Ghost Trains & Country Lanes Studio, Stage & Sessions 1984-2015 Loft, The SKU: OPT4049 Barcode: 5065010051225 51.00 £51.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Optic Nerve Released Date: 3rd February 2023 Buying Format: 3LP Coloured Vinyl Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Triple coloured vinyl version (Each disc is a different colour) of the double CD that came out on Cherry Red in 2021 Presented in Tri-fold gatefold sleeve with 16 page 12×12 colour booklet, poster & photograph. ONLY 350 COPIES WORLDWIDE Among the first crop of Creation Records bands in the mid-1980s, THE LOFT seemed the most likely to break through. Following the success of The Smiths, guitar-based independent pop was in vogue, Alan McGee’s Creation label was turning heads – its bands blending 60s psychedelia, the melodic end of punk and a new sound which would soon be immortalised on NME’s C86 cassette. And in this London quartet, Creation had their answer to bands like Television, The Only Ones or early Modern Lovers, offering taut, off-kilter songs with an irresistibly deadpan cool. Sadly, after just two singles, 1984’s downbeat debut ‘Why Does The Rain’ and the punchier sequel, ‘Up The Hill And Down The Slope’ – an indie hit which the band performed live on TV show The Oxford Road Show, The Loft dissolved, with various members founding new bands The Weather Prophets, The Caretaker Race and The Wishing Stones. They left behind seven studio tracks, a BBC Radio 1 session for Janice Long and one track from a Creation LP documenting the scene’s roots in small club The Living Room. However, The Loft’s legend endured, eventually prompting a reunion in the early 2000s with all four original members – singer/songwriter/guitarist Pete Astor, guitarist Andy Strickland, bassist Bill Prince and drummer Dave Morgan. Alongside various well-received live shows, that led to a new single, ‘Model Village’ (2006) and more recently a session for Gideon Coe on BBC 6 Music (2015). The Loft’s reputation as founding fathers of a new breed of mid-80s indie pop continues to grow to this day, with the band often cited as an influence. Compiled and coordinated by the band, Ghost Trains & Country Lanes expands on previous retrospectives of The Loft, adding those reunion recordings (including three previously unissued tracks), the Gideon Coe session and several live recordings from that historic performance at The Living Room back in 1984. (including many exclusive songs which were never recorded in the studio). With new sleeve-notes by Danny Kelly, this is the definite tribute to The Loft. Artist Loft, The Genre Rock And Pop Label Optic Nerve Buying Options 3LP Coloured Vinyl Format 3LP , Coloured Vinyl Condition New Country UK Track Listings The Creation Recordings Why Does The Rain Like Winter Up The Hill And Down The Slope Your Door Shines Like Gold Lonely Street Time BBC Radio 1 Janice Long Session - 9/12/84 On A Tuesday Skeleton Staircase The Canal And The Big Red Town Lonely Street Live At The Living Room - 8/6/84 On A Tuesday Your Door Shines Like Gold Time Colours I See Emily The Nothing Box The Canal And The Big Red Town Why Does The Rain Over The Hill And Down The Slope Day’s End Bark Studio Recordings - 5-7/12/05 Model Village Rickety Frame Beware Mad Old Woman Mad Old Man Ride BBC Radio 6 Music Gideon Coe Session – 24/9/15 Why Does The Rain I Can’t Keep My Mind Off You Up The Hill And Down The Slope Your Door Shines Like Gold Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Rock And Pop View Product Quick View Robert Forster Beautiful Hearts Rock And Pop | Needle Mythology | 1LP, Includes 7" Released 2nd February 2024 £32.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Robert Forster Beautiful Hearts £32.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Needle Mythology SKU: NEMYLP014 Formats: 1LP, Includes 7" Released Date: 2nd February 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Biffy Clyro Opposites Rock And Pop | Warner Bros | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 24th January 2013 £39.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Biffy Clyro Opposites £39.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Warner Bros SKU: 0825646546930 Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 24th January 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Waterboys, The Modern Blues Rock And Pop | Harlequin And Clown | 2LP Released 19th January 2015 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Waterboys, The Modern Blues £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Harlequin And Clown SKU: CLOWNE1VL Formats: 2LP Released Date: 19th January 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Simple Minds Walk Between Worlds Rock And Pop | BMG Records | 1LP Released 29th January 2018 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Simple Minds Walk Between Worlds £23.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: BMG Records SKU: 538347281 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 29th January 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Cornershop Cornershop And The Double ‘O’ Groove Of (Featuring Bubbley Kaur) Rock And Pop | Ample Play | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 3rd December 2021 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Cornershop Cornershop And The Double ‘O’ Groove Of (Featuring Bubbley Kaur) £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Ample Play SKU: AMP009LP Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 3rd December 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Paul Kelly Life Is Fine Rock And Pop | Cooking Vinyl | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 25th August 2017 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Paul Kelly Life Is Fine £21.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Cooking Vinyl SKU: GAWD026LP Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 25th August 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Various Artists Say Yes! 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