• Formed in Buffalo, New York, in 1989, MERCURY REV quickly grew to become leading figures in left field alternative rock. Earlier albums veered towards experimental, off-kilter psychedelia but by the end of the decade, the band had developed their own brand of serene, piano-based Americana with the acclaimed, best-selling LP Deserter’s Songs (1998). • Originally issued in September 2008, SNOWFLAKE MIDNIGHT was the seventh album by Mercury Rev and followed The Secret Migration (2005) and All Is Dream (2001) – both of which have already been treated to deluxe editions by Cherry Red. • Although the album wasn’t fanfared by any singles, the tracks ‘Senses On Fire’, ‘Butterfly’s Wing’ and ‘Snowflake In A Hot World’ all enjoyed exposure on radio. Meanwhile, the vinyl edition of Snowflake Midnight was issued as a double LP with a bonus disc of remixes, entitled STRANGE ATTRACTOR. And V2 also released a 12” EP featuring further remixes. • Cherry Red Records are proud to unveil a deluxe 5-CD edition of this relatively recent highlight in the continuing musical story of Mercury Rev, compiled and coordinated by the band’s Jonathan Donaghue and Sean ‘Grasshopper’ Mackowiak. • Joining the original album are a second disc of previously unissued outtakes, entitled Hymn Of The Heavenly Snowflake, a third disc cryptically entitled Snowflakes From A Train (again, hitherto unheard) and a fourth disc of live material (again, unreleased until now). Disc 5 offers the first commercial CD outing for STRANGE ATTRACTOR, with the added bonus of those four 12” remix tracks. • This expanded edition of SNOWFLAKE MIDNIGHT is presented as a plush, hardbook book containing original album lyrics, lots of visuals and new sleeve-notes by acclaimed author and journalist Martin Aston. Tracklist DISC ONE:SNOWFLAKE MIDNIGHT1. SNOWFLAKE IN A HOT WORLD2. BUTTERFLY’S WING3. SENSES ON FIRE4. PEOPLE ARE SO UNPREDICTABLE (THERE’S NO BLISS LIKE HOME)5. OCTOBER SUNSHINE6. RUNAWAY RAINDROP7. DREAM OF A YOUNG GIRL AS A FLOWER8. FARAWAY FROM CARS9. A SQUIRREL AND I (HOLDING ON… AND THEN LETTING GO)DISC TWO:HYMN OF THE HEAVENLY SNOWFLAKE1. IS THAT YOU?2. TRIUMPHANT ELEPHANT3. EVENING DELIGHT4. THE WITCHES OF MINK HOLLOW5. LULLABY FOR LEGS DIAMOND6. UPSTAIRS AT THE CONTINENTAL7. BRAINWAVE CONCERTO #12 ATJOHN ZORN’S PLACE8. CFNY IN THE MID EIGHTIES (SOUNDS LIKE)9. THE RECURRING DREAM OF MARV LEVY10. BELLES OF KINGSTON11. THE FLYING SAUCER12. REMEMBER THAT TIME WHEN WE …ALL TRACKS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASEDDISC THREE:SNOWFLAKES FROM A TRAIN1. SATURDAY IN THE DARK2. THE FALL OF SOPHIA3. MAYOR IN A CATHOUSE4. THE GIANT COURTHOUSE SCREW5. 4AM TRAINS ACROSS KINGSTON6. FLASHBACK AND FREEDOM7. STEPPING IN AND STEPPING OUT8. LAST TRAIN TO POUGHKEEPSIEDISC FOUR:LIVE 20081. SNOWFLAKE IN A HOT WORLD2. OCTOBRE SUNSHINE3. YOU’RE MY QUEEN4. PEOPLE ARE SO UNPREDICTABLE5. BUTTERFLY’S WING6. DREAM OF A YOUNG GIRL AS A FLOWER7. THE DARK IS RISING8. SENSES ON FIREDISC FIVE:STRANGE ATTRACTOR1. LOVE IS PURE2. TAKEN UP INTO CLOUDS, CHANGED, AND RAINED DOWN3. PURE JOIE DE LA SOLITUDE4. PERSISTENCE AND THE APIS MELLIFERA5. FABLE OF A SILVER MOON6. LOOP, LISSE, LOOP7. IN MY HEART A STRANGE ATTRACTOR8. INCIDENT ON ABEEL STREET9. AF DEN FADER KOMMER DEN SOL10. BECAUSE BECAUSE BECAUSE11. NOCTURNE FOR NORWOODBONUS TRACKS12. BUTTERFLY’S WING (ISAN ALIEN ADOPTION REMIX)13. SENSES ON FIRE (FUJIYA AND MIYAGI REMIX)14. BUTTERFLY’S WING (CARLOS ANTHONY MOLINA ”4 ON THE FLUX” MIX)15. SENSES ON FIRE (HOLDEN MIX)
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