View basket “Nowhere To Go But Up” has been added to your basket. Tonics And Twisted Chasers Guided By Voices SKU: 32.00 33.00 £32.00 - £33.00 £32.00 - £33.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Superior Viaduct Released Date: 23rd August 2024 Buying Format: 1LP 1LP Coloured Vinyl Buying Options Choose an option1LP1LP Coloured VinylClear Tonics And Twisted Chasers quantity Add to basket ReservePre Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Originally released in 1996 as a limited fan-club pressing for Rockathon, Guided By Voices’ Tonics And Twisted Chasers has always existed as an anomaly in Robert Pollard’s vast discography. In many ways, the album serves as the tail of a creative comet that in just two years included the “classic line-up” trilogy of Bee Thousand, Alien Lanes, Under the Bushes, Under the Stars and countless singles that crammed endless hooks in their grooves. In the intervening space, Tonics And Twisted Chasers has taken on a mythic status. It’s arguably Pollard’s strangest, gnarliest, most enlightened record and also the fans first chance to see the stitches that bind his galaxy of songs. It’s like peering at the caliber inside a watch, responsible for making the whole enterprise tick. This nineteen-song collaboration with guitarist Tobin Sprout could be interpreted as spontaneous sketches, late-night improvisations, ideas that blossomed later in the timeline (“Knock ’Em Flyin’” and “Key Losers”), but as with anything in Pollard’s orbit, its intention is clear when heard as a cohesive whole. The Pollard tenet that “less is more” is on full display here. The songs rarely creep past ninety seconds and coalesce much like Pollard’s collage-styled visual art. Arena anthems in miniature (“158 Years Of Beautiful Sex”) bash up against eerie piano laments (“Universal Nurse Finger”) without any time to breathe, acoustic lullabies that sound like a Midwestern summer’s twilight (“Look It’s Baseball”) segue into monochromatic post-rock (“Maxwell Jump”). The euphoric joy and obtuse melancholy in Pollard’s voice is so palpable on the album’s standout, “Dayton, Ohio 19 Something & 5” (which has since become a live staple), that it’s impossible to find a more autobiographical yarn in his catalog. The album’s closest analog is 1993’s Vampire On Titus, as it contains that album’s prickly, dark and shimmering obfuscation that only reveals its beauty after repeated listens. Tonics And Twisted Chasers maintains the lore because the melodies are so strong. Using a primitive drum machine, Radio Shack effects, minimal instrumentation and the DIY spirit that guided them in the first place, Pollard and Sprout constructed a masterpiece of pop that could only come from a basement in north Dayton, Ohio. Anyone in that hallowed era who happened upon it, kept it as a secret. – Originally released in 1996 in limited edition on Rockathon – First-time vinyl reissue of GBV holy grail – Original copies go for high collector prices – Comes with insert Artist Guided By Voices Genre Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label Superior Viaduct Buying Options 1LP , 1LP Coloured Vinyl Format 1LP , Coloured Vinyl Condition New Country UK Track Listings Satellite Dayton, Ohio-19 Something And 5 Is She Ever? My Thoughts Are A Gas (Fucked Up Version) Knock ’Em Flyin’ The Top Chick’s Silver Chord Key Losers Ha Ha Man Wingtip Repair At The Farms Unbaited Vicar Of Scorched Earth Optional Bases Opposed Look, It’s Baseball! Maxwell Jump The Stir-Crazy Pornographer 158 Years Of Beautiful Sex Universal Nurse Finger Sadness Is To End Reptilian Beauty Secrets Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Guided By Voices View Product Quick View Guided By Voices Strut Of Kings Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Guided By Voices, Inc. | 1LP Released 28th June 2024 £28.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Guided By Voices Strut Of Kings £28.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Guided By Voices, Inc. SKU: GBVI121 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 28th June 2024 Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Guided By Voices Same Place The Fly Got Smashed Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Scat | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 22nd March 2024 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Guided By Voices Same Place The Fly Got Smashed £26.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Scat SKU: SCAT90 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 22nd March 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Guided By Voices Nowhere To Go But Up Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Guided By Voices, Inc. | 1LP Released 24th November 2023 £26.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Guided By Voices Nowhere To Go But Up £26.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Guided By Voices, Inc. SKU: GBVI120 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 24th November 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Guided By Voices Welshpool Frillies Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Guided By Voices, Inc. | 1LP Released 21st July 2023 £27.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Guided By Voices Welshpool Frillies £27.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Guided By Voices, Inc. SKU: GBVi118LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 21st July 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Guided By Voices La La Land Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Guided By Voices, Inc. | 1LP Released 20th January 2023 £29.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Guided By Voices La La Land £29.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Guided By Voices, Inc. SKU: GBVI117 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 20th January 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Guided By Voices Scalping The Guru Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Guided By Voices, Inc. | 2LP Released 28th October 2022 £27.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Guided By Voices Scalping The Guru £27.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Guided By Voices, Inc. SKU: GBVI116 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 28th October 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Guided By Voices Tremblers And Goggles By Rank Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Guided By Voices, Inc. | 1LP Released 1st July 2022 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Guided By Voices Tremblers And Goggles By Rank £25.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Guided By Voices, Inc. SKU: GBVI115LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 1st July 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Guided By Voices Crystal Nuns Cathedral Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Guided By Voices, Inc. | 1LP Released 4th March 2022 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Guided By Voices Crystal Nuns Cathedral £25.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Guided By Voices, Inc. SKU: GBVI111 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 4th March 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Guided By Voices Devil Between My Toes Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Scat | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 1st April 2022 £24.00 - £25.00 Select options Guided By Voices Devil Between My Toes £24.00 - £25.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Scat Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 1st April 2022 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Guided By Voices It’s Not Them. It Couldn’t Be Them. It Is Them! Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Guided By Voices, Inc. | 1LP Released 29th October 2021 £24.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Guided By Voices It’s Not Them. It Couldn’t Be Them. It Is Them! £24.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Guided By Voices, Inc. SKU: GBVI110 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 29th October 2021 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket See more from Guided By Voices Start again More from Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo View Product Quick View Dirty Heads Dirty Heads Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Eleven Seven Music | 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 15th July 2016 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Dirty Heads Dirty Heads £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Eleven Seven Music SKU: 0849320024613 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 15th July 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Tangled Hair We Do What We Can Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Big Scary Monsters | 1LP Released 16th March 2018 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Tangled Hair We Do What We Can £19.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Big Scary Monsters SKU: BSM215V Formats: 1LP Released Date: 16th March 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Clem Snide Ghost Of Fashion Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Dot Matrix | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 16th December 2022 £35.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Clem Snide Ghost Of Fashion £35.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Dot Matrix SKU: LPDMR5630 Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 16th December 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Told Slant Point The Flashlight And Walk Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Double Double Whammy | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 11th December 2020 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Told Slant Point The Flashlight And Walk £23.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Double Double Whammy SKU: LPDDW074 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 11th December 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Against Me! Shape Shift With Me Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Xtra Mile | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 16th September 2016 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Against Me! Shape Shift With Me £19.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Xtra Mile SKU: XMR123LP Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 16th September 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Negative Approach Tied Down Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Touch & Go | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 6th March 2020 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Negative Approach Tied Down £18.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Touch & Go SKU: TG003LPC2 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 6th March 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Exploding Hearts, The Guitar Romantic (Expanded & Remastered) Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Third Man Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 26th May 2023 £20.00 - £21.00 Select options Exploding Hearts, The Guitar Romantic (Expanded & Remastered) £20.00 - £21.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Third Man Records Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 26th May 2023 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Fear Record Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 2nd February 2024 £28.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Fear Record £28.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP3606C Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 2nd February 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Pere Ubu Cloudland Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Fire Records | 1LP Released 17th August 2018 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Pere Ubu Cloudland £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Fire Records SKU: FIRELP367 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 17th August 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Pillow Queens In Waiting Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Pillow Queens Records | 1LP Released 25th September 2020 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Pillow Queens In Waiting £18.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Pillow Queens Records SKU: PQR001 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 25th September 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Start again
View Product Quick View Guided By Voices Strut Of Kings Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Guided By Voices, Inc. | 1LP Released 28th June 2024 £28.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Guided By Voices Strut Of Kings £28.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Guided By Voices, Inc. SKU: GBVI121 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 28th June 2024 Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Guided By Voices Same Place The Fly Got Smashed Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Scat | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 22nd March 2024 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Guided By Voices Same Place The Fly Got Smashed £26.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Scat SKU: SCAT90 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 22nd March 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Guided By Voices Nowhere To Go But Up Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Guided By Voices, Inc. | 1LP Released 24th November 2023 £26.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Guided By Voices Nowhere To Go But Up £26.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Guided By Voices, Inc. SKU: GBVI120 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 24th November 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket
View Product Quick View Guided By Voices Welshpool Frillies Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Guided By Voices, Inc. | 1LP Released 21st July 2023 £27.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Guided By Voices Welshpool Frillies £27.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Guided By Voices, Inc. SKU: GBVi118LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 21st July 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Guided By Voices La La Land Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Guided By Voices, Inc. | 1LP Released 20th January 2023 £29.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Guided By Voices La La Land £29.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Guided By Voices, Inc. SKU: GBVI117 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 20th January 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Guided By Voices Scalping The Guru Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Guided By Voices, Inc. | 2LP Released 28th October 2022 £27.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Guided By Voices Scalping The Guru £27.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Guided By Voices, Inc. SKU: GBVI116 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 28th October 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Guided By Voices Tremblers And Goggles By Rank Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Guided By Voices, Inc. | 1LP Released 1st July 2022 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Guided By Voices Tremblers And Goggles By Rank £25.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Guided By Voices, Inc. SKU: GBVI115LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 1st July 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Guided By Voices Crystal Nuns Cathedral Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Guided By Voices, Inc. | 1LP Released 4th March 2022 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Guided By Voices Crystal Nuns Cathedral £25.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Guided By Voices, Inc. SKU: GBVI111 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 4th March 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Guided By Voices Devil Between My Toes Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Scat | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 1st April 2022 £24.00 - £25.00 Select options Guided By Voices Devil Between My Toes £24.00 - £25.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Scat Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 1st April 2022 Read More Select options
View Product Quick View Guided By Voices It’s Not Them. It Couldn’t Be Them. It Is Them! Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Guided By Voices, Inc. | 1LP Released 29th October 2021 £24.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Guided By Voices It’s Not Them. It Couldn’t Be Them. It Is Them! £24.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Guided By Voices, Inc. SKU: GBVI110 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 29th October 2021 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket
View Product Quick View Dirty Heads Dirty Heads Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Eleven Seven Music | 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 15th July 2016 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Dirty Heads Dirty Heads £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Eleven Seven Music SKU: 0849320024613 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 15th July 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Tangled Hair We Do What We Can Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Big Scary Monsters | 1LP Released 16th March 2018 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Tangled Hair We Do What We Can £19.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Big Scary Monsters SKU: BSM215V Formats: 1LP Released Date: 16th March 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Clem Snide Ghost Of Fashion Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Dot Matrix | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 16th December 2022 £35.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Clem Snide Ghost Of Fashion £35.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Dot Matrix SKU: LPDMR5630 Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 16th December 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Told Slant Point The Flashlight And Walk Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Double Double Whammy | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 11th December 2020 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Told Slant Point The Flashlight And Walk £23.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Double Double Whammy SKU: LPDDW074 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 11th December 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Against Me! Shape Shift With Me Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Xtra Mile | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 16th September 2016 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Against Me! Shape Shift With Me £19.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Xtra Mile SKU: XMR123LP Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 16th September 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Negative Approach Tied Down Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Touch & Go | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 6th March 2020 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Negative Approach Tied Down £18.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Touch & Go SKU: TG003LPC2 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 6th March 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Exploding Hearts, The Guitar Romantic (Expanded & Remastered) Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Third Man Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 26th May 2023 £20.00 - £21.00 Select options Exploding Hearts, The Guitar Romantic (Expanded & Remastered) £20.00 - £21.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Third Man Records Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 26th May 2023 Read More Select options
View Product Quick View Fear Record Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 2nd February 2024 £28.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Fear Record £28.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP3606C Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 2nd February 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Pere Ubu Cloudland Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Fire Records | 1LP Released 17th August 2018 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Pere Ubu Cloudland £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Fire Records SKU: FIRELP367 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 17th August 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Pillow Queens In Waiting Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Pillow Queens Records | 1LP Released 25th September 2020 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Pillow Queens In Waiting £18.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Pillow Queens Records SKU: PQR001 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 25th September 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders