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Chemical Playschool Volumes 1 & 2 (2013 remaster)

by Legendary Pink Dots

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thenewspaper This one is a cram-course in Pink Dottery. Of course they are entirely game in these early days, it feels like every moment is a new trick done by tape or a cool riff someone was excited to immortalize. They went on to greater, but this is a thorough map of thirsty, firm-gripping roots like no arborist could ever give you. Except it is art!!--nature's costume! Favorite track: Hanging Gardens (first version).
Christian Mumford
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Christian Mumford Red castles, temper temper ... 1981-82 saw this era of Ancient daze.. d'Arhangel Ka-Spel, the Silverman, April illiffe (nee White) we all love the evil innocence of the early underground.. like I've always heard this era all my life like Abba or duran Duran or... some kind of ditty, keyboard technology makes me think Tim Blake, or the band Twelfth night. of course... Stonehenge... architectural metaphor and the Enid and Blim and ATV and... one day.. LPD. Favorite track: Frosty.
RTW
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RTW I've waited 20 years for this epic collection to finally get a complete digital release. It's an absolute embarrassment of lo-fi riches, including early versions of Brighter Now tracks. It isn't for neophytes, however, who should use the Pink Box or Brighter Now to gradually get used to the early sound. Favorite track: Waiting for the Call/You'n'me.
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jozzga Great album from earlier Dots 'Daze' !
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Defeated 02:32
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Voices 04:30
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Ideal Home 04:02
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Soma Bath 03:38
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Phallus Dei 03:13
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Playschool 01:46
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Brighter Now 05:10
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Professional 03:29
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Brill 05:50
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War Krime 00:43
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Onward 03:28
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Misfortunes 02:34
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Redeemed 02:03
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Frosty 04:39
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Caligula 03:37
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about

1981

Chemical Playschool 1 & 2 dates back to the very beginning of the Legendary Pink Dots.
When LPDs decided to make their first tentative wave from the great ocean of artists just wanting to be noticed, they produced 2 cassettes. "Only Dreaming" had the songs plus a few mangled interludes; "Chemical Playschool " was one long
disturbing trip clocking in at an hour. Parts of that trip are reproduced on CP 1 & 2
("Stars on Sunday", "Redeemed" and others).Also in the pot was a large part of the promotional cassette which EK left in record stores around Europe ("Primer"-written in cyrillic script).
In fact CP 1 & 2 is a compilation of the first year of LPDs.
Beware, much of it appears elsewhere (Legendary Pink Box, Kleine Krieg,Dots on the Eyes,Premonition). It is also not for hi-fi enthusiasts (primitive equipment, the occasional tape "drop-out").
The original run with handmade covers was just 25 copies ,all sent to Eurock in the US .The master tapes were then accidentally erased but cassette copies were found.
This remaster comes from second generation cassettes found stuffed in a box.The music has been painstakingly enhanced and clarified but sound quality is inevitably flawed.The sonic overhaul is respectful- there was no desire to turn the work into something that it isn't.

credits

released July 20, 2013

Those who played a part..
Edward Ka-Spel,The Silverman, April White, Mick Marshall, Pat White,Tony Johnson,Roland Callaway,Pete Ware .

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