NEW LP + 7" FLEXI-DISC
New sealed copy. 2017 UK limited edition remastered reissue. Includes a bonus song on a special 7" flexi-disc and a 12 page booklet. Pressed by Optimal Media in Germany.
Released in March 1995, Elastica shot straight to number one on the UK Albums Chart, becoming the fastest-selling debut in the UK since Definitely Maybe. A sharp, stylish burst of Britpop energy, it delivered 16 concise, guitar-driven tracks that nodded to Wire, Blondie, and the Stranglers, but with a distinct swagger of their own. Justine Frischmann's dry vocals and Donna Matthews' biting guitar lines drove a sound that felt both familiar and fiercely modern.
Critically acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic, the album earned a Mercury Prize nomination and was later certified gold in the US. It appeared on year-end best-of lists from Rolling Stone, Spin, The Village Voice, and the Los Angeles Times, and by the end of 1995 had sold roughly one million copies worldwide. Retrospective praise has only grown: NME ranked it one of the 500 greatest albums of all time, Pitchfork placed it at number six on their list of the best Britpop records, and it is featured in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Nearly three decades on, Elastica still stands as a defining and enduring piece of the Britpop era.
TRACKLIST:
A1 Line Up
A2 Annie
A3 Connection
A4 Car Song
A5 Smile
A6 Hold Me Now
A7 S.O.F.T.
A8 Indian Song
B1 Blue
B2 All-Nighter
B3 Waking Up
B4 2:1
B5 Vaseline
B6 Never Here
B7 Stutter
C In The City
