Opal LP Early Recordings w/ Outtakes & Unreleased RARE 

Opal

Early Recordings

• Vinyl GradeM- (Mint minus)
• Cover GradeM- (Mint minus)
• Format1 LP
• LabelSerpent/ Rough Trade
• Catalog NumberRough US 53
• Year1989
• AudioStereo

“While Opal's Happy Nightmare Baby is more representative of the group's richly textured brand of neo-psychedelia, the stripped-down Early Recordings compilation is an even better example of David Roback and Kendra Smith's remarkable songcraft. Released in the wake of the group's breakup, the album collects the majority of tracks from the Fell From the Sun and Northern Line EPs, along with a handful of outtakes and unreleased cuts, all spotlighting Opal's more subdued, acoustic-folk side. Peeling away the mystical haze which enshrouded Happy Nightmare Baby, the songs are plaintive and stark, exposing the emotional complexity at the band's core -- the wistful "Empty Box Blues" and the haunting "Harriet Brown," both previously unissued, are unmatched in their beauty and grace.”
—allmusic.com

Note: the bottom right corner of the cover has been lightly bumped (see image).

Side A
1. Empty Box Blues
2. She's A Diamond
3. My Only Friend
4. EMpty Bottles
5. Grains Of Sand
6. Brigit On SundaySide B
7. Northern Line
8. Strange Delight
9. Fell From The Sun
10. Harriet Brown
11. Lullabye 
12. All Sould

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