The Sound, but the two were childhood friends and had been playing together even earlier in The Outsiders, and continued their deep musical rapport as a duo, creating these intense and engaging songs as Second Layer at the same time as their higher profile band output. Combining their early recordings, including the 1979 Flesh As Property EP and 1980 State Of Emergency EP,\u003ci\u003e Courts Or Wars\u003c\/i\u003e takes its title from the first song that served as the pair’s introduction to listeners. Right from the beginning you are enveloped in what The Quietus described as, “a monochrome worldview morbidly obsessed with the dehumanizing effect of war, nuclear weapon annihilation, and the fracturing and negation of the self within an increasingly distorted and technologically mediated society.” Where The Sound fit snugly next to Echo And The Bunnymen, Second Layer had far more in common with the pulsing menace of Suicide. Borland’s familiar vocals and sense of melody hold a connection to his other songwriting, but within these songs he takes far more risks in his guitar work to suit the subject matter. What really drives everything is Bailey’s propulsive bedrock, formed by his homemade pre-drum machine rhythm generators, creating an innovative mechanical approach that somehow inserts a jittery neurotic touch that merges perfectly with his electronic layers driven by the wasp synth, various unique effects boxes or tape loops. 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The group set about making a one-of-a-kind mix of funk, punk, pop, jazz, dub, soul, afrobeat and reggae; creating a brilliant charge of danceable tunes wrapped around elastic basslines and complex percussion, punctuated by melodic horns and stabs of guitar, all of it highlighting Rainforth’s naturally enthusiastic vocal style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBursting at the seams, “Stretch” feels like it can barely be contained within the studio walls. Rainforth delivers a vocal performance that can only be found within the freedom of someone recording their first ever single. The group’s love of funk is evident on “Stretch”, but the heavy influence of dub and reggae from their surroundings shapes the moody skitter of “Silent Street”. Here, the sing-song vocals seem to drift across the heavy late night air. The two songs are wildly different, yet both could only have come from this key collection of players. 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