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PALE SAINTS

In Ribbons (Expanded 30th Anniversary Reissue)

Limited "unpigmented" 2LP - £45.99 | Buy
LP - £25.99 | Buy

2CD - £15.99 | Buy
The 1990 debut album - 'the comforts of madness' - from Pale Saints is an outstanding record that owed as much to post-punk and Los Angeles’ Paisl...

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The Comforts Of Madness (30th Anniversary Remaster)
  1. Way The World Is
  2. You Tear The World In Two
  3. Sea of Sound
  4. True Coming Dream
  5. Little Hammer
  6. Insubstantial
  7. A Deep Sleep For Steven
  8. Language of Flowers
  9. Fell From The Sun
  10. Sight Of You
  11. time Thief

deluxe 2lp / 2cd

  1. Sight Of You (Original Woodhouse Studio Version) *
  2. Way The World Is (Woodhouse Studio LP Demo) *
  3. Language of Flowers (Woodhouse Studio LP Demo) *
  4. You Tear The World In Two (Woodhouse Studio LP Demo) *
  5. Fell From The Sun (Woodhouse Studio LP Demo) *
  6. A Deep Sleep For Steven (Woodhouse Studio LP Demo) *
  7. Time Thief (Woodhouse Studio LP Demo) *
  8. Sea of Sound (Woodhouse Studio LP Demo) *
  9. Insubstantial (Woodhouse Studio LP Demo) *
  10. Little Hammer (Woodhouse Studio LP Demo) *
  11. True Coming Dream (Woodhouse Studio LP Demo) *
  12. She Rides The Waves (John Peel Show Version) *
  13. You Tear The World In Two (John Peel Show Version) *
  14. Way The World Is (John Peel Show Version) *
  15. Time Thief (John Peel Show Version) *
  16. * = previously unreleased

PALE SAINTS

The Comforts Of Madness (30th Anniversary Remaster)

4ad
  • deluxe 2cd feat unreleased demos & 1989 John Peel Session.

    Released: 17th Jan 2020

    £11.99
    Buy
  • lp

    Released: 17th Jan 2020

    £16.99
    Buy
  • deluxe clear 2lp feat. unreleased demos & 1989 John Peel Session.

    Released: 17th Jan 2020

    £24.99
    out of stock

this legendary record gets the remaster it deserves to celebrate its 30th anniversary.

On the eve of a post-Thatcherite Britain, the Pale Saints, alongside the likes of Lush, Ride and Slowdive, were ushering in a new wave of British indie. And in 4AD, they found a perfect home for their music - an exciting & undeniable meld of noise and dream-pop. Their debut album, The Comforts of Madness, didn’t disappoint, now standing as one of the best of its era. Pitchfork placed it in their Best 50 Shoegaze Albums Of All Time saying, “There’s a restless urgency, particularly when the volume swells and the rhythms intensify. That energy not only keeps (it) vital, it emphasizes Pale Saints’ inventiveness, how they channelled softness and rage into something distinctive.” ***the Deluxe double CD & LP formats include unreleased demos & 1989 John Peel Session.***