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 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 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.

jozzga Great album from earlier Dots 'Daze' !

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1.	Defeated 02:32	info	buy track
2.	Voices 04:30	info	buy track
3.	Ideal Home 04:02		buy track
4.	Black Highway 05:00	info	buy track
5.	Soma Bath 03:38	info	buy track
6.	Dolls House + Louder After Six (first version) 11:43		buy track
7.	Stand Firm, Damien 00:48		buy track
8.	Phallus Dei 03:13	info	buy track
9.	Playschool 01:46	info	buy track
10.	Dying for the Emperor 07:02		buy track
11.	Peace Krime 1 04:21		buy track
12.	Brighter Now 05:10		buy track
13.	Peace Krime 2 02:41		buy track
14.	Primer Strana 02:38	info	buy track
15.	Apocalypse Then (first version) 04:05	info	buy track
16.	Professional 03:29		buy track
17.	Donna's Blitzed Again 02:56		buy track
18.	Brill 05:50		buy track
19.	War Krime 00:43		buy track
20.	Break Day + Shit...It's Raining 12:48		buy track
21.	City Ghosts (first version) 04:15		buy track
22.	Onward 03:28		buy track
23.	Legacy (first version) 03:58		buy track
24.	One for the Pearl Moon (first version) 05:39		buy track
25.	Sensory Deprivation 04:05	info	buy track
26.	Temper Temper 03:54	info	buy track
27.	Amphitheatre Stomp 01:43		buy track
28.	Misfortunes 02:34	info	buy track
29.	Red Castles (first version) 04:51		buy track
30.	Hanging Gardens (first version) 04:31		buy track
31.	Redeemed 02:03		buy track
32.	Before The End 03:45		buy track
33.	Waiting for the Call/You'n'me 05:01		buy track
34.	Amphitheatre (first version) 05:04	info	buy track
35.	Frosty 04:39		buy track
36.	That's My Boy 06:02		buy track
37.	The Wedding (first version) 03:39		buy track
38.	Stars on Sunday 11:23	info	buy track
39.	Caligula 03:37	info	buy track
40.	Moaners-Passover 06:10		buy track

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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.

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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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