SWELL ...Well? LP MEAN RECORDINGS 1992 UK orig+marbled vinyl MEAN LP 002
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SWELLAlternating influences from neo-psychedelia, noise pop, and Ennio Morricone film scores,
Swell formed in San Francisco in 1989 when vocalist/guitarist David Freel
and drummer Sean Kirkpatrick decided to record an album.
Enlisting second guitarist John Dettman and bassist Monte Vallier, the band recorded
a self-titled debut album and released it on their own Psycho Specific label in April 1990.
After playing live for the first time in August -- a support slot for Mazzy Star at
San Francisco's I-Beam -- Swell toured around California,
and released a second album, Well?, by February 1992
"...WELL?"
1992 LP MEAN RECORDINGS MEANLP002
MADE IN ENGLAND ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING
SINGLE COVER + LIMITED EDITION MARBLED VINYL
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 5 016557 050219
LABEL: MEAN RECORDINGS - B&W PICTURE LABEL - WHITE TEXT
Label Code: none
Catalog on cover: (spine & rear) MEANLP002
Catalog on labels: MEANLP00A / MEANLP002B
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): MEAN LP 002 A1
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): MEAN LP 002 B1
Other / Runout (on both sides, Scratched Out): MPO
On labels: ? 1991 Psycho-Specific
© 1992 Mean Recordings
On Back Cover: Music Production Design by Swell
Co-Produced by Cinthia Wells
Recorded and mixed at Psycho-Specific Studios in 1991
? 1991 Psycho-Specific
© 1992 Mean Recordings
tracklist
Side A: INTRO - AT LONG LAST - EVERYTHING
DOWN - TURTLE SONG - IT'S OKAY
Side B: THE PRICE - SHOWBIZZ - TIRED - WASH YOUR BRAIN
SODA JERK FOUNTAIN - SUICIDE MACHINE
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On the heels of Swell's eponymous LP, 1992's ...Well? finds the band -- founded by frontman
David Freel and drummer Sean Kirkpatrick -- operating as a foursome with the addition
of bassist Monte Vallier and guitarist John Dettman. The eclectic, electric, and dynamic set averts
the sophomore slump despite the occasional distraction of lounge singer Richard McGhee,
who mumbles his way through a couple of interludes, including "Intro." With such diversions
out of the way, Freel takes center stage on "At Long Last," giving a stellar vocal performance
that heightens the song's deep, intoxicating groove. Revisiting moments like this, bolstered
by Dettman's roaring axe, Swell deliver on the promise of early alternative rock.
Elsewhere, inventive tracks like "The Price" -- echoing 1960s psychedelia -- and the country-touched "Down"
show a band evolving unhindered through these ten original tunes...(AllMusic)
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