Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Vinyl Records and Rare LPs:

	B.R.M.C. New Import - MOVLP1032 Sealed 2014 180gm 2LP Expanded Vinyl Reissue. Includes Four Bonus Tracks And Side D Hast Custom Etching. more
	B.R.M.C. New - Vinyl - CSDLP 1184 Sealed 2022 2LP Gatefold Reissue From Cobraside Distribution. Includes Five Bonus Tracks From The Screaming Gun CD EP. Didn't Come Sealed, Housed In A Resealable Outer Sleeve. "This L.A.-Based Band (Originally Hailing From San Francisco) Came Along Just When They Were Needed Most. This Self-Produced Major-Label Debut Boldly Plunders A Reverb-And-White Noise Course Previously Trampled Underfoot By Long-Gone British Bands Of The Late '80s And Early '90s (The Jesus & Mary Chain, The Verve, Ride, The Stone Roses, Etc.). It All Sounds Very British, On Many Levels, Despite The Fact That Only One Band Member Is An Englishman Living In Exile In The States. On Some Songs, However, The Driving, Over-Amped Guitars (Often Buzzing With "Vu Needles-In-Red"-type Feedback) And Pounding Drums Have A Swaggering Primeval Feel That Rivals Solid Detroit Rock Outfits, Both Old And New (Including The Stooges And The Go, To Name Two). A Few Have Dark, Introspective Lyrics, With Subjects Like Impending Death ("Rifles" At Their Heart, While Others Have A Positive, More Uplifting Feel (Cf. "Salvation"), But It's Really The Group's Cohesive, Solid Production Overall That Captures A Shoegazing, Blustery Rock Vibe Not Heard For Nearly A Decade Or More. Highlights Abound On This Astonishing Disc, Including The Bitter Opening Salvo, "Love Burns," The Diaphanous Space Pop Of "Too Real," And The Flurry Of Sawtooth Guitar Scree That Is "Whatever Happened To My Rock N' Roll (Punk Song)," A Track Recalling The Manic Intensity Of The Stooges Circa Fun House." AMG Review By Bryan Thomas. more
	Beat The Devil's Tattoo Colored Vinyl - New - VR579 Sealed 2022 2LP Limited Edition Gatefold Reissue, Pressed On Marbled Coloured Vinyl. Includes 22x33 Fold Out Poster. Cover Says 45RPM But Apparently Playback Is Actually 33 1/3RPM. "Black Rebel Motorcycle Club's 2010 Album, Beat The Devil's Tattoo, Finds The Band Splitting The Difference Between The Rootsy Americana Of 2005's Howl And The Return To Fuzzed-out Noise Rock That Was 2007's Baby 81. Having Once Again Parted Ways With Original Drummer Nick Jago, Bassist Robert Levon Been And Guitarist Peter Hayes Seem To Have Found A Renewed Creative Spark With Replacement Drummer Leah Shapiro. Shapiro Comes To The Fold With Strong Noise Rock Credentials, Having Been A Member Of The Punk-psych N.y.c.-based Dead Combo And Touring With The Raveonettes. With An Overall Sound That Seems Inspired By A Searing Mix Of Old-timey Blues Mixed With A Hypodermic Blast Of Melodic Noise, There Is A Driving, Wild-eyed Intensity To Many Of The Tracks On Beat The Devil's Tattoo. From The Opening Death-ballad Title Track And The Gospel-meets-madchester "Conscience Killer," The Stoned Robot Funk Of "War Machine," And The Blissed-out Acoustic Folk Ballad "Sweet Feeling," Brmc Are In Top Form. But If You're Looking For Gutting-jet-engine Lift-off, The Cosmically Epic, Sanguine Rock Anthem "Bad Blood," With Its Repeated Chorus Of "I Can See It In Your Eyes And Now It's Gone" Is, Like The Rest Of Beat The Devil's Tattoo, Likely To Grab You By The Throat And Leave Its Mark For Some Time To Come." AMG Review By Matt Collar. more
	Howl New - Vinyl - CSDLP 1161 Sealed 2021 2LP Embossed Gatefold, Latest Reissue. Can't Confirm Colour Variation. "Since The Release Of Take Them On, On Your Own In 2003, Things Were Tumultuous For Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. They Were Unceremoniously Dropped By Virgin In A Cloud Of Bad Feeling. They Lost Their Drummer. They Bounced Back And Signed With Rca. They Welcomed Back Their Drummer. Somewhere In The Middle Of All This They Completely Revamped Their Sound. In Fact, Their First Record For Rca, 2005's Howl, Sounds Like The Work Of An Entirely Different Group. Gone Are The Insistent Tempos, The Snarling Vocals, And The Sheets Of Guitar Noise. Gone Is The Hostile And Often Belligerent Pose Of The First Two Albums. Gone Is The Influence Of Noise Rock Bands Like The Velvet Underground And The Jesus And Mary Chain. The Band Has Embraced Classic American Music, Namely Country, Blues, And Gospel. It's Dramatically Expanded Its Sound To The Point Where You Wonder If The Albums That Preceded This Were Some Kind Of Reductionist Prank. The Band Has A Light Touch And Sense Of Drama And Arrangement Here That Seems To Have Come Out Of The Blue. (Check The Credit To T-bone Burnett For "Additional Recording Assistance" For A Clue, Though.) In Fact, The First Thing You Hear On The Album Is Enough To Have You Checking To Make Sure The Disc Isn't Defective: The Multi-tracked Vocals Of Peter Hayes And Robert Levon Been Emulating A Gospel Choir At The Beginning Of "Shuffle Your Feet," A Rollicking Slice Of Front-porch Country Complete With Strumming Acoustic Guitars, Harmonica, Handclaps, And Slide. It's No Fluke Because For The Most Part The Album That Follows Is Built On Similarly Relaxed, Acoustic, And Loose Underpinnings. Tracks Like "Still Suspicion Holds You Tight," "Devil's Waiting" (Which Features The Return Of The Multi-tracked Choir), And "Complicated Situation" Have A Lightness And Ease That They Previously Could Never Have Achieved. Other Songs Benefit From The Expansion Of Sound Too: "Weight Of The World" Has An Epic, Reaching-for-the-stars Feel Not A Million Miles From Coldplay And Their Followers (Though It Has More Gritty Soul Than That), While "Howl"'s Fuzz Chamber Sound Is The Closest Thing To Their Previous Work, But The Circus Organ, Sleigh Bells, And Dynamics Give The Song Color Where It Would Have Been Shades Of Gray. On These Songs And Elsewhere The Vocals Are Much More A Part Of The Sound Now As They Are More Upfront And Impassioned. Both Hayes And Been Have Fine Voices That Are Well Suited To Their New Direction, Sincere And Gritty But Never Strained. Along With A New Sound Brmc Seem To Have Found Religion Too, As Nearly Half The Songs Revolve Around God, The Devil, Sin, And Salvation. "Restless Sinner" And "Gospel Song" (Which Shows That The Band Hasn't Completely Abandoned Its Old Influences, As The Song Is Filtered Closely Through Spaceman 3's Interpretation Of Gospel) Are The Most Obvious Manifestation Of This New Focus, But Much Of The Record Has The Exuberance And Weight Of A Band Wrestling With Heavy Emotions. Well, That But Without Being Quite As Boring As It Sounds. Of Course, Boredom Is Relative And By The End Of The Record You May Find Yourself Wondering Whatever Happened To Your Rock & Roll. You May Feel Betrayed By Their Sudden Shift Away From Noise And Danger, Confused By The Sudden Change From A Band Of Sulky Post-teens With Sex And Danger On Their Minds To Questioning (Though Still Young) Adults Looking For Salvation. Understandable, No Question. If You Want Your Rock Dirty, Loud, And Dangerous (Though Brmc Were Only Halfway Believable When That Was Their Image), You Had Better Look Somewhere Else. If You Want It Thoughtful And Passionate But Still Alive And Realistic, Then Give Howl A Chance. Brmc Have Grown Up And Grown Interesting." AMG Review By Tim Sendra. more
	The Screaming Gun Demos New - Vinyl - CSDLP 1184 Sealed 2022 Original. Comes Not Sealed In Shrink-Wrap But An Outer Resealable Sleeve. The Demo Version From The 1999 Screaming Gun Sessions, With previously Unreleased Tracks "Sulk", "Soul Searching" & "Motor Bass". more
	Wrong Creatures Colored Vinyl - New - 538703660 Sealed 2022 2LP 25th Anniversary Gatefold Pressing On Marbled Coloured Vinyl. Manufactured Using 100% Recycled Plastic Material From Other Vinyl Production. Each LP Has A Unique Colour Variation. "While It Would Be Incorrect To Say That All Of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club's Albums Are Borne Out Of Tragedy And Trial, It Often Feels That Way. In 2010, Lead Singer/bassist Robert Levon Been Lost His Father, The Call Singer (And Brmc Sound Engineer) Michael Been, To A Heart Attack, Mere Months After The Release Of Beat The Devil's Tattoo. Subsequently, A Sense Of Loss And Mourning Colored All Of The Band's Moody 2013 Follow-up Specter At The Feast. In 2014, Drummer Leah Shapiro Underwent Brain Surgery To Treat A Neurological Disease. Though She Had Recovered By The Time The Band Began Work On Their Eighth Studio Album, 2018's Eerie And Menacing Wrong Creatures, A Sense Of Spiritual Peril Pervades Much Of The Album. As Been Sings On "A Question Of Faith," "I'm A Question Of Faith/i'm A Faded Mind/i'm What Calls You Away/i'm What Leaves You In Time." It's Just This Sort Of Doomed Reflection That Permeates Much Of Wrong Creatures. However, Rather Than Simply Being A Dark And Cynical Glimpse Into A Metaphysical Void, The Album Actually Feels Lighter Than Recent Releases. It's Even Somewhat Of A Return To The Group's Fiery, Punk-influenced Early Work With Songs Like The Sneering "Spook" And The Brain-pounding "King Of Bones" Built With Swaggering Simplicity Around Chugging Electric Guitar Riffs And Metallic Drum Beats. Cuts Like The Woozy, Psychedelic "Calling Them All Away" And The Laconically Bluesy "Haunt" Are As Spine Tingling As Anything On Specter, But Feel Looser, More Improvised, As If The Band Jammed Them Into Being. There's Also A Sense Of Post-punk Grandeur Here With Tracks Like "Ninth Configuration" And The Sparkling "Echo" Bringing To Mind A Mix Of Late-'80s U2 And Early-'90s Swervedriver. Still, The Band's Emotions Remain As Vaporous And Ectoplasmic As Ever. On "Haunt," Been Sings "Dead Flag, Ship Of Fools You Command/i'm Trying Not To Wither Away/and I'm Wondering If I'll Feel The Grace/i'm Trying To Unlove This World/but It Has No Other Place." On Wrong Creatures, It's Refreshing To Hear A Band So Wrought With Spiritual And Emotional Demons Find Their Rock & Roll Grace And Let It Rip." AMG Review By Matt Collar. more