{"product_id":"eden-half-speed-master","title":"Eden (Half Speed Master)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEverything But The Girl\u003c\/strong\u003e's best-selling debut album, \u003cem\u003eEden\u003c\/em\u003e, is the latest re-release from the duo to benefit from half-speed remastering at Abbey Road Studios by Miles Showell, and a fresh 180gm vinyl pressing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally released in May 1984, the album spent almost six months on the official UK album chart, peaking at number 14 and spawned the UK Top 40 hit, \"\u003cem\u003eEach and Every One\u003c\/em\u003e\". The label wanted further singles, but the duo preferred the album to grow by word of mouth. \u003cem\u003eEden\u003c\/em\u003e achieved gold album status in the UK and has gone on to sell more than 500,000 copies worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBen Watt\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eTracey Thorn\u003c\/strong\u003e met at the University of Hull in 1981; they formed Everything But The Girl initially as a side-project, as both had already established themselves on the UK independent music scene as teenagers - Tracey with her lo-fi minimal girl group, Marine Girls (later name-checked as one of Kurt Cobain's favorite bands); Ben as a young guitarist and singer-songwriter, collaborating with alt-folk icon Robert Wyatt on his debut EP.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the summer of 1983, the pair - having each gone on to release debut solo albums - decided to pool their new songs for \u003cem\u003eEden\u003c\/em\u003e. It was recorded with producer Robin Millar (chosen for his work with Weekend and The Pale Fountains) at his Power Plant Studios in Willesden, North West London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"All the songs were written on guitar in Hull in early 1983. We were living in one room with a shared kitchen on Pearson Park,\" recalls Tracey. \"Power Plant seemed very glamorous by comparison. Sade was recording downstairs. We were upstairs.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe sessions featured a band handpicked by Ben and Tracey: Working Week's Simon Booth on second guitar, This Heat’s Charles Hayward on drums, and South American musicians Chucho Merchan (double bass) and Bosco D’Oliveira (percussion) plus a clutch of top horn players from the English jazz scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe album was released on the newly-formed imprint Blanco Y Negro (co-run by Mike Alway and Rough Trade's Geoff Travis) through Warner, and signaled Everything But The Girl’s move from an independent - Cherry Red - to a major label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork by Marine Girls band member Jane Fox was delivered as a three-dimensional collage of hand-drawn art and torn paper. Warner (who were marketing and distributing the record) didn’t really know what to do with it. The original version didn’t even have the name of the band on it. In the end, it was photographed and printed on ‘reverse-board stock’ - unusual for a major release at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buzzin Fly Records","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50463866847563,"sku":"1128709","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/1919e996-05ce-4cdb-b93a-be1c8146a25c_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727267683","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/eden-half-speed-master","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}