SWELL ...Well? LP MEAN RECORDINGS 1992 UK orig+marbled vinyl MEAN LP 002
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SWELL

Alternating 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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