The Boo Radleys - Giant Steps [30th Anniversary Edition]
An album missing from many shelves. We’re glad to put right to that!
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 for the first time.
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.
Writing about the album, drummer, Cieka reflected on Giant Steps, stating: “Creation loved it, people's reactions seemed really positive. I do listen to it from time to time and still find great moments I’d forgotten about. I think it stands up pretty well today. I'm always left feeling happy to have been a part of the record.”
Edition Info
Dinked Edition
+ “Marble” Coloured 2LP Vinyl (LP1 Pink & Black Marble / LP2 White & Black Marble) *
+ Bonus 4 track Black Vinyl 12” *
+ Art Print
+ Dinked Archive Obi Strip *
+ Dinked Archive Foil Sticker *
+ Numbered Edition *
+ Limited pressing of 1000 *
* EXCLUSIVE to Dinked Edition
Indie Shops Edition
+ 2LP Orange & Purple Indies Edition Vinyl
+ Bonus 10” with 2 extra tracks
Tracklisting
A1 I Hang Suspended
A2 Upon 9th & Fairchild
A3 Wish I was Skinny
A4 Leaves and Sand
B1 Butterfly McQueen
B2 Rodney King (Song for Lenny Bruce)
B3 Thinking of Ways
B4 Barney (…and me)
C1 Spun Around
C2 If You want it, Take It
C3 Best Lose the Fear
C4 Take the time Around
C5 Lazurus
D1 One is For
D2 Run my way Runway
D3 I’ve lost the Reason
D4 The White Noise Revisited
Bonus Dinked 12” Tracklisting
E1: Lazarus (Saint Etienne Remix)
E2: Lazurus (7” Version)
F1: Rodney King (Saint Etienne Remix)
F2: Peachy Keen
Released: 1st September 2023
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