Telescopes, The – Taste [IMPORT Clear Vinyl] - New LP

The Telescopes first album. Originally released 1989.

Midlands experimental group the Telescopes were not your average 80s band. Instead of opting for formulaic guitar jangles, the group mashed up psychedelia, space rock, noise rock and indie, with a touch of chamber music here and there. Debut album Taste is considered their masterpiece, and rightly so, the unique result stemming from frontman Stephen Lawrie’s creative vision. The triple-guitar onslaught tips things over the edge in places, yet there are also cool moments of respite. An absolute masterpiece of the whole shoegaze era, and one of the most influential LPs in 90’s alternative rock. Dive in, soak up and be amazed.

TRACKLIST
SIDE A
And Let Me Drift Away
I Fall, She Screams
Oil Seed Rape
Violence
Threadbare
The Perfect Needle
SIDE B
There Is No Floor
Anticipating Nowhere
Please, Before You Go
Suffercation
Silent Water
Suicide

On these recordings The Telescopes are:

Stephen Lawrie...
vocals/ various

David Fitzgerald...
guitars

Joanna Doran...
guitars, french horn

Robert Brooks...
bass guitar

Dominic Dillon...
drums

Julian Overton...
violin

Rose Emery...
piano

all words and music stephen lawrie
copyright control 1989

produced by Richard Formby
arranged by Stephen Lawrie

recorded at The Track Station June 1989
engineered by Ken Macpherson & Chris Bell

color slides by Bridget Hayden