Mclusky - My Pain And Sadness Is More Sad And Painful Than Yours

Too Pure - PURE383LP

2026 Remaster

On August 7th, Beggars Banquet will reissue the debut album by mclusky. Originally released in 2000 on Fuzzbox and re-released by Beggars imprint Too Pure in 2003, My Pain and Sadness Is More Sad and Painful Than Yours introduced Cardiff band mclusky as an urgent new voice in UK rock music.

Now, 26 years on, the album has been remastered by Sean Magee at Abbey Road Studios and is presented on 180g black vinyl, retaining its original artwork.

Capturing the band at their most immediate and raw, My Pain and Sadness Is More Sad and Painful Than Yours coined mclusky's blend of serrated guitars, dark humour and Andrew Falkous' pointed, often absurdist lyricism.

Predating later acclaim for albums such as Mclusky Do Dallas and The Difference Between Me and You Is That I'm Not on Fire, the debut captures the band in a more unfiltered state, volatile and direct. Tracks like "Joy" and "Rice Is Nice" hint at the precision and bite that would follow, while much of the album leans into repetition, tension and release with an almost menacing minimalism.

My Pain and Sadness Is More Sad and Painful Than Yours remains a crucial document of mclusky's beginnings. Its influence can be traced across subsequent waves of noise rock and post-hardcore, but its particular mix of wit, hostility and economy remains impossible to replicate.

Joy (2026 Remaster)
Friends Stoning Friends (2026 Remaster)
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Rice Is Nice (2026 Remaster)
Flysmoke (2026 Remaster)
Rock Vs Single Parents (2026 Remaster)
She Come in Pieces (2026 Remaster)
(Sometimes) I Have to Concentrate (2026 Remaster)
When They Come Tell Them No (2026 Remaster)
You Are My Sun (2026 Remaster)
Rods On Crutches (2026 Remaster)
Problems Posing As Solutions (2026 Remaster)
Mi-o-mai (2026 Remaster)
Medium Is the Message (2026 Remaster)
World Cup Drumming (2026 Remaster)

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