Dandelion Adventure
John Peel Session
Released for the first time ever, here is the Dandelion Adventure session that they recorded for the John Peel show in 1990. These tracks have never been released before on any album and were recorded exclusively for Peelie. Featuring a double drum attack (Geoff and Jason), bass (Ajay), guitar (Stan), and vocals (Mark). Recorded on 13 May 1990 at Maida Vale Studios, and broadcast on 18 June 1990. Engineered by Mark Farrar and produced by Dale Griffin... it's a monster sounding session. The flip side of the album showcases the group's very first release... a demo tape they recorded in Blackpool in 1988 on a 4-track recorder (including fan favourite 'Speed Trials'). Plus a couple of songs that were recorded in their Oyston Mill rehearsal space in Preston. The whole album is a perfect capsule of the first and last thing the group ever recorded, and a brilliant reminder of the genius that this band exuded. All on 180gr blue vinyl with an insert full of photos, posters, reviews, gigography. Dandelion Adventure were one of the greatest underground bands to emerge from Lancashire in the late '80s. At a time when the UK was fizzing with great groups like My Bloody Valentine, Bog-Shed, The Pastels, A Witness, bIG fLAME, and whilst more "established" underground giants like The Fall, The Nightingales, and Spacemen 3 were all going strong and steady, Dandelion Adventure certainly held their own. A band tendering the kind of leviathan rhythms that only early '80s Fall could have competed with, time changes that would make Captain Beefheart proud, and an experimental streak to get the pulse racing of any On-U-Sound fan. This is a limited edition release of 200 copies worldwide. You snooze, you lose!