{"product_id":"the-clean-anthology-4x-vinyl-lp","title":"The Clean - Anthology, 4x Vinyl LP","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Clean - Anthology, 4x Vinyl LP\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnthology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e serves as a celebration of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Clean\u003c\/strong\u003e, a band whose influence extends so far beyond their New Zealand home that even if you have never heard of The Clean before, you have surely heard of some of the bands (\u003cstrong\u003ePavement, Yo La Tengo, and Superchunk,\u003c\/strong\u003e to name a few) who have been influenced by their unique blend of homemade garage rock, hook-filled melodies, and psychedelic experimentalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product-description\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album is a compilation of songs from across\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cleans\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elegendary musical career, which began in 1981 and continues today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHamish\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Kilgour\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eformed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Clean\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 1978.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHamish\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eplayed drums, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epicked up a guitar and figured out how to play it as he went along. Various other folk passed through the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKilgour\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebrothers orbit during the first two years or so before\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Scott (The Bats\u003c\/strong\u003e) joined on bass.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHamish, David, and Robert\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eall wrote songs and sang in The Clean, who made their first recordings for the renowned New Zealand label\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlying Nun\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 1981.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnthology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ekicks off with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cleans\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecall-to-arms debut\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTally Ho\u003c\/em\u003e!; the story of the infectious tracks $60 recording bill is now legendary. From there, it continues with the early EPs\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoodle Boodle Boodle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGreat Sounds Great\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ein their entirety. The hits\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnything Could Happen, Beatnik, and Getting Older\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003elive favorites like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoint That Thing Somewhere Else\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand instrumentals\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFish and At the Bottom\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eall serve up memories of the joyous noise that characterized\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Clean\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof that time. These recordings, mostly made by the band with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChris Knox\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoug Hood\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat the helm of the 4-track, capture the bright, raw sound of a classic garage band.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a brief breakup, the band recorded\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eVehicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, their first full-length, in 1989.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eVehicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas made in three days and engineered by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlan Moulder\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(later to become one of the top producers of the alternative era, recording the\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSmashing Pumpkins, Nine Inch Nails, and My Bloody Valentine\u003c\/strong\u003e). The sounds of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eVehicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the two albums that followed it,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eModern Rock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e(1994) and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnknown Country\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e(1996), make up the bulk of discs 3 and 4 of the vinyl\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnthology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Clean\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eused organ and other keyboards to mix bouncing pop tunes with continued experimentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to selections from these full-length recordings,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnthology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eincludes two songs released only on an American 7-inch and two that appeared on a bonus flexi-disc with the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModern Rock\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eLP.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cleans\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estory is on-again\/off-again purely by design. 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