5013929173637

Mexican R'n'b

The Stairs

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Format: 3CD

Cat No: CDTRED736

Release Date:  25 January 2019

Label:  Cherry Red

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  3

Barcode:  5013929173637

Genres:  Rock  

  • Description

    Formed in 1990 in Liverpool by singer and bassist Edgar 'Summertyme' Jones, guitarist Ged Lynn and drummer Paul Maguire, THE STAIRS quickly attracted a huge cult following with their classic fusion of mid-1960s US garage rock and British R'n'B. Having nearly signed to Imaginary Records, THE STAIRS inked a deal with Go! Discs for three memorable EPs and the album MEXICAN R'n'B (1992). Despite critical acclaim and a loyal following, the album's sales were disappointing and The Stairs' second LP was abandoned after demos were recorded, only to later be exhumed by local label Viper Records.

    Edgar Jones subsequently carved a niche in making albums that continued to evoke the best of music's past while also remaining contemporary, attracting many heavy fans and admirers (Noel Gallagher and Paul Weller among them - Edgar played in Weller's band for a while)..Now properly collectable, with impressive price tags for all of the band's original vinyl editions, MEXICAN R'n'B is treated to its first-ever reissue, remastered with an array of bonus material across two additional CDs.

    The project is supported by Edgar Jones and overseen by Mojo magazine's Lois Wilson, who is closely involved with Edgar's career to this day. Includes the singles 'Weed Bus', 'Woman Gone And Say Goodbye' and 'Mary Joanna'. Disc 1 of this 3-CD Digipak is expanded with the non-album tracks from the EP editions. Discs 2 and 3 revisit the material on the Viper compilations Right In The Back Of Your Mind, Who Is This and The Great Lemonade Machine In The Sky 1987-1994.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Intro
      • 2. Mary Joanna
      • 3. Mr Window Pane
      • 4. Out In The Country
      • 5. Laughter In Their Eyes
      • 6. Sweet Thing
      • 7. Russian R'n'B
      • 8. Right In The Back Of Your Mind
      • 9. Mexican R'n'B
      • 10. Mundane Mundae
      • 11. Wrap Me Round Your Finger
      • 12. Weed Bus
      • 13. Woman Gone And Say Goodbye
      • 14. Sometimes The World Escapes Me
      • 15. Fall Down The Rain
      • 16. Outro
      • 17. Take No Notice Of The World Outside
      • 18. Flying Machine
      • 19. When It All Goes Wrong
      • 20. You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care)
      • 21. Russian Spy And I
      • 22. Yes It Is It's True
      • 23. Mad Song
      • 24. I Can Only Give You Everything
      • 25. Squashed Tomato Stomp
      • 26. Fall Down The Rain

      Disc 2

      • 1. Last Time Around
      • 2. No One Knows
      • 3. Mr Joke Shop Owner
      • 4. I Won't Be Back Again
      • 5. Fall Down The Rain (Surf)
      • 6. Woman Gone And Say Goodbye
      • 7. No Escape
      • 8. Weed Bus (Demo)
      • 9. I Remember A Day
      • 10. Flying Machine
      • 11. Mr Window Pane
      • 12. Right In The Back Of Your Mind
      • 13. We Can Be Happy
      • 14. Laughter In Their Eyes
      • 15. Out In The Country
      • 16. Happyland (Demo)
      • 17. Weed Bus (Demo)
      • 18. Sometimes The World Escapes Me
      • 19. Moonchild
      • 20. Stop Messin' (Toe Rag Vsn)
      • 21. It Was Alright (Toe Rag Vsn)
      • 22. Cabbage Man
      • 23. Do Dah Do
      • 24. Snake Baker
      • 25. Custard Flys
      • 26. Just A Little Sunshine

      Disc 3

      • 1. Skin Up
      • 2. She's So Fine
      • 3. Saw Her Today
      • 4. It Was Alright
      • 5. Gotta Reason
      • 6. Stop Messin'
      • 7. Happyland
      • 8. Set Me Free
      • 9. When She Walks Down My Street
      • 10. Talkin' To You
      • 11. Teenage Head Cancer Blues
      • 12. Untitled
      • 13. Shit Town
      • 14. Love Has Come And Gone Away
      • 15. Driving Me Out Of My Mind
      • 16. I Saw Her Today
      • 17. Do It To It
      • 18. I'm Bored