{"product_id":"taste-30-anniversary-edition","title":"Taste (30 Anniversary Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery so often, an album appears from out of nowhere that will create a devastating impact on the future. One of those records was \u003ci\u003eTaste,\u003c\/i\u003e the 1989 debut album from The Telescopes now reissued by London-label Fuzz Club to celebrate its thirtieth anniversary. Hailing from Burton-On-Trent, an industrial UK town in the heart of the Midlands, if you were a regular gig-goer from that part of the world around that time you’ll have already seen this five-piece share stages with the likes of Primal Scream and My Bloody Valentine or, if not, touring around the UK with Spacemen 3 and The Jesus and Mary Chain. The Telescopes’ live shows were often a memorably ferocious affair; the primal scream of vocalist and founder Stephen Lawrie cutting through unsuspecting audiences like butter through a knife, aided and abetted by the two-guitar assault and taut rhythm section of his band. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing their fast-rising notorious live reputation and the release of three singles (the first of which being a split flexi-disc with Loop), The Telescopes released their debut album,\u003ci\u003e Taste,\u003c\/i\u003e in 1989 on the now defunct What Goes On label. It was an unrefined bolt out of the blue. A sonic feast capable of transforming from visceral to tranquil in a matter of seconds. Even now, listening to blissful opener \u003ci\u003eAnd Let Me Drift Away\u003c\/i\u003e as it melts into the brutal \u003ci\u003eI Fall, She Screams\u003c\/i\u003e sends shivers up the spine. There’s little respite for the rest of side one, \u003ci\u003eOil Seed Rape\u003c\/i\u003e thuds and groans, then \u003ci\u003eViolence\u003c\/i\u003e follows suit. All scratchy guitars that sound as if they were designed primarily to bludgeon senses. \u003ci\u003eThreadbare\u003c\/i\u003e then \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Needle\u003c\/i\u003e – the only single taken off the album – bringing the first half to an uneasy close.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second side kicks off with \u003ci\u003eThere Is No Floor\u003c\/i\u003e, an ode to Roky Eriksson via My Bloody Valentine’s\u003ci\u003e Feed Me With Your Kiss\u003c\/i\u003e that ultimately merits its mention alongside both. \u003ci\u003eAnticipating Nowhere\u003c\/i\u003e is the sound of punk rock had it not jumped on the nostalgia gravy train instead, while the sinister\u003ci\u003e Please, Before You Go\u003c\/i\u003e finds both Lawrie and Doran at their vocally harmonious finest. \u003ci\u003eSuffocation \u003c\/i\u003ecaptures the ferocious demeanour of their live show while \u003ci\u003eSilent Water \u003c\/i\u003etells its own desolate tale of being buried at sea as a halo of pedal infused noise engulfs Lawrie’s vocals forthwith. Culminating in \u003ci\u003eSuicide\u003c\/i\u003e, the traditional ending to their live set at this juncture, its continuous loop only bringing the song to a conclusion at the listener’s command. Three decades have passed since its release yet \u003ci\u003eTaste \u003c\/i\u003estill sounds like nothing else created before or after. Comes on coloured vinyl with a booklet of photos from the era Andnew liner notes reflecting on the album's legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fuzz Club","offers":[{"title":"Purple | LP","offer_id":50466772287819,"sku":"1072157","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/753a2bd5-15d8-49f5-bbac-88be458e2455_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727320826","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/taste-30-anniversary-edition","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}