Celebratory Reissue Of Classic Debut On Sky Blue & Green Vinyl Double LP!
Original Album Remastered + Unreleased Demos!
New Packaging w/Candid Photos, Artwork, Tour Logs, Doodles & More!
Friendship Fever is working closely with singer/guitarist/keyboardist Jason Lytle of Grandaddy to give this seminal album the deluxe treatment it deserves. It will include the beautifully re-mastered original album intact, as well as an extra LP featuring unreleased demos from 1997 that include sketches of songs that became legendary Grandaddy tracks, like "Bjork ELO Xanadu and the Birth of Chartsengrafs" and the fan-favorite "For The Dishwasher." Grandaddy was meticulous about documenting their early years and has also provided folders of raw original artwork elements for Under the Western Freeway, candid photographs, original flyer artwork, tour logs, doodles, and much more. New liner notes will be written by Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals. Our hope is that this release serves as an unparalleled time-capsule of this seminal Central-Valley California masterpiece. Ahead of its time, sitting peacefully alone in the universe.
The first full-length Grandaddy album (and fan favorite) gets the special treatment, pressed on sky blue and green vinyl.
"Being from northern California, Grandaddy always gets compared to Pavement -- and rightly so, in some respects -- but this probably isn't the best way to start on the band. Some of the tracks on Under the Western Freeway are more in the Weezer vein ('Summer Here Kids,' 'A.M. 120'), and the few that are truly reminiscent of Pavement are more like Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain's drawling 'Range Life' than the angular guitar work more usual from Pavement. Comparisons aside, what's important is that Under the Western Freeway is a fairly brilliant album, combining a warm, earnest, and rustic feel with sometimes goofy experimentation (looped drums, bleeping keyboard hooks) -- and it's all very pleasant and friendly. And what's more, these guys can write a solid, catchy melody. A couple listens to tracks like 'Nonphenomenal Lineage' and 'Go Progress Chrome' make this all too clear." - Nitsuh Abebe, allmusic.com
Features:
20th Anniversary Edition Deluxe Reissue
Double LP
Sky Blue & Green Vinyl
Gatefold jacket
Complete Original Album
Bonus LP featuring unreleased demos from 1997
Liner notes by Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals
8-page booklet of candid photos, flyers, tour logs & drawings
Selections:
LP 1: Under The Western Freeway
Side A:
1. Nonphenomenal Lineage
2. A.M. 180
3. Collective Dreamwish Of Upperclass Elegance
4. Summer Here Kids
5. Laughing Stock
6. Under The Western Freeway
Side B:
7. Everything Beautiful Is Far Away
8. Poisoned At Hartsy Thai Food
9. Go Progress Chrome
10. Why Took Your Advice
11. Lawn & So On
LP 2: Unreleased 1997 Demos
Side A:
1. Hawaiian Island Wranglers
2. For The Dishwasher (Slow Demo)
3. Dying Brains (Early Demo)
4. Summer Here Kids (Early Demo)
Side B:
5. Le symphonique d'HeeHaw
6. Street Bunny (Fluffy Distortion Demo)
7. Bjork ELO Xanadu And The Birth Of Chartsengrafs
8. Laughing Stock (Revelation Demo)
Original Album Remastered + Unreleased Demos!
New Packaging w/Candid Photos, Artwork, Tour Logs, Doodles & More!
Friendship Fever is working closely with singer/guitarist/keyboardist Jason Lytle of Grandaddy to give this seminal album the deluxe treatment it deserves. It will include the beautifully re-mastered original album intact, as well as an extra LP featuring unreleased demos from 1997 that include sketches of songs that became legendary Grandaddy tracks, like "Bjork ELO Xanadu and the Birth of Chartsengrafs" and the fan-favorite "For The Dishwasher." Grandaddy was meticulous about documenting their early years and has also provided folders of raw original artwork elements for Under the Western Freeway, candid photographs, original flyer artwork, tour logs, doodles, and much more. New liner notes will be written by Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals. Our hope is that this release serves as an unparalleled time-capsule of this seminal Central-Valley California masterpiece. Ahead of its time, sitting peacefully alone in the universe.
The first full-length Grandaddy album (and fan favorite) gets the special treatment, pressed on sky blue and green vinyl.
"Being from northern California, Grandaddy always gets compared to Pavement -- and rightly so, in some respects -- but this probably isn't the best way to start on the band. Some of the tracks on Under the Western Freeway are more in the Weezer vein ('Summer Here Kids,' 'A.M. 120'), and the few that are truly reminiscent of Pavement are more like Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain's drawling 'Range Life' than the angular guitar work more usual from Pavement. Comparisons aside, what's important is that Under the Western Freeway is a fairly brilliant album, combining a warm, earnest, and rustic feel with sometimes goofy experimentation (looped drums, bleeping keyboard hooks) -- and it's all very pleasant and friendly. And what's more, these guys can write a solid, catchy melody. A couple listens to tracks like 'Nonphenomenal Lineage' and 'Go Progress Chrome' make this all too clear." - Nitsuh Abebe, allmusic.com
Features:
20th Anniversary Edition Deluxe Reissue
Double LP
Sky Blue & Green Vinyl
Gatefold jacket
Complete Original Album
Bonus LP featuring unreleased demos from 1997
Liner notes by Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals
8-page booklet of candid photos, flyers, tour logs & drawings
Selections:
LP 1: Under The Western Freeway
Side A:
1. Nonphenomenal Lineage
2. A.M. 180
3. Collective Dreamwish Of Upperclass Elegance
4. Summer Here Kids
5. Laughing Stock
6. Under The Western Freeway
Side B:
7. Everything Beautiful Is Far Away
8. Poisoned At Hartsy Thai Food
9. Go Progress Chrome
10. Why Took Your Advice
11. Lawn & So On
LP 2: Unreleased 1997 Demos
Side A:
1. Hawaiian Island Wranglers
2. For The Dishwasher (Slow Demo)
3. Dying Brains (Early Demo)
4. Summer Here Kids (Early Demo)
Side B:
5. Le symphonique d'HeeHaw
6. Street Bunny (Fluffy Distortion Demo)
7. Bjork ELO Xanadu And The Birth Of Chartsengrafs
8. Laughing Stock (Revelation Demo)
