POST #9 - VERTICAL SLIT - ....And Beyond or HOW I LEARNED TO STOP CARING AND LOVE THE BLOG

Vertical Slit - ...And Beyond

First of I'd like to just say welcome back to Forever Lowman! I really appreciate the support I still was getting during my brief hiatus and the still very frequent downloads.

Here I offer you the CD release of Vertical Slit ...And Beyond, a compilation of some material you would later see V-3 play [and perfect, in my opinion], along with some other Vertical Slit regulars (maybe the same single versions even) of songs like "Smudge" and "New Thrill/New Pill" as well as a great cover of Joy Division's "I Remember Nothing. I was once told that this was actually the first independently released CD which was even limited to 500 copies, all hand numbered. I'm not sure if that is actually true or not but I've heard it regardless. These recordings date fomr 1976 all the way to some in 1990, the liner notes posted above give greater detail of the different recording line ups and dates recorded.

This CD was released by the Ropeburn label in 1990

On this recordings:
Jim Shepard - Guitar/Vocals
and company

Track Listing:
1) It's Not Easy - 1.56
2) Living In Fear - 3.39
3) New Thrill/New Pill - 2.12
4) Scrap Metal Burial Ground - 2.49
5) The Object - 1.17
6) The Dangling Thread - 1.46
7) Hex That Girl - 2.51
8) Smudge - 7.27
9) Peruvian Landslide - 1.13
10) Starlight Investor - 3.23
11) Party/Cop/Judge - 1.40
12) Why I Shot The President - 3.14
13) Public Service Announcement - 3.56
14) Bass Bow Piece - 4.55
15) 6x4f#5 - 2.09
16) Please Take Hold
17) My Hands Don't Sleep - 2.59
18) Trenchcoat - 2.59
19) The Dangling Thread Wraps Around My Neck - 0.52
20) End Of An Era - 3.40
21) I Remember Nothing - 5.11
22) Populatia De Frequentia - 3.32
23) Loop That Lower Loop Henry - 1.08
24) End Of "Exchange" - 1.19

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