1985: As the last detached murmurs of post-punk
slowly crest into the earliest whispers of shoegaze,
standing there in a world all their own, cutting a
profile both unique and incomparable is the
Jesus and Mary Chain. With equal influence
gleaned from The Stooges and The Shangri-Las,
The Velvet Underground and The Beach Boys, the
band releases the unassailable godhead album,
Psychocandy.
In celebration of 40 years of one of the most
important and watershed albums of all time,
Third Man Records is humbled to announce our
partnership with The Jesus and Mary Chain and
the re-release of Psychocandy pressed on glorious
black vinyl with a limited run pressed on hot honey
vinyl. Packaged in a single pocket sleeve using the
original artwork including the printed inner sleeve.
Cut by Warren Defever at Third Man Mastering
using super high definition 192khz transfers of the
original 1985 mix and featuring the classic JAMC
line-up of Jim Reid, William Reid, Douglas Hart and
Bobby Gillespie.
