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Magpie Eyes 1982-1985 by The Loft (London) (CD, 2005)

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The Loft - Magpie Eyes 1982-1985. Artist:The Loft. Your item will be previously owned but still in great condition. The disc will play perfectly without interruption and the case, inlay notes and sleeve may show limited signs of wear.

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Rev-Ola Records
UPC
5013929442221
eBay Product ID (ePID)
24050187550

Product Key Features

Artist
The Loft (London)
Format
CD
Release Year
2005
Release Title
Magpie Eyes 1982-1985
Genre
Rock
Run Time
21 mins 2 seconds

Additional Product Features

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Indie jangle-pop outfit the Loft are featured on the excellent retrospective MAGPIE EYES. The set collects nearly everything the group produced between 1982 and 1985, including outtakes and live material. "Why Does the Rain," "Up the Hill & Down the Slope," "Lonely Street," and many others are included. Magpie Eyes 1982-1985 is an excellent compilation that gathers this short-lived group's output. The Loft never quite got the attention they deserved as a guitar pop band. The fact that they were on Creation Records and later turned into the Weather Prophets seemed to often overshadow the band's music. The complete, stumbling, perfect imperfections of "Why Did the Rain" highlight the group's strong points, with distinct, melodic guitar leads over a jangling rhythm section. Tracks like this one helped set the stage for the direction of indie pop over the next 20 years. The warm production emphasizes a classic structure that draws from the Velvet Underground, Television, and the Byrds. A crisper production follows on the rest of the tracks, but this short collection never falters in song quality. "Skeleton Staircase" lightly drones and jangles as Pete Astor croons is his faltering, song-speak way. Andy Strickland's clean guitar work balances out the uneven moments. "Winter" is another fine track, with the vocals and guitar raised to the very front of the track as the muffled drums carry the back. It could easily be mistaken for something off of the Flying Nun roster. "Up the Hill and Down the Slope" is the group's swan song -- endemic of their entire output -- a seemingly tangled mess of guitars and crooked melodies, but structured to perfection. The collection improves upon 1989's Once Around the Fair by adding four live tracks including a great version of "Up the Hill and Down the Slope". ~ Jon Pruett
Distribution
MSI Music Distribution
Number of Audio Channels
Stereo
Number of discs
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
USA

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