SHUDDER TO THINK Curses Spells Voodoo Mooses LP SAMMICH 1988 US orig+insert SR05

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Shudder to Think's hardcore punk background (courtesy of their affiliation with the D.C.-based 

label Dischord Records, also the home of Fugazi) doesn't give the best indication of their sound, 

since the group embraced pop influences and a skewed sense of songwriting as well. 

Formed in 1986, the band's initial lineup -- vocalist/guitarist Craig Wedren, guitarist Chris Matthews, 

bassist Stuart Hill, and drummer Mike Russell -- released two singles and one 1989 album 

(Curse, Spells, Voodoo, Mooses) before signing with the Dischord label. Shudder to Think 

remained with Dischord for three influential albums -- 1990's Ten-Spot, 1991's 

Funeral at the Movies, and 1992's Get Your Goat -- while touring alongside 

the likes of Fugazi and the Smashing Pumpkins.

"CURSES, SPELLS, VOODOO, MOOSES"

1988     LP     SAMMICH RECORDS     SR-05  

PRINTED IN U.S.A.   ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING

STILL IN SHRINK SINGLE SLEEVE + CREDITS/LYRICS INSERT

HEAVY CARDBOARD COVER

This version: A4 not listed on back cover.

A2 listed on label as "A.Y.P.W."; B5 listed on back cover as "3 SISTERS"

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LABEL: SAMMICH - WHITE LABEL - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: none

Catalog on labels: SR-05A / SR-05B

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched & Stamped): SR05-A   MASTERDISK   TD

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): SR05-B

On labels: (Side A) RALPH

(Side B) Company Logo with address + tracklist + artist + title

On Back Cover: Jacket Printed in Canada

tracklisting

Side A: A VAMPIRE'S PROPOSAL - ABYSMAL YELLOW POPCORN WALL

TAKE THIS CHILD - LUV YOU TWO - IMAGINE

Side B: FLOATING - I GROW COLD - FRESCO

TOUCH - THREE SISTERS - LET IT RING

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RECORD NEAR MINT but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE NEAR MINT but (please, see pictures and read above description)

In a way, Shudder to Think's debut album, Curse, Spells, Voodoo, Mooses, sounds almost 

as groundbreaking as R.E.M.'s Murmur. They were working with a different template for sure, 

but both bands grafted disparate influences to a strong sense of power pop. Shudder skewed 

their pop brilliance with Ric Ocasek grooves, a Bowie and (especially) Roxy Music glam bent 

("A Vampire's Proposal," for example), and the theatrics of Queen. It was entirely incongruous 

with the music of the time, the music of the D.C. hardcore scene that the band emerged from, 

and especially the grunge that would come to dominate underground music shortly after 

this record's release. Of course, the group had their contemporaries, particularly in dark outfits 

like the Afghan Whigs and Urge Overkill, and they did bear some resemblance to 

Jane's Addiction (albeit minus the Led Zeppelin). But songs like the grinding, sugary 

"Abysmal Yellow Popcorn Wall" probably resonate most closely with Here Come the Warm Jets-era Eno. 

And what a spectacularly contagious influence to return to independent music in 1989! 

Curse doesn't reach the feeling of unwavering confidence that's present in, say, 

Get Your Goat or Pony Express Record (though it's superior to their sophomore effort, Ten Spot), 

but Craig Wedren still stretches his idiosyncratic voice on tracks like "Touch," 

and the crunchy guitars on "Let It Ring" are both ominous and inspiring...(AllMusic)