Therapy? 'Troublegum' LP Caramel Vinyl

This re-issue of Therapy?'s 'Troublegum' faithfully replicates the original A&M Records UK release and is pressed onto high quality 180g caramel vinyl.

By the time Therapy? released 'Troublegum' in 1994 they were already well established, but it was the first time many had encountered the group's intensely melodic blend of hard rock and indie, an arresting combination of old and new, striking in its immediacy.

Formed by schoolfriends in Larne, Northern Ireland, Therapy? consistently pushed the rock trio to its limits, often saying that their use of feedback was their fourth instrument. Singer, guitarist and writer Andy Cairns, bassist Michael McKeegan and drummer Fyfe Ewing had been playing together since 1989, and were signed to indie label Wiiija the following year on the strength of their live reputation. After two albums with Wiiija, they were signed to A&M Records, and their 1992 album, 'Nurse', reached the UK Top 40. The group paired with Mission producer Chris Sheldon and went to Chipping Norton Studios to record a follow-up. The results were stunning.

Lead single "Screamager" (on the 'Shortsharpshock' EP) reached the UK Top 10 in March 1993; follow-up "Turn" made the Top 20. By the time 'Troublegum' was released in February 1994, it contained both singles, plus "Nowhere" and "Trigger Inside", further hits from the album. 'Troublegum' is warm and powerful, showing that grunge was not just the preserve of bands from the western seaboard of the US. Mixed without any discernible gaps between tracks, the album offers 45 minutes of attack. Amid the originals, the band's post punk roots are shown by their storming cover of 'Isolation' by Joy Division. Widely acclaimed, 'Troublegum' reached No 5 in the UK charts, went Gold and was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize. It sounds as fresh today as it did in 1994.

Limited LP caramel vinyl pressing

Tracklisting

1. Knives

2. Screamager

3. Hellbelly

4. Stop It You're Killing Me

5. Nowhere

6. Die Laughing

7. Unbeliever

8. Trigger Inside

9. Lunacy Booth

10. Isolation

11. Turn

12. Femtex

13. Unrequited

14. Brainsaw