{"product_id":"gene-loves-jezebel-discover-glad-to-be-alive-40th-anniversary-expanded-edition","title":"Gene Loves Jezebel - Discover \u0026 Glad To Be Alive (40th Anniversary Expanded Edition)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"174\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"19\"\u003eBeggars Banquet\u003c\/strong\u003e announce the 40th anniversary reissue of \u003cem data-start=\"61\" data-end=\"71\"\u003eDiscover\u003c\/em\u003e, the breakthrough album by \u003cstrong data-start=\"99\" data-end=\"121\"\u003eGene Loves Jezebel\u003c\/strong\u003e, newly remastered and expanded across a double LP.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"176\" data-end=\"532\"\u003eThe release is completed by \u003cem data-start=\"204\" data-end=\"222\"\u003eGlad To Be Alive\u003c\/em\u003e, a live recording from a show in Nottingham in 1986, pressed to vinyl here for the first time since its original release. Capturing the band in full flight, it offers a raw counterpoint to the studio record. Louder and unrestrained, demonstrating the energy that drove their rapid ascent during this period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"534\" data-end=\"706\"\u003eFor this 40th anniversary edition, the original album has been remastered by \u003cstrong data-start=\"611\" data-end=\"628\"\u003eHenry Rudkins\u003c\/strong\u003e at AIR Studios. It is presented on double black vinyl with updated artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"708\" data-end=\"1022\"\u003eTwin brothers \u003cstrong data-start=\"722\" data-end=\"735\"\u003eJay Aston\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"740\" data-end=\"757\"\u003eMichael Aston\u003c\/strong\u003e began making music together in 1980, forming their band initially called Slav Arian with guitarist \u003cstrong data-start=\"857\" data-end=\"871\"\u003eIan Hudson\u003c\/strong\u003e and a drum machine. Raised in Porthcawl, South Wales, the Astons relocated to London in 1981, where the project evolved into \u003cstrong data-start=\"997\" data-end=\"1019\"\u003eGene Loves Jezebel\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1024\" data-end=\"1484\"\u003eOriginally released in 1986, \u003cem data-start=\"1053\" data-end=\"1063\"\u003eDiscover\u003c\/em\u003e captures Gene Loves Jezebel at a watershed moment, propelling the band to an international audience. On \u003cem data-start=\"1168\" data-end=\"1178\"\u003eDiscover\u003c\/em\u003e, their sound fully comes into focus, balancing the darker textures of their early work with a sharper, more melodic edge. Built around driving rhythms, chiming guitars and a more expansive sound, the album captured Gene Loves Jezebel hitting their stride with a sound that travelled further than before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1486\" data-end=\"1807\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eAt its centre is \u003cem data-start=\"1503\" data-end=\"1529\"\u003eDesire (Come and Get It)\u003c\/em\u003e, the band’s most recognisable single. A track that distilled their songwriting into something both urgent and accessible, without losing the edge that defined their early work. Around it, the album moves between taut, rhythm driven tracks and more expansive, grandiose moments.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BEGGARS BANQUET","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":58148997398873,"sku":"SDZ-46501","price":34.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Gene-Loves-Jezebel-Discover-_-Glad-to-be-alive.png?v=1779891041","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/gene-loves-jezebel-discover-glad-to-be-alive-40th-anniversary-expanded-edition","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}