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Their songs were covered by Nirvana and gained renewed interest leading to the release of their compilation album \"The Way of the Vaselines\" in 1992.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEugene Kelly went on to front Captain America (later renamed Eugenius), while Frances McKee resurfaced with Suckle after spending most of the decade out of sight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith influences from the Velvet Underground evident through the inclusion of viola player Sophie Pragnell, The Vaselines' music continues to captivate fans with its unique blend of indie pop sound.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dum-dum","title":"Dum Dum","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first album from The Vaselines was a pure shot of adrenaline. Released in June 1989 via 53rd and 3rd, the album contains ten short and fast sexually provocative indie hits. The influence of early Jesus and Mary Chain, the Pastels and above all the Velvet Underground are clearly discernible throughout, but each song bears the unique stamp of Kelly and McKee's partnership: slyly humorous, lo-fi, scrappily off-key and endlessly catchy, they tick off every box in the 1980s indie playbook without ever sounding like they're trying to.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Glass Records Redux","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50411545461067,"sku":"1158621","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/b57d818c-370e-4d8a-a4ac-6bbbe03f3c9a_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726659764"},{"product_id":"the-way-of-the-vaselines","title":"The Way of the Vaselines","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Vaselines have long been celebrated by musicians and music enthusiasts across genres and across the globe, including super-fan Kurt Cobain. Emerging in the mid-eighties under the wing of The Pastels’s Stephen McRobbie, The Vaselines came to define the sly wit and irresistible pop hooks of the era’s Scottish indie scene. Sub Pop's remastered reintroduction of \u003ci\u003eThe Way of The Vaselines\u003c\/i\u003e is an opportunity for those already familiar with the Scottish band's brief career to delve deeper into their body of work, while those new to their music can experience firsthand why so many hold them in such high regard. Originally mastered from a cassette tape (and since remastered on much better equipment in the new millennium), \u003ci\u003eThe Way of The Vaselines \u003c\/i\u003ecompiles the band's two EPs (\u003ci\u003eSon of a Gun \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDying for It\u003c\/i\u003e) and their sole LP release (\u003ci\u003eDum-Dum\u003c\/i\u003e). 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Includes new mixes and re-mastered versions of material previously available on \u003ci\u003eThe Way Of The Vaselines\u003c\/i\u003e, plus never-before-heard demos, and live recordings from 1986 in Bristol and 1988 in London.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sub Pop","offers":[{"title":"LP | x3","offer_id":50448160489803,"sku":"1026464","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD | x2","offer_id":50448160883019,"sku":"405744","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/1649450c-b820-4980-b3d6-fed372f8d4e7_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727087254"},{"product_id":"sex-with-an-x","title":"Sex With An X","description":"\u003cp\u003eformed in glasgow in 1987, the vaselines released two singles and one album ('dum dum' on the 53rd and 3rd label) and then split up in 1989 (in the same week their album was released). they might have faded into obscurity but for the intervention of a certain band from seattle. nirvana covered three vaselines songs, helping to fuel a growing after-the-fact appreciation of their seedy, two-and-a-half chord, garage pop manifesto. founding members eugene kelly and frances mckee remained musically active between then and now: the former with captain america aka eugenius and finally as a solo artist; mckee with painkillers and suckle. eugene and frances also collaborated intermittently in the intervening years and, in 2008, toured america (including a stand-out appearance at sub pop's 20th anniversary festival, sp20), brazil and japan and played some uk festivals. the vaselines 're-connected' with wildly appreciative audiences who had blinked and missed them the first time round. buoyed by the success of their live return, the two punk rock chums decided to go back into the studio. the new vaselines album, 'sex with an x', was recorded outside manchester at the analogue catalogue studio in mossley with julie mclarnon engineering and produced by jamie watson (who also produced that first album 'dum dum'). the vaselines ca. 2010 is eugene and frances with guest musicians stevie jackson and bob kildea from belle and sebastian on guitar and bass, and michael mcgaughrin from the 1990s on drums. it may have taken the vaselines 20 years to get round to making this baby, but it was worth the wait - bringing their solo careers to a climax. the irony has not been lost. who says indie music can't be fun? no hand-wringing on these tracks - just good clean smut with a twist of bitter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD.","offer_id":50448490824011,"sku":"329550","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP.","offer_id":50448491315531,"sku":"329551","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/02bfd9fc-5bd6-4b31-aa4b-913dff6e464d_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727092370"},{"product_id":"spider-girls","title":"Spider Girls","description":"\u003cp\u003eDebut single release from The 53. 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