| Artist |
Lush |
| Album Title: |
Gala |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Ambient/Dream Pop |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
11/13/1990 |
| Label |
4AD/Reprise Records/Warner Bros |
| Catalog No |
9 26463-2 |
| Bar Code No |
0 7599-26463-2 1 |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Sweetness And Light (5:19)
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| 2.
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Sunbathing (3:09)
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| 3.
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Breeze (2:47)
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| 4.
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De-Luxe (3:31)
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| 5.
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Leaves Me Cold (2:56)
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| 6.
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Downer (2:40)
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| 7.
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Thoughtforms (2:45)
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| 8.
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Baby Talk (2:18)
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| 9.
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Thoughtforms (2:45)
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| 10.
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Scarlet (3:27)
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| 11.
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Bitter (2:02)
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| 12.
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Second Sight (2:40)
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| 13.
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Etheriel (3:25)
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| 14.
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Hey Hey Helen (2:29)
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| 15.
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Scarlet (3:54)
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| Date Acquired |
03/09/1991 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Roadrunner Records |
| Purchase Price |
14.00 |
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Notes |
Credits
Band [Lush] – Chris Acland, Emma Anderson, Miki Berenyi, Steve Rippon
Bass – Steve Rippon
Design – Chris Bigg, Vaughan Oliver
Drums – Chris Acland
Engineer – Ed Buller (tracks: 1 to 3), Guy Fixsen (tracks: 14), John Fryer (tracks: 8 to 13), Lincoln Fong (tracks: 4 to 7), Robin Guthrie (tracks: 4 to 7, 14, 15)
Guitar, Backing Vocals – Emma Anderson
Management – Howard Gough
Percussion – Phil Overhead (tracks: 1 to 3)
Photography By – Jim Friedman
Producer – John Fryer (tracks: 8 to 13), Lush (tracks: 8 to 13), Robin Guthrie (tracks: 4 to 7, 14, 15), Tim Friese-Greene (tracks: 1 to 3)
Vocals, Guitar – Miki Berenyi
foobar2000 1.3.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2016-04-02 04:29:27
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Analyzed: Lush / Gala
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 0.00 dB -14.61 dB 5:19 01-Sweetness and Light
DR10 -4.25 dB -18.66 dB 3:09 02-Sunbathing
DR12 0.00 dB -13.58 dB 2:48 03-Breeze
DR11 -1.86 dB -14.69 dB 3:31 04-De-Luxe
DR11 -1.27 dB -14.26 dB 2:57 05-Leaves Me Cold
DR12 -0.45 dB -13.92 dB 2:41 06-Downer
DR11 -0.87 dB -13.13 dB 2:45 07-Thoughtforms
DR11 -0.34 dB -13.52 dB 2:18 08-Baby Talk
DR11 0.00 dB -13.95 dB 2:46 09-Thoughtforms
DR11 -1.83 dB -15.03 dB 3:27 10-Scarlet
DR11 -0.50 dB -14.44 dB 2:03 11-Bitter
DR11 -0.36 dB -14.75 dB 2:40 12-Second Sight
DR12 -1.36 dB -15.68 dB 3:26 13-Etheriel
DR11 -0.46 dB -12.69 dB 2:29 14-Hey Hey Helen
DR12 -3.70 dB -17.21 dB 3:54 15-Scarlet
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Number of tracks: 15
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 914 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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| Reviews |
AllMusic Review by Andy Kellman:
Serving as an introduction to the U.S. market, Gala compiles the band's first three EPs and adds a couple outtakes. One thing that went overlooked about Lush was their ability to veer from violent and edgy noise breaks to pop effervescence. They were always capable of spewing out Saturday morning glow and Sunday evening doom from song to song. Their early reliance on sheets of distortion, buried vocals, and production issues didn't help this situation. As a result, their out-the-gate raw talent went rather unnoticed, evidenced on their earliest works. Scar demonstrated their under-appreciated diversity immediately. "Thoughtforms" is an example of their heavenly pop greatness, with the vocals sweeter and lighter than angel food cake. The haunting, atmospheric vocals and jittery tempos on the doomy "Second Sight" would end up laying the foundation for Chapterhouse's early material. Not a bad start. Guthrie and his beard hopped on board for the Mad Love EP, immediately chucking the guitars through the Guthrie-izer(tm). Most criticism of the EP pointed at the Cocteau Twin himself, who was accused of heavy-handedness. The guitars do sound a bit like Guthrie's own, but in a more assaultive, jabbing manner. A bad thing? No. All four tracks are goodies, from the cascading and shimmering walls of "De-Luxe" to the darker and heavier middle tracks. Production was an issue again on the Sweetness and Light EP. Tim Friese-Greene kind of polarizes the band's extreme ends, separating the noise and pop just a little too much. Despite a patched-on noise break during the title track, it's still one of the band's career highlights. "Sunbathing" is left in the sun too long, muffling the guitars and shrinking the sparse percussion. "Breeze" wafts by gracefully.
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