[2015-06-16] The Dream Syndicate "The Days Of Wine And Roses" expanded remaster (Omnivore)

Linda · **Posted:** Mon May 04, 2015 1:15 pm

Description
The Dream Syndicate’s debut album, The Days Of Wine And Roses, has long been considered a cornerstone release of the early ’80s Paisley Underground scene. However, it was more influential than that, and is one of indie-rock’s essentials.

The original Steve Wynn/Karl Precoda/Kendra Smith/Dennis Duck line-up took seminal ’60s rock and filtered it through more modern sounds. In fact, it was Flesh Eaters’ front man Chris D., who produced The Days Of Wine And Roses, who got it released on Slash Records—one of the premier L.A. labels of the punk rock era.

Despite its seminal status, The Days Of Wine And Roses has been out of print for the better part of a decade. With the rebirth of the band as a live/touring unit over the past two years, Omnivore Recordings has remastered and expanded this gem.

Calling on the band’s long-time archivist Pat Thomas, the CD now contains a slew of never-before heard recordings that capture the first year of the classic Wynn/Precoda/Smith/Duck line up in all their lo-fi glory! Bonus tracks from previous editions have been replaced by rehearsal tapes that capture two songs that later turned up on Medicine Show, as well as four songs that no one has ever heard, including a nearly 10-minute Krautrock inspired jam! Long-time fans have often wondered what it would have sounded like had Kendra Smith stayed in the band for a second full-length album, now we have the answer—less ’70s FM rock, and far more Marquee Moon-era Television!

A revamped booklet includes new notes that describe the source of the vintage recordings—plus fresh testimonies from their peers; members of the Rain Parade, The Long Ryders, Divine Weeks, and Sonic Youth weigh in about the first time they heard The Days Of Wine And Roses.

This is a reissue that is essential for both fans who’ve already collected it all before and the new kids on the block—those discovering the soundtrack of ’80s college radio for the first time.

We’ve experienced The Day Before Wine And Roses. Welcome to the new Days Of Wine And Roses.

Tracklist
1. Tell Me When It’s Over
2. Definitely Clean
3. That’s What You Always Say
4. Then She Remembers
5. Halloween
6. When You Smile
7. Until Lately
8. Too Little, Too Late
9. The Days Of Wine And Roses
[Previously Unissued Bonus Rehearsal Recordings]
10. Is It Rolling, Bob?
11. A Reason
12. Still Holding On To You
13. Armed With An Empty Gun
14. Like Mary
15. Outside The Dream Syndicate

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00X0UUEXA/?tag=imwan-20

Linda · **Posted:** Mon May 04, 2015 1:20 pm

Previously released in this series:

Linda · **Posted:** Mon May 04, 2015 1:21 pm

GodsComic · 03 Aug 2006

Another fine selection from Omnivore.

pobbard · 18 Jun 2007

I love Omnivore, but wish they had included all of the bonuses from the previous remaster -- seems like they had plenty of room for it.

Charles · 19 Dec 2007

pobbard wrote:

I love Omnivore, but wish they had included all of the bonuses from the previous remaster -- seems like they had plenty of room for it.

Yes...........especially since someone posting on this thread (who I'll leave nameless) was too stupid to not buy the Rhino remaster..........and now sees it for over $40 on Ebay and Amazon. :facepalm:

[2015-06-16] The Dream Syndicate "The Days Of Wine And Roses" expanded remaster (Omnivore)

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