Lifetones, For A Reason on Vinyl VERY RARE
$
225
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Description
From Wikipedia: For A Reason is the sole studio album by English duo Lifetones, consisting of This Heat's Charles Bullen and his then-neighbour Julius Cornelius Samuel. It was released in 1983 under the Tone of Life imprint, and was later reissued in 2016 by Light In The Air Records. The album – recorded in Cold Storage Studios – combines post-punk and dub with a range of different stylistic influences from World Music. Intended as a reaction against "the culture of death that was around" at the time, the album is also far more positive in comparison to Bullen's work with This Heat; its "koanic" and "ephemeral" lyrics subverting common linguistic cliches and tropes through repetition.
Mostly ignored in 1983, the album would go on to become an expensive & "sought-after" collector's item in the decades following its release. It received far more attention upon being reissued, with most of it being very positive in nature. The album has additionally garnered praised from musicians such ad David Grubbs and Daniel O'Sullivan.
This example is used, but like new having been played only a few times and stored in a thick plastic bag since its purchase. There is little to no surface noise and the inner sleeve is stamped with the corresponding patent number, important to collectors. In the past this record has sold for as much as $350.00 in this condition.
It is also a very interesting and pleasant listen. They should have done more.
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