“Spooky”, “Split” & “Lovelife” are back on vinyl – remastered on limited-edition clear and standard black. Coming out on the 11th August. Pre-order your Shoey/Dreampop/Britpop/whatever-the-fuck-you-wanna-call-it bundle here: lush.ffm.to/splitspookylovelife
Built around the songwriting talents of Emma Anderson and Miki Berenyi, Lush successfully defined a myriad of 90s scenes such as shoegaze, dream pop and Britpop before they disbanded in 1998. 4AD reissue all three studio albums on limited clear vinyl
“Spooky” (1992 debut studio album produced by Robin Guthrie) and “Split” (1994, produced by Mike Hedges) in their original sleeve designs…
Originally Released January 27th, 1992. With a few EPs and a mini-album “Scar” having set the scene, “Spooky” is Lush’s 1992 debut studio album. A key text for British indie music after the turn of a decade, it was produced by label mate Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins) and features the singles “Nothing Natural,” “For Love” and “Superblast!.”
With demand high, the band have been working with renowned engineer / producer Kevin Vanbergen to help them remaster their catalogue, starting with their studio albums. Using the original ½” production tapes for source material, Kevin has painstakingly worked on them to create brand new, stunning 24-bit masters that perfectly capture the thrill of the originals. They’ve never sounded so good.
Spooky: lush.ffm.to/spooky
“Lovelife” (produced by Pete Barlett + track feat Jarvis Cocker) uses the artwork from the 2016 boxset to keep 1996’s collectible tracing-paper sleeve exclusive to initial pressing.
Originally Released June 13th 1994. Featuring the singles “Desire Lines” and “Hypocrite,” “Split“ is the second full studio album by Lush. Produced by Mike Hedges – famed for his work on The Cure’s “Seventeen Seconds” and Siouxsie and the Banshees’s “A Kiss in the Dreamhouse” – and mixed by Alan Moulder, “Split” sees the band hit a more direct sound whilst retaining their almost pitch-black feel.
Split: lush.ffm.to/split
With demand high, They’ve never sounded so good.
Originally Released March 5th 1996. Lush’s final studio album, “Lovelife”, dealt “Britpop the feminist counterpoint it sorely needed,” (Pitchfork). Produced by Pete Bartlett (Therapy?, Kitchens of Distinction), it features three of the band’s biggest singles in “Single Girl,” “Ladykillers” and “500 (Shake Baby Shake),” with Jarvis Cocker also featured on first-half closer “Ciao!”.
Famously working with 4AD’s inhouse designers v23 on every release, album art has always been central to Lush’s appeal too. For these represses, the first two albums will come housed in their original designs while “Lovelife” uses the art from their 2016 boxset so to keep 1996’s collectible tracing paper sleeve exclusive to that initial pressing.
Lovelife: lush.ffm.to/lovelife
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