JEFFREY LEWIS - The Last Time I Did Acid I Went Insane (Reissue) - LP - Vinyl [OCT 10]

LP - Standard Edition Black Vinyl (2025 Repress). 

• Blang Records are thrilled to announce another two vinyl album re-releases from Jeffrey Lewis’s back catalogue: The debut classic The Last Time I Did Acid I Went Insane (originally Rough Trade 2001) and The critically acclaimed 4th album 12 Crass Songs (originally Rough Trade 2007).

• These album re-pressings coincide with Jeffrey Lewis and The Voltage’s second European and UK tour in 2025 commencing on 25th September in Alkmaar, Netherlands and finishing on 14th October in Manchester UK. • The UK leg of the tour will be supported by Blang artist Sergeant Buzfuz.

The Last Time I Did Acid I Went Insane (VV001LP) : The fragile poetry and lo-fi warmth of JL’s home-recorded debut paint vivid scenes of downtown Manhattan life with cracked sincerity, comic book absurdity and charm. This groundbreaking album continues to charm listeners but has completely run out of stock.

Press Quotes:

“Jeffrey Lewis: ‘The Last Time I Did Acid I Went Insane’ – Best Indie Album of 2002; like his drawings, his music is witty, animated and true.” – New York Daily News

“Bizarre but brilliant… slugging it out to be New Rock capital of the universe, Jeffrey Lewis could well be [New York’s] ace in the hole.”- Uncut

“Modestly brilliant.” [Critic’s Choice]- The Village Voice

“He claws through the bullshit and pretence ingrained in society. [Jeffrey Lewis’ work] …should be cherished.”- TimeOut London

“Jeffrey Lewis isn’t simply a singer, but a creative comic mastermind… brilliant… a staggering work of… genius.” – (9 stars of 10) Addicted to Sound

Blang Records and Jeffrey Lewis have history: before Blang was a label, it started life as a live night at the 12 Bar Club in Denmark Street, hosting many a set of the NY Antifolk artists over on UK shores, including Jeffrey Lewis. Now 20+ years since Jeffrey first played Blang. Native New Yorker Jeffrey Lewis is a comic book writer/artist and a musician. A cult hero birthed from the now infamous antifolk movement that sprung up on Manhattan’s Lower East Side in the 90s, Jeffrey has released dozens of albums showcasing his unique blend of bleakly witty observations, scratchy, lo-fi punk and croaky folk/anti-folk, all firmly rooted in a strong DIY sensibility. Jeffrey and his band have toured the world multiple times over, released albums on Rough Trade, Moshi Moshi and Don GIovanni Records, and have been featured by NPR, The History Channel, The NY Times and more.

UK/Ireland Tour Dates: Oct 7th Tunbridge Wells Forum, 8th Brighton Chalk, 9th Oxford Cowley Workers Social, 10th York The Crescent, 11th Edinburgh La Belle Angèle, 12th Belfast Ulster Sports Club, 13th Dublin Ireland The Grand Social, 14th Manchester Band on the Wall.

Tracklist: 

Side A
A1        The East River
A2        Another Girl
A3        Seattle
A4        The Chelsea Hotel Oral Sex Song
A5        Amanda Is A Scalape

Side B
B1        Heavy Heart
B2        The Last Time I Did Acid I Went Insane
B3        The Man With The Golden Arm
B4        Springtime
B5        Life