ESSENTIAL! 70 minute CD includes digital remaster of this classic 1982 studio album by the cult Manchester band, originally released on Factory Benelux Records. Rightly regarded as one of the brightest jewels in the Factory crown. The three bonus tracks comprise The Presence, Concorde Square and Sexus, all being the full-length maxi single versions. Artwork remodeled by Julien Potter. Full sleeve notes. "17 years on TPP sounds like what it probably always was: urgent, postmodernist psychedelia with less deb   [ read more ]

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Scissorgun is a record that's timeless, powerful and even occasionally menacing, full of surprises and subtle twists in direction. A revelation! Crispy Ambulance are at the same time both minor note, cult band and an art/prog rock icon who inhabit an enormous and uniquely individual sonic mood-scape. The Joy Division influence is undeniable only insofar as Crispy Ambulance too are haunting, aggressive, and transcend both time & trend in similiar fashion. Crispy Ambulance have always confounded the listener    [ read more ]

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Extended 70 minute CD comprising live tracks mix-desk recorded around Europe during the winter of 1981-1982, including Rainforest Ritual, United, Choral, Deaf, Brutal, The Plateau Phase, Nightfall Ends the Ceasefire, Bardo Plane, Klaxon, Chill, I Talking ? You Talking, Lucifer Rising. Bonus tracks include both sides of the rare debut 1980 single on Aural Assault, and Black Death from FBN 16. Detailed band biography in booklet plus live photos. 1999 edition artwork by Julien Potter. "Here was a band that had   [ read more ]

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The ultra-rare 10" released on Factory in 1980 (Fac 32), 'Deaf' and 'Not What I Expected', and 8 other studio cuts which have long held Grail-like status for band aficionados plus never before released, the band's acclaimed Peel session and Mark Radcliffe's Transmission program and a generous number of live tracks recorded at various locations in 1982, all never studio recorded. Among the best of these is the deranged "Frozen Blood".

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Live album by cult Manchester post-punk band Crispy Ambulance, recorded in tour in Europe during 1981/1982. Album also includes three studio tracks from rare singles.

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Darla and LTM are pleased to announce a brand new studio album from cult post-punk Factory Records band Crispy Ambulance. The band has clearly distilled their unique sound. Produced by Graham Massey of 808 State/Biting Tongues fame, "The Powder Blind Dream" is the third studio album from the Crispies, following "The Plateau Phase" (1982) and "Scissorgun" (2002). Recorded in Manchester, the album comprises 11 excellent new songs. As always, the line-up remains: Keith Darbyshire: bass, Robert Davenp   [ read more ]

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Drawing in large part from the Open Gates of Fire release, Fin, so named since the band had already called it a day, makes for an excellent adjunct to the band's studio work, showing that the quartet didn't merely enjoy live performances, they thrived on them. Those not convinced by the attractive dark glow of Crispy Ambulance's studio work might well be surprised at how powerful and yet still mysterious the four members sounded in concert. Hempsall throws out some humorous between-song comments   [ read more ]

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Crispy Ambulance's material had been reissued off and on over the years, but it was the series of re-releases in 1999, along with the offer from long-time Crispies fanatic Graham Massey (808 State) of a Manchester venue to play in, which prompted a full reunion for a one-off. A near complete record of the performance -- a version of Iggy Pop's "Funtime" done just for the hell of it is absent -- Accessory After the Fact shows the quartet well up for it, its rehearsal time well spent. It    [ read more ]

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While various CD reissues had resurrected much of the Crispies' back catalog, there was still a variety of singles and random tracks kicking around by the time Les Temps Moderne embarked on a proper re-release program. As a result, the label topped everything off with Frozen Blood, meant to put the final seal on the group in the digital age. Starting with the long out-of-print second single Unsightly & Serene, the core of the release consists of two radio sessions, one for legendary U.K. DJ {$Jo   [ read more ]

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