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Giant Steps (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

by The Boo Radleys

  • Record/Vinyl

    Deluxe, double LP on orange and purple-coloured vinyl, including a separate 10” featuring remixes by fellow end-of-century voyagers in sound, Saint Etienne
    comprising the same 17-track running order, have undergone remastering in a collaborative process undertaken by all four original band members, Simon ‘Sice’ Rowbottom, Tim Brown, Martin Carr and Rob Cieka.

    Only the second of their five albums to be released on the legendary Creation Records, at a time when label mates including Slowdive, Teenage Fanclub and Ride were also casting long shadows across the indie landscape, pre-the Oasis hurricane making landfall at the label, Giant Steps broke into the canon of great, experimental rock albums soon after its release. It’s first single, Lazarus, issued as a standalone release in November 1992, its blend of brass and guitar-squall and acutely introspective lyrics, gave a hint of what was to come and remains lodged in the band’s most-loved and best-known songs. For the 2023 reissue, Lazarus’ 12” version appears on the all-formats track listing.

    Recorded at London’s Protocol Studios, where Carr and Brown took on self-production duties with support from engineer, Andy Wilkinson, The Boo Radleys set about responding to their shared sense of dissatisfaction with their 1992 album, Everything’s Alright Forever. Free to do as they please, they set about making a record of complete artistic freedom, bringing in reggae (Upon 9th And Fairchild), dance (Rodney King) and irresistible, warped indie pop (Barney And Me) influences into the studio and, without limitation, weaved them into the satisfyingly complex fabric of Giant Steps. Snapshot incidentals, intermissions and between-radio-station static intro/outros added to the sense of unrestrained exploration.

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  • Record/Vinyl

    As per original Black vinyl double LP comprising the same 17-track running order, have undergone remastering in a collaborative process undertaken by all four original band members, Simon ‘Sice’ Rowbottom, Tim Brown, Martin Carr and Rob Cieka.

    Only the second of their five albums to be released on the legendary Creation Records, at a time when label mates including Slowdive, Teenage Fanclub and Ride were also casting long shadows across the indie landscape, pre-the Oasis hurricane making landfall at the label, Giant Steps broke into the canon of great, experimental rock albums soon after its release. It’s first single, Lazarus, issued as a standalone release in November 1992, its blend of brass and guitar-squall and acutely introspective lyrics, gave a hint of what was to come and remains lodged in the band’s most-loved and best-known songs. For the 2023 reissue, Lazarus’ 12” version appears on the all-formats track listing.

    Recorded at London’s Protocol Studios, where Carr and Brown took on self-production duties with support from engineer, Andy Wilkinson, The Boo Radleys set about responding to their shared sense of dissatisfaction with their 1992 album, Everything’s Alright Forever. Free to do as they please, they set about making a record of complete artistic freedom, bringing in reggae (Upon 9th And Fairchild), dance (Rodney King) and irresistible, warped indie pop (Barney And Me) influences into the studio and, without limitation, weaved them into the satisfyingly complex fabric of Giant Steps. Snapshot incidentals, intermissions and between-radio-station static intro/outros added to the sense of unrestrained exploration.

    This product does not come with a digital download

    ... more
    ships out within 5 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      £33 GBP or more 

     

  • Compact Disc (CD)

    UPDATED TRACKLISTING - As per original Album same 17-track running order, with two Bonus tracks
    Lazarus (Saint Etienne Remix)
    Rodney King (Saint Etienne Remix)

    All having undergone remastering in a collaborative process undertaken by all four original band members, Simon ‘Sice’ Rowbottom, Tim Brown, Martin Carr and Rob Cieka.

    Only the second of their five albums to be released on the legendary Creation Records, at a time when label mates including Slowdive, Teenage Fanclub and Ride were also casting long shadows across the indie landscape, pre-the Oasis hurricane making landfall at the label, Giant Steps broke into the canon of great, experimental rock albums soon after its release. It’s first single, Lazarus, issued as a standalone release in November 1992, its blend of brass and guitar-squall and acutely introspective lyrics, gave a hint of what was to come and remains lodged in the band’s most-loved and best-known songs. For the 2023 reissue, Lazarus’ 12” version appears on the all-formats track listing.

    Recorded at London’s Protocol Studios, where Carr and Brown took on self-production duties with support from engineer, Andy Wilkinson, The Boo Radleys set about responding to their shared sense of dissatisfaction with their 1992 album, Everything’s Alright Forever. Free to do as they please, they set about making a record of complete artistic freedom, bringing in reggae (Upon 9th And Fairchild), dance (Rodney King) and irresistible, warped indie pop (Barney And Me) influences into the studio and, without limitation, weaved them into the satisfyingly complex fabric of Giant Steps. Snapshot incidentals, intermissions and between-radio-station static intro/outros added to the sense of unrestrained exploration.

    This product does not come with a digital download

    ... more
    ships out within 5 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      £13 GBP or more 

     

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"Wow, now THIS is what music can be!" – The Quietus on Giant Steps
“It deserved the accolades and praise heaped on its shoulders.” – The Line of Best Fit
“A masterwork...” - Pitchfork
"One of those rare treasures you find yourself putting on to shake off a bad day when normally only 'Pet Sounds' or 'Revolver' or even 'Bandwagonesque' will do." - NME

Just a few quotes to sum up the NME’s 1993 Album Of The Year, named in the Top 20 of Pitchfork’s The 50 Best Shoegaze Albums of All Time and lauded as one of 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die,

The Boo Radleys’ classic album, Giant Steps

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released September 30, 2023

Tracklisting

I Hang Suspended
Upon 9th & Fairchild
Wish I Was Skinny
Leaves And Sand
Butterfly McQueen
Rodney King (Song For Lenny Bruce)
Thinking Of Ways
Barney (...And Me)
Spun Around
If You Want It, Take It
Best Lose The Fear
Take The Time Around
Lazarus
One Is For
Run My Way Runway
I've Lost The Reason
The White Noise Revisited

Colour Vinyl Bonus 10”

Lazarus (Saint Etienne Remix)
Rodney King (Saint Etienne Remix)

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