Johnny Marr + The Healers – Boomslang (New Vinyl) (Deluxe Edition)

NEW DOUBLE LP

New sealed copy. On vinyl for the very first time, and unavailable on digital streaming services. 2024 remastered reissue including the original album remastered at Abbey Road Studios plus never before heard bonus tracks. Re-imagined artwork.

Boomslang is the first and to date only album by Johnny Marr + the Healers. It was released in 2003 through Artistdirect and iMusic. The band consisted of Zak Starkey, drummer for the Who and son of Ringo Starr, and former Kula Shaker bassist Alonza Bevan, with Marr playing guitars, lead vocals and keyboards. The literal definition of the word "boomslang" is "a venomous, tree-dwelling snake... of tropical and southern Africa". The expression "I got boomslang..." in South Africa means to get caught up in something (like a boomslang snake hanging from a tree.) For example, "I was about to leave work when I got boomslang by a customer who needed something, and had to stay late."

The 2001 single "The Last Ride" – and its B-sides "Need It" and "Long Gone" – were included in the track listing. "Down On the Corner" was also released as a single, promoted by an appearance on The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn in February 2003. "Bangin' On" was released as a single in 2003 and got to #78 in UK.

TRACKLIST:

A1    The Last Ride (2024 Remaster)
A2    Caught Up (2024 Remaster)
A3    Down on the Corner (2024 Remaster)
A4    Need It (2024 Remaster)
B1    You Are the Magic (2024 Remaster)
B2    InBetweens (Zak Starkey) (2024 Remaster)
B3    Another Day (2024 Remaster)
B4    Headland (2024 Remaster)
C1    Long Gone (2024 Remaster)
C2    Something to Shout About (2024 Remaster)
C3    Bangin' On (2024 Remaster)
C4    The Way That It Was
D1    All Out Attack
D2    Get Me Wrong
D3    Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
D4    A Woman Like You