THE SILVER JEWS Starlite Walker LP DOMINO 1994 UK orig+insert WIGLP15 PAVEMENT
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THE SILVER JEWS
Haunting lo-fi country outfit from Virginia that is essentially a vehicle for poet David Berman.
A beautiful mess of indie rock, country-rock and lo-fi with lyrics both witty and profound,
the Silver Jews were formed in 1989 by writer/musician David Berman with his friends,
guitarist/singer Stephen Malkmus and drummer Bob Nastanovich. The trio performed together
as Ectoslavia when they studied at the University of Virginia; after graduation, they moved
to New York and shared an apartment. Dubbing themselves the Silver Jews -- after the Silver Apples,
the Silver Beatles, and slang for blonde-haired Jewish people -- they played noisy,
often improvised songs, mostly for the sheer enjoyment they got out of playing together
after a hard day's work. Before moving to New York but after finishing his studies,
Malkmus founded Pavement with his childhood friend Scott Kannberg. As Pavement's acclaim
and visibility grew, the notion arose that the Silver Jews were a "Pavement side-project,"
despite the fact that Berman's writing, singing, and guitar playing led the band's music.
On the band's initial recordings, Berman tried to protect the Jews' individuality, listing
Malkmus and Nastanovich under aliases, but it backfired when people learned
who "Hazel Figurine" and "Bobby N." really were.
"STARLITE WALKER"1994 LP DOMINO RECORDS WIGLP15
MADE IN ENGLAND ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING
SINGLE COVER + INSERT
This version: on cover "SILVER JEWS" and "STARLITE WALKER";
on labels "THE SILVER JOOS" and "STARLIGHT WALKER"
Barcode and Other IdentifiersBarcode: 5 018766 942057
LABEL: DOMINO - PURPLE LABEL - WHITE TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine & rear) WIGLP15
Catalog on label: WIGLP15 (One / Two)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): WIGLP-15-A1 MIKE'S-THE EXCHANGE
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): WIGLP-15-B1 MIKE'S-THE EXCHANGE
On labels: artist+title+tracklist+catalog+33rpm
On Back Cover: Produced and recorded by Doug Easley, Davis McCain and the Silver Jews
June 1994 at Easley Recording in Memphis, Tennessee.
Made in England. Distributed by Pinnacle
tracklisting
Side A: INTRODUCTION II - TRAINS ACROSS THE SEA
THE MOON IS THE NUMBER 18 - ADVICE TO THE GRADUATE
TIDE TO THE OCEANS - PAN AMERICAN BLUES
Side B: NEW ORLEANS - COUNTRY...CONDUCTOR
LIVING WATERS - REBEL JEW - THE SILVER PAGEANT
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Starlite Walker is a first for the Silver Jews on many levels. Not only is it the group's first
full-length album, it's also the first recorded in a full-fledged studio -- Memphis' 24-track
Easley Recordings -- as well as the first collection of songs penned almost entirely by David Berman.
The album's lyrical and musical richness comes partly from Berman's retreat to the woods
of Oxford, MS in preparation for the record, and partly from the understated,
intimate production. As a result, Starlite Walker collects some of the Jews' most diverse and affecting songs.
Though Starlite Walker is a more low-key, reflective affair than the Silver Jews' EPs,
the album benefits from it, combining the laid-back experimentalism of the Jews' early
work with more sophisticated and expressive songwriting...(AllMusic)
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