Supergrass Life on Other Planets (2023 Remaster) LP

Wallowing in international success and critical acclaim generated by their three previous albums, Supergrass released Life On Other Planets (L.O.O.P.) in 2002, their fourth top 10 album.

Eight years of touring had established Supergrass as one of the most highly regarded and accomplished live bands in the world. In January 2001 the band took a break and, armed with wine, cigarettes and acoustic guitars, barricaded themselves into a villa in the South of France. Here they revelled in the relaxed atmosphere, star-gazing and exploring the musical odyssey that would later become Life On Other Planets.

Returning two months later with mini-discs full of ideas, they set to work giving structure to the music before hiring Tony Hoffer (best known for his work with Beck and Air), to produce the album.

The final result, with singles 'Grace', 'Seen The Light', 'Never Done Nothing Like That Before' and 'Rush Hour Soul', was a triumph. The album's vitality, variety and humour still resonate over 20 years later.

The gatefold 1LP is a 12" black heavyweight vinyl, remastered and with the original album sleeve artwork faithfully reproduced with embossed artist/title. It contains a new 20-page, 10" booklet with comprehensive sleeve notes from BBC Radio DJ Mark Radcliffe and previously unreleased imagery.

All additional audio and re-packaging overseen by Mick Quinn with full band approval.

Life on Other Planets is teeming with life. The tempos are sprightly, the hooks tumble out of the speakers, the band mixes up styles and eras, and they never, ever forget the jokes