Cranes - FuseWhilst the release of 1989's Self Non Self EP represented an introduction to the band for many (John Peel among them) Cranes had quietly made their debut with the release of the Fuse cassette in 1986 on local Portsmouth label Bite Back! Infamous among hardcore fans, the recordings have been largely unavailable since release (Fuse made an appearance as a bonus track in later years) with the original tape changing hands on line at a premium. Remastered

LUMP is the artist

and it was not until 2007 that the soundtrack album was issued

Coming off his newfound automotive freedom

and as a solo artist

A’ by Jean Jacques-Perrey

Fantasy and the original version of the surprise Christmas hit Just The One - it went on to achieve gold status

expression

two drums and a bunch of effect pedals

For the first time on vinyl

a turned-on Black music emerged to soundtrack the agony of America at a c rossroads

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This is the sound of a band realizing its potential