The Jesus and Mary Chain Psychocandy (40th Anniversary Edition) Indie Exclusive LP (Gold Vinyl)

Brick & Mortar/Indie Retail Exclusive! Can only ship to USA address!

1985: As the last detached murmurs of post-punk slowly crest into the earliest whispers of shoegaze, standing there in a world all their own, cutting a profile both unique and incomparable is The Jesus and Mary Chain. With equal influence gleaned from the Stooges and the Shangri-Las, the Velvet Underground and the Beach Boys, the band releases the landmark album, Psychocandy.

In celebration of 40 years of one of the most important and watershed albums of all time, Third Man Records is humbled to announce their partnership with The Jesus and Mary Chain and the re-release of Psychocandy pressed on glorious black vinyl with a limited run pressed on hot honey vinyl. Packaged in a single pocket sleeve using the original artwork including the printed inner sleeve.

Cut by Warren Defever at Third Man Mastering using super high definition 192khz transfers of the original 1985 mix, the high speed treatment here affords a dynamic range and heretofore unheard clarity to the band's unprecedented utilization of controlled feedback. Featuring the founding JAMC line-up of Jim Reid, William Reid, Douglas Hart, and Bobby Gillespie, the beautiful noise and overdriven distortion of such unassailably classic songs as "Just Like Honey," "You Trip Me Up," and "Never Understand" has never sounded so clear.

Beach Boys melodies meet Velvet Underground feedback and beats, all cranked up to ten and beyond, along with plenty of echo...the Jesus and Mary Chain with Psychocandy arguably created a movement without meaning to, one that itself caused echoes in everything from bliss-out shoegaze to snotty Britpop and back again.