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Jesus And Mary Chain’s Live at Barrowlands
22nd March 2016
The band performed their debut album, Psychocandy, live for the first time in its entirety to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release.
To mark this occasion, on the 7 August, Demon Records willrelease Live at Barrowlands, a 10” + LP + CD deluxe edition which chronicles the band’s homecoming gig at Glasgow’s Barrowlands in November 2014.
The deluxe edition is housed in a 40-page hardback book and includes the LP of the Pyschocandy performance cut to 180gm along with the 7-track prequel set containing key singles and fan favourites including April Skies, Head O’ and Reverence cut to 10″ by engineer Noel Summerville (My Bloody Valentine / The White Stripes) exclusive to the package. Also included is a CD of the entire performance, an interview with Jim and William Reid and Alan McGee along with unseen photography from behind the scenes. A 1CD version of Psychocandy Live will also be made available separately.
As part of the ATP Season at the Roundhouse, Camden, the band will perform ‘Psychocandy’ in full on the 5th July for only the second time in the capital since their reformation.