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 (ten years ago) link
nice one
― denial plan (electricsound), Thursday, 17 April 2014 23:22 (ten 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 (ten 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 (ten 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