Pale Saints - Slow Buildings (30th Anniversary Re:Masters) – New Coloured LP – RSD25
Format: New & Sealed Coloured Label:CARGO Cat. No:4AD0810LPXE Barcode:0191400081017 Released: 12/04/2025
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Record Store Day ’25 sees Pale Saints complete their series of 30th anniversary reissues with the release of an expanded edition of their third and final album, Slow Buildings. By 1994, they were the quartet of Meriel Barham (vocals / guitar), Chris Cooper (drums), Graeme Naysmith (guitar) and Colleen Browne (bassist), who having just left The Heart Throbs replaced founding member Ian Masters who had departed the band to form Spoonfed Hybrid with AC Temple’s Chris Trout. Primed by the brilliant single “Fine Friend” (a song adapted from 1981’s “Poison in the Airwaves” by Scottish band Persian Rugs), third album Slow Buildings shows the band still venturing forward - this time, keeping the experimentation and guitar fuzz of their early records whilst opening-up their songs so Meriel’s vocals could hit new, pop heights.
As with the 30th anniversary reissues of their previous two albums, this special pressing sees this long out of print record being remastered and expanded to include a wealth of bonus material that’s sure to delight fans. Working with mastering engineer Kevin Vanbergen, this new edition runs over two discs with the album being packaged with the Fine Friend EP and a great selection of previously unheard tracks and demos as handpicked by the band. This special vinyl pressing is being pressed on petrol blue vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve designed by Timothy O’Donnell and Roy Burns III, using the original art photography by Dominic Davies. A record that stands the test of time 30 years on, Slow Buildings is well worthy of reappraisal. This reissue is being released in the memory of Graeme Naysmith.
Genre: Alternative / Indie / Shoegaze
Tracklisting: A1 - King Fade A2 - Angel (Will You Be My) A3 - One Blue Hill A4 – Henry
B1 - Under Your Nose B2 - Little Gesture B3 - Song Of Solomon B4 - Fine Friend B5 - Gesture Of A Fear
C1 - Always I C2 - Suggestion C3 - Special Present (Edit) C4 - Marimba C5 - Reprise
D1 - On Your Own (Tape Demo) D2 - Always I (Demo) D3 - Loopy (Tape Demo) D4 - Henry (Demo) D5 - Angel (Acoustic) D6 - Marimba (Demo)
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