Spacehog - The Chinese Album (Pink Vinyl)

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SPACEHOG / CHINESE ALBUM The second (1998) release from the British expat group Spacehog, The Chinese Album was originally conceived as the soundtrack for a movie called Mungo City; the movie never got made but thankfully the album retained the glam/power pop song by the same name (which, in a just universe, would have been a big hit)! This record never really got its due, partly because the band took three years to follow up on the success of their debut album Resident Alien and its hit ôIn the Meantime.ö But The Chinese Album, in many ways, is a much more fully-realized work than its predecessor; instead of merely playing at being a glam-rock band, Spacehog here crafts a fully-realized sound and aesthetic, with nods to such artists as Queen, Badfinger, The Kinks, and even R.E.M. (Michael Stipe makes an appearance on the mellow ôAlmond Kissesö). And the songwriting (e.g. ôLucyÆs Shoeö) is consistently strong, making The Chinese Album one of the late æ90sÆ great lost records. A pink vinyl pressing, nestled next to a 4-page, full-sized, full-color insert holding all the groovy graphics that accompanied the CD release!

Side A:
One Of These Days
Goodbye Violet Race
Lucy's Shoe
Mungo City
Skylark
Sand In Your Eyes

Side B:
Captain Freeman
2nd Avenue
Almond Kisses
Carry On
Anonymous
Beautiful Girl

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