So that box set should be out soon. Meantime, if anyone needs it...
http://wilfullyobscure.blogspot.com/2012/03/for-against-shelf-life-1997-independent.html
(Not on iTunes, Amazon copies are $30 and up.)
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 05:09 (eleven years ago) link
recommended album, 'lilacs' and 'shadow' both among my top FA tracks
― yo is it true mcanus got sonned by a disco after a sunno))) beef (electricsound), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 05:18 (eleven years ago) link
Indeed!
Meantime, an update -- Captured Tracks have pushed back the release by a couple of months, so look for the box in December or January.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 13 September 2012 01:24 (eleven years ago) link
no more new material, apparently
http://www.sicmagazine.net/articles/1281/interview-jeff-runnings-from-for-against
― kiss magritte (electricsound), Thursday, 4 April 2013 21:14 (ten years ago) link
Great interview. Kind of a downer tone to the whole thing not just that announcement, though.
xpost: Thanks for that link, Ned. Would love to see proper reissues of that stuff. But I'll take what I can get in the meantime.
― Austin, Friday, 5 April 2013 00:17 (ten years ago) link
One listen to Shelf Life and I have to say yes to the person upthread that said it's a good starting point for where they would go with Coalesced.
However, I got to the last track ('Seascape') and let out a small squeal when I realized it's a cover of the Tracey Thorn song! And a good one, too!
― Austin, Friday, 5 April 2013 02:06 (ten years ago) link
i guess it shouldn't surprise me that drinking played a significant part in his music, there is a strong vibe of dependence running through a lot of his latterday lyrics
it would be a damn shame if runnings didn't do a solo record at some point. someone needs to lean on him a bit
― de stijlled (electricsound), Friday, 5 April 2013 02:26 (ten years ago) link
box is up for preorder
http://capturedtracks.com/catalog/store/ct-167-168-169-for-against-box-set/
― kel's vintage port (electricsound), Thursday, 7 November 2013 22:40 (ten years ago) link
That price tag, oof!
― Austin, Friday, 8 November 2013 14:37 (ten years ago) link
looks like IPR have reissued 'shelflife' digitally, hopefully more to follow
― kel's vintage port (electricsound), Wednesday, 20 November 2013 22:21 (ten years ago) link
hopes rewarded, masons c.l. & aperture now back in print digitally
― kel's vintage port (electricsound), Thursday, 21 November 2013 23:58 (ten years ago) link
Nice!
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 22 November 2013 00:00 (ten years ago) link
Meantime:
http://www.amazon.com/Shelf-Life-For-Against/dp/B000005LBI/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_9
Audio CD, 1997 -- New: $1,342.94 Used: $74.92
Hooray oh wait
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 22 November 2013 00:02 (ten years ago) link
There's two at that price!
One in Texas, one in Japan.
That's just about as hilarious and awesome as I could hope for.
― Austin, Saturday, 7 December 2013 22:33 (ten years ago) link
This was very fun/satisfying to write:
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18980-for-against-box-set/
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 17 April 2014 14:19 (nine years ago) link
nice one
― denial plan (electricsound), Thursday, 17 April 2014 23:22 (nine years ago) link
Great read Ned. I love that Captured Tracks is doing such great work reissuing all of this stuff, but I do wish they'd do an occassional CD release for these box sets too.
― djenter the dragon? (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 18 April 2014 18:03 (nine years ago) link
The CD versions were already out on Words on Music so this is more exactly for the vinyl crowd.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 19 April 2014 23:11 (nine years ago) link
the song Coalesced. now that is how you write a fucking coda.
― charlie h, Monday, 21 April 2014 01:08 (nine years ago) link
Gotcha! Thanks for clarifying. I guess I was assuming again based on the Cleaners From Venus sets. Or are those out on CD somewhere too?
― djenter the dragon? (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 21 April 2014 15:26 (nine years ago) link
new material forthcoming in the form of a runnings solo record
http://lazy-i.com/2015/01/jeff-runnings-for-against-signs-to-saint-marie-new-album-in-late-summer/
― don't ask me why i posted this (electricsound), Wednesday, 21 January 2015 01:16 (nine years ago) link
It's out now! And really good. All my moody gay summer anthems are on here. It's basically what you'd expect a Harry Dingman-less For Against album to sound like in 2016, but also something of a departure. If, like me, you love Bob Mould's Modulate...
― geoffreyess, Thursday, 23 June 2016 01:33 (seven years ago) link
Also Runnings has a way of writing lyrics where you can't tell if he's singing about relationship troubles or just honoring the other person's layers of unknowability. He's recently married I seem to recall.
― geoffreyess, Thursday, 23 June 2016 01:37 (seven years ago) link
Quick note that a PledgeMusic campaign to get the 90s albums back in print is at 99% with just a couple of days to go.
https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/foragainst
Filled in a corner by ordering the repress of _Shelf Life_ on CD, the one album I've never physically owned. So hey, help 'em out if you can!
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 19 May 2018 03:48 (five years ago) link
Quick addition that they made their goal so these will be coming along.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 19 May 2018 20:59 (five years ago) link
got those 90s reissues in the mail today -- sounding great :)
― geoffreyess, Saturday, 1 December 2018 23:40 (five years ago) link