Strawberry Switchblade's album was released on this day in 1985!
This being the era of vinyl & cassette, the album was 2 separate sides. Side 1 opened with Since Yesterday & ended on 10 James Orr Street with Andrew Poppy's arresting epilogue demanding you sit quietly & let it resonate 🧵
Side 2 of the Strawberry Switchblade album also opened with a bright single - Let Her Go - & ended with a sombre atmospheric orchestrally-augmented track.
The lush Michel Legrand-esque strings on Being Cold bring side 2 to a profound & resonant end
So the CD reissue of the Strawberry Switchblade album with it all in 1 sweep & a bunch of extra tracks (that's the standard track listing on streaming services too) doesn't deliver the intended flow. But we surely can't see the likes of Poor Hearts & the extended Trees and Flowers as detrimental?!
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