{"product_id":"the-wasted-years","title":"The Wasted Years","description":"\u003cp\u003e4CD with 20 page, hard back book. Featuring \u003ci\u003eBath Of Bacon, A Scandal In Bohemia, Sex And Travel\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDistressed Gentlefolk\u003c\/i\u003e. Remastered by Brian Pyle. The ‘Butcher’ delivered a gaggle of albums and many 45s for Glass from 1983 to 1986, the jacket notes on the dusty tome that recalls this period mentions Randall And Hopkirk (Deceased),Thatcher, DIY post-punk, LSD, surrealist cabaret, The Velvet Underground, a bottle of Cointreau or two, the Amstrad 7090 and Ronco’s \u003ci\u003eBlack Magic\u003c\/i\u003e compilation. All that led to the \u003ci\u003eThe Wasted Years\u003c\/i\u003e: Four albums, many visions... \u003ci\u003eBath Of Bacon\u003c\/i\u003e was an experiment in sound, conjoining that Ronco platter to Todd Rundgren, a guitar from Wes Montgomery’s cupboard and mentions of imaginary monsters set to some funky chops. \u003ci\u003eA Scandal In Bohemia\u003c\/i\u003e took a “competent little rock band” with a bassist who’d served time in Bauhaus into a world chorused by multi-track vocals and bathroom ambience. \u003ci\u003eSex And Travel\u003c\/i\u003e offered a broadening perspective. Competence and European travel beget a narrative akin to an impressionistic cold war spy movie, a “mess of styles” that became coherent. It’s an “accidental” concept album prone to fleeting melancholy. \u003ci\u003eDistressed Gentlefolk\u003c\/i\u003e, ahead of the original band’s demise through“fatigue and liquor” was the Butcher’s stab at making their “greatest album ever”. There’s a folky edge scratching away beside the inevitable romp through pop music’s historical lineage. Four albums, then. The ‘80s recast at an ironic party of malcontents. Indie pop as a soundtrack. Songs that shouldn’t fit together –but do. \u003ci\u003eWasted Years\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fire Records","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50497533804875,"sku":"1017534","price":42.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/6c619d53-c0e5-4fd4-878c-6bc71b952e77_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727728468","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/the-wasted-years","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}