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LYRES

Few bands in Boston rock & roll history have lasted as long, and made as much good music, as Lyres. Led by garage rock obsessive, record collector, Farfisa organ king, and world-class megalomaniac Jeff "Monoman" Conolly, Lyres rose from the ashes of Conolly's first band, DMZ. Sporting a similar high-energy trash-rock sound indebted to the Seeds, ? & the Mysterians, the Stooges, and the early British Invasion (especially early Kinks), Lyres, for a brief, shining moment, were the kingpins of Boston's punk rock scene. Resembling venerable British blues-rockers Savoy Brown because of a constantly changing lineup (something like 40 musicians have passed through the ranks), Lyres (or more specifically, Monoman) gleefully party on, oblivious of trends or the assorted vagaries of the alternative rock marketplace. A dinosaur in his own right? Perhaps, but as long as Jeff Conolly has his organ, a few guys behind him, and a place to play, the simple joy that can only be had through rock & roll will exist in this world -- hipness be damned!

"THE BOX SET"

1986      3x12" BOX SET     NEW ROSE RECORDS   LYRES ONE

MADE IN FRANCE      ORIGINAL PRESSING

SPECIAL & NUMBERED EDITION of 3000.   THIS ONE #2360

COLOURED VINYL: Green, Red, Clear/Brownish

NOTES: Notes from info sheet (originally placed out of the box:

This box set contains two 12" and one l.p. as follows:

Buried Alive [...] (12" - fc 016)

Someone Who'll Treat You Right Now [...] (12" - new 60)

Don't Give It Up Now [...] (On fyre. l.p - rose 35)

©℗ 1981, 1982, 1985

This box set is a special edition of 3000 copies in coloured vinyl.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: none

LABEL: NEW ROSE - RED and BLACK/PINK LABEL - BLACK TEXT

Label Code: none

 Catalog on box: (outer sheet) LYRES ONE

Catalog on cover: 

Buried Alive 12":  FC 016  NR 220  MU 112

On Fyre LP: ROSE 35  NR 335  MU 241

Someone Who'll Treat....12": NEW 60  NR 300  MU 216 

Catalog on labels:

Disc One: FC 016

Disc Two: ROSE 35

Disc Three: NEW 60

Disc One Matrix / Runout (Side 1, Etched): FC 016 A  FF I  A̷H̷S̷ ̷1̷0̷0̷5̷ ̷A̷  (Stamped): EDP(circled)   STERLING

Matrix / Runout (Side 2, Etched): FC 016 B  A̷H̷S̷ ̷1̷0̷0̷5̷B̷  (Stamped): EDP(circled)   STERLING

Disc Two Matrix / Runout (Side 3, Etched): ROSE 35 A  M6 346082 2 A- ⟷ AHSF 10005 A YPARTX90948 I

Matrix / Runout (Side 4, Etched): ROSE 35 B  M6 346083 2A-2 ⟷ AHSF 10005 B YPARTX90949 I   (Stamped): STERLING

Disc Three Matrix / Runout (Side 5, Etched): NEW 60 A  B-  A̷H̷S̷ ̷2̷0̷0̷5̷ ̷A̷    F   (Stamped): STERLING

Matrix / Runout (Side 6, Etched): NEW 60 B  D  B̷   A̷H̷S̷ ̷2̷0̷0̷5̷ ̷B̷   F    (Stamped): ▷ STERLING

On labels: rim text reads "Tous droits.......Made in France"

© New Rose 1985

SACEM, SACD, SDRM, SGDL (boxed)

Produced by........

℗ .....Ace of Hearts Records

Rights Society / Publishing: SACEM, SACD, SDRM, SGDL

tracklist: PLEASE see photos

grading

RECORDS EX/NEAR MINT but (please, read above description)

BOX COVER VG(+) but (please, see pictures and read above description)

ALBUM SLEEVES EX/NEAR MINT but (please, see pictures and read above description)

Their debut LP, On Fyre, may well be their best. Lyres divide their time equally between covers and originals here, and Conolly's songs are strong enough to stand proudly beside those of his heroes; truth to tell, the album's two most exciting songs, "Don't Give It Up Now" and "Help You Ann," came from his pen. While Conolly's Vox Continental organ keeps his 1960s obsessions up-front throughout, the rest of the band is capable of generating a hard-driving groove, and the performances capture what was exciting and soulful about 1960s punk without drowning in a sea of "retro." If On Fyre has a flaw, it's pacing; the best songs appear on side one, rendering the second half just a bit anticlimactic. But there's good stuff throughout the album, and anyone who digs rock of all eras will find something to shake to on On Fyre...(AllMusic)