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Man Or Astroman ROYGBIV (Recordings From The BBC)

Chunklet | Item No: 1165704
Vinyl Box Set | 2024 / US – Original | New
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Eight 7inches and a flexi disc.

Chunklet Industries is proud to announce a breakthrough in broadcasting technology. For the first time, the BBC working hand-in-hand with intergalactic audio pioneers Man…or Astro-Man? present to you seven volumes of their famed U.K. radio sessions recorded between 1994 and 1997.

"Even at the time, it felt implausible that Man...or Astro-Man? would do over a dozen sessions at the mighty British Broadcasting Company. Initially it was the legendary John Peel who had the band on his Radio 1 show—six times between 1993 and 2000—after Birdstuff sent him a postcard ordering him never to play the band. Peel allegedly had a shrine to our Auburn heroes at his country estate, and while we believe that to be true, we’ve yet to see photographic evidence. The list of bands that recorded a session for Peel (neé Ravenscroft) is mind boggling and estimable. Most American bands would be lucky to record a single Peel session. For Astro-Man? to have played as much as they did at his request is an indisputable testament to the band’s fevered devotion to performing. But also, let’s be honest: John Peel had pretty great taste. As reference, The Fall performed on Peel’s show more than 25 times between 1977, a year after the band was formed, and the death of leader Mark E. Smith in 2018. The fact that a decidedly obtuse and dorky band from Auburn, Alabama, would perform on Peel’s show more times than The Jesus Lizard, Fugazi, and Nirvana combined is proof positive that Astro-Man truly put in the work... especially on the British airwaves. What the BBC documented in its studios peppered across the country was a band that evolved in plain view from a spazzy surf band into a shit-hot post-punk powerhouse.

More than a decade ago, with my daughter, still in diapers, resting on my lap, I had a sit-down with Coco. He gave my outrageous idea of doing an extended Astro BBC retrospective a cautiously enthusiastic thumbs-up. Flash ahead to 2024: my daughter is now a teenager, and that preposterous idea is finally materialized. Thank the heavens. Thank the stars. The first (and hopefully not the last) Astro box set is now a full-blown reality. To see this completed is a thrill and a privilege, and a highlight of my charmed lifetime as a die-hard Astro fan."—Henry H. Owings (aka The Boo Yaa Boy)
Item Details
Item No: 1165704
Artist: Man Or Astroman
Title: ROYGBIV (Recordings From The BBC)
Label: Chunklet
Catalog No: CHK7083-089
Format: Vinyl Box Set, Vinyl, Singles, 7", Box Set
Pressing: US – Original
Release Date: 2024
Genre: Rock & Indie
Style: Indierock | Alternative
Available since: 2024-09-12
Condition: New
Price: 109,99 €
Weight: 2500g (plus 250g Packaging)
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Tracklist
A1 Shockwave
A2 Mouthful Of Exhaust
B1 Sadie Hawkins Atom Bomb
B2 Theme From The Munsters
C1 Shockwave
C2 Mouthful Of Exhaust
D1 Sadie Hawkins Atom Bomb
D2 Theme From The Munsters
E1 Gargantua's Last Stand
E2 Name Of Numbers
F1 Special Agent Conrad Uno
F2 Time Bomb
F3 Sferic Waves
F4 ________(Classified)
G1 Put Your Fingers In The Socket
G2 Inside the Head of Mr. John Peel
H1 Inside The Atom
H2 24 Hours
I1 Maximum Radiation Level
I2 U-Uranus
J1 The Man Made Of Co2
J2 9-Volt
K1 Television Fission
K2 Welcome To The Wicky Wacky World Of John Peel
K3 Lo Batt
K4 The Miracle Of Genuine Pyrex
L1 Jonathan Winters Frankenstein
L2 With Automatic Shut Off
M1 Rovers
M2 Transmission from Venus
N1 Max Q
N2 Don't Think What Jack
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