Name: Stardust
Brand: Sea Urchins

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

197210X

Colour

Orange

Colour details

Fluorescent Orange

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Rough Trade Exclusive Shared with World of Echo, Monorail and Stranded.

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-01-20

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Forte

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

852545003905

Total Cap

1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Orange

Artist

Sea Urchins

Genre GB

Indie Pop / Shoegaze

Label GB

1972

1972 is a record label that specializes in reissuing ambient, indie, post punk, and new wave music. With a passion for preserving and sharing the rich history of these genres, 1972 carefully selects and remasters *classic albums* from influential artists. By breathing new life into these timeless recordings, they allow listeners to experience the magic of *seminal albums* all over again.

Since its inception, 1972 has become known for its commitment to quality. Each release is meticulously curated and packaged with attention to detail, ensuring that fans receive an authentic and immersive listening experience. From the artwork to the sound quality, every aspect is handled with care to honor the original vision of the *artists*.

With an extensive catalog spanning various decades and styles, 1972 offers something for every music lover. Whether you're a fan of ethereal ambient compositions or energetic post-punk anthems, their diverse selection guarantees there's always something exciting waiting to be discovered. Explore their collection today and uncover hidden gems from some of the most innovative musicians in history.

Vinyl variants, bonus material and signed editions exclusively available from Rough Trade.

Originally released on Sarah Records in 1992. Compilation of various singles and early tracks including Sarah Records’ first release “Pristine Christine” (Sarah1).&nbsp;First ever vinyl reissue for this sought after long player. Liner notes by Television Personalities legend Dan Treacy.

Cutting their teeth as teens in a West Bromwich bedroom, The Sea Urchins were nothing like the heavy metal that seemed to fill every bar in the UK Black Country. Fringe haircuts, perfect trousers, suede jackets and infectious tambourines gave plenty of hints as to their youthful ambition, but nothing could fully prepare you for just how utterly spellbinding these songs would be. Compiling their fanzine-only flexi material with the full complement of singles for Sarah Records, Stardust runs chronologically from late 1986 to the middle of 1989, beginning with the singles split for Clare Wadd’s Kvatch and Matt Haynes’ Sha La La, before hitting the first of what would be an even hundred releases from the new label Wadd and Haynes would form - Sarah. The song that launched a legendary label and defined a sound, a scene, a place and time; “Pristine Christine” still rings out as immediate and magical today as it did on first listen. What a glorious jangly rush racing around the corners of pop’s history! The band would reach such heights time and again over the course of this three year burst. The melancholy swinging folk of “Everglade” and it’s wonderfully yearning vocal; the organ-fueled british invasion garage rock sing-a-long of “Solace”; the playful psych pop of “A Morning Odyssey”; the acoustic sweep of “Wild Grass Pictures”; the perfectly named “Summershine” leaving you with a ramshackle smile out on the dancefloor. All of it is just so filled with delicate humanity, yet somehow absolutely perfect. As Bob Stanley said about the shimmering ballad “Please Rain Fall” while bestowing it with NME Single Of The Week (an honor also bestowed upon “Pristine Christine”), “think of some variations on the word marvelous and you’re most of the way there.” In their time, they might have seemed wildly out of step, but it’s not crazy to say that things could have been very different for the likes of Radiohead, The La’s, and Oasis without The Sea Urchins.

Stardust 

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