It seems a little skronky to me that there doesn't appear to be much Galaxy 500 material available in much of the digital world. What the hell?
I recently purchased the first LP (Today) and was quickly reminded as to how phenomenal this band was / still sounds today. I know that when a band breaks up there isn't usually a funeral to follow but I imagine that if the Velvet Underground ever needed a worthy slow paced sonic dirge to lead a New Orleans style memorial parade , Galaxy 500 would have been the band to do it and groups like Yo La Tengo and The Flaming Lips would be standing among the procession saying AMEN.
In 1988 Thurston Moore claimed Today to be his favorite record of the year and after playing it again tonight, I understand why he said it.
I always loved this Boston band. Great songs. Great records. They even have great photographs on their album covers. Both Luna and Damon & Naomi have done some amazing stuff since, but there will always be a special place in my heart for Galaxie.
ReplyMy fave is the Fourth of July EP. The title track video from that record is here :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBltRtYCws8
Their physical releases have always been a tad spotty as well. I know that they released a CD box set on Rykodisc back in the late 90s. Ryko's always seemed a little slow to release stuff digitally. Unfortunately, the box set appears to be out of print.
ReplyThere was a Peel Session CD that came out a year or two ago - it's still available both in CD media and digitally.