We Are Urusei Yatsura Urusei Yatsura SKU: RGIRL131LPG Barcode: 5051142011862 29.00 £29.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Rocket Girl Released Date: 26th May 2023 Buying Format: 2LP Coloured Vinyl Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Remastered reissue of “We Are Urusei Yatsura” (originally released in 1996), with bonus vinyl of unreleased demos and B-sides Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the founding of Glasgow “Geek Rock” band Urusei Yatsura – Double Gold-Vinyl Reissue of 1996 Album. In the days before “landfill” indie, and in rebellion against a developing Britpop orthodoxy, there were some weird but melodic bands coming of age outside London that drew inspiration from the US underground and the sparkly retro-futurism of Japan. Primitive guitar noise with art rock leanings, post punk DIY and fanzine culture. The best known of these bands was maybe Urusei Yatsura; “noisy stars”, named in honour of Rumiko Takahashi, legendary manga creator. Back in 1996, after several increasingly well-received 7’s, the band travelled to Leamington Spa to record their debut album with John Rivers, producer of Swell Maps and Glasgow scene godparents, The Pastels. The resulting album won the group legions of new fans and gained them their first Independent #1 chart placing, alongside peers Ash and Super Furry Animals. “These were fertile years in Glasgow, a scene with no name, no single sound, where the magic thread tying everyone together was words and works so personal, they couldn’t be mistaken for anyone else’s. ‘We Are Urusei Yatsura’ is a cascade of ‘why not?’ thinking. The way ‘Phasers on Stun’ spirals into ‘Sola Kola’; the sunburned 23-second improv at the end of ‘Pachinko’; the slack-echoing strings of the outro to ‘Road Song’ sprayed with the shrapnel of toy electronics. Pure pop magic, Ren & Stimpy on upstairs, ray-guns, Ian’s homemade walkie-talkie speaker, a beatbox, all sealed with a “Talking Tina” doll’s emphatic endorsement: “I love it”” – Nick Soulsby The vinyl-only double LP set comprises the original 1996 album recorded by John Rivers, accompanied with an extra disk of unreleased demos, rare singles and B-sides which have not been available since the 90’s. It documents the time leading up to the release of the LP and the singles that came from it, capturing the development, lost pop moments and essential experiments from the eccentric and joyful Glasgow band. The cover has been completely remixed using archive photos and artwork from the time, with new interviews and extensive notes. The release marks 30 years since the official birthday of the band, 9/3/93. “When I drove the transit van that took them down to Leamington Spa to record their first proper LP, there was a sense of quiet, assured anticipation. I couldn’t wait to hear it and when I came back a couple of weeks later to pick them back up, I remember so clearly when they played it from the van’s tape deck. Fergus and Graham were hunched over, focusing intently on what they wanted to change about the mix. The reverb wasn’t right or something. Maybe they didn’t like how high the vocals were in the mix. I said to them, you’re listening to the details, but missing what is most important–this is a fantastic record! It was. It is. It is a fantastic record. They were a brilliant live band and I am so lucky to have been able to have been there to see their formation.” – Alex Kapranos. Artist Urusei Yatsura Genre Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label Rocket Girl Buying Options 2LP Coloured Vinyl Format 2LP , Coloured Vinyl Condition New Country UK Track Listings Siamese First Day On A New Planet Pow R Ball Kewpies Like Watermelon Phasers On Stun/ Sola Kola Black Hole Love Velvy Blood Plastic Ashtray Death Everyone Pachinko (-) Kernel Road Song It Is On Yr Mind Teen Dream Majesty Burriko Girl Got The Sun Silver Krest Sucker/ Kitty Litter Lo-Fi Scary Balloons The Power Of Negative Thinking/ The Love That Brings You Down Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Urusei Yatsura and more from Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo View Product Quick View Urusei Yatsura We Are Urusei Yatsura Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Rocket Girl | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 3rd March 2023 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Urusei Yatsura We Are Urusei Yatsura £25.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Rocket Girl SKU: RGIRL131LP Formats: 2LP, 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