Album
The King
1991 · Rock
3 collectors on Gatefold own this
The King is an Alt/Indie album by Teenage Fanclub, originally released in 1991. On Gatefold: 4 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.
About
The King is the second album by Scottish alternative rock band Teenage Fanclub, deleted on its day of release in 1991. The album is often derided as a hastily assembled contractual obligation to US label Matador (allowing the group to sign to Geffen without penalty). However the group have denied this, claiming that the shambolic, spontaneous nature of the contents was a direct influence of producer Don Fleming, whose music was often improvised. "One night we all got completely wasted.... and we said, "Let’s make a LP overnight. We’ll just improvise some songs and do some covers and cobble it all together", Norman Blake said in 2016. In a 2006 interview, Blake and Brendan O'Hare confirmed that the album had been recorded immediately after completing Bandwagonesque using pre-booked studio time that became available when the aforementioned album was finished sooner than anticipated. They also claimed that the album was intended to be a mid-price edition of 1,000 but their then UK label Creation Records pressed 20,000 and sold them at full price. The album was rereleased on vinyl for Record Store Day 2019.
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Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Indie Rock
- fuzzy
- playful
- witty
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Deleted on its day of release in 1991
[On spine:]
A Creation Records Product
[On labels:]
Unpublished except A3, A5
Catalog number CRELP 096 on spine and rear sleeve.
Catalog number CRE LP 96 on labels.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Joe McAlindenSAXOPHONE
- Paul ChisholmDRUMS
3 collectors on Gatefold own this · 4 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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