RECORD STORE DAY 2023 RSD titles are limited to one copy per person. With fairness in mind, we have to prohibit multiple buys of the same release. Orders for multiple copies will be fully refunded! LP A COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF THE PRE-ATTACK OF THE GREY LANTERN ERA SINGLES & B-SIDES, RELEASED ON LP FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR RECORD STORE DAY 2023. In 1995, Mansun signed to the legendary record label Parlophone (home to The Beatles & Radiohead) & headed to the studio to record their seminal #1 album Attack Of The Grey Lantern The debut album topped the charts & remains one of the classic brit pop albums of the 90s. Formed in Chester in 1994, the band wrote & released a collection of songs before the album sessions, released on CD/7-inch vinyl leading up to their debut album. Now, for the frst time, these pre- Grey Lantern tracks has been compiled on this essential album – Before The Grey Lantern. Included in the compilation is Take It Easy Chicken (1995 Original Self Released Version), the bands frst ever single & a song Mansun famously closed sets with, right up until they disbanded in 2003. Elsewhere on the record, stand- out moments include tracks from the bands One, Two, Three, Four & Five EPs & Bsides from the Stripper Vicar & Wide Open Space singles. The exclusive LP is available as a Record Store Day 2023 release on black vinyl. Kscope, having acquired this impressive catalogue, are running a thorough reissue series that delves into a treasure trove of previously unreleased audio & visual material, including the much- awaited 21st- anniversary remaster of their experimental Top 10 album Six, which jumped back into the UK charts in 2019, as #1 Vinyl album, #5 Indie album, #12 Physical album & #36 Album. Meanwhile the labels reissue of Attack Of The Grey Lantern reached #28 in the UK album chart & ultimate 25- disc box set Closed For Business (which chronicled the bands entire career) gained critical acclaim upon its release in 2020 with Record Collector describing it as a “truly monolithic collection”. Tracks: Take It Easy Chicken ( 1995 Original Self Released Version ) / Flourella / The Greatest Pain / The Edge / Rebel Without A Quilt ( 2018 Remaster ) / No One Knows Us / The Holy Blood & The Holy Grail / Skin Up Pin Up / Ski Jump Nose / Things Keep Falling Off Buildings / Lemonade Secret Drinker ( Acoustic Version – 2018 Remaster ) / Drastic Sturgeon / Moronica / The Most To Gain
