{"product_id":"the-brian-jonestown-massacre-take-it-from-the-man","title":"The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Take It From The Man!","description":"\u003cp\u003e30 years on from its original release in 1996, a repress of the classic 4th album from the Brian Jonestown Massacre\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter recording their shoegaze-influenced debut album \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMethodrone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1995) and releasing a collection of early recordings, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpacegirl \u0026amp; Other Favorites\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the band took influence from 1960s British psychedelic garage rock and recorded \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTake it from the Man!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from November 1995–February 1996. After recording the entire album with an unnamed producer who scrapped the recordings, the band re-recorded the album on a minimal budget, mostly at Lifesource Studios in Emeryville, California with production from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePsychic TV\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLarry Thrasher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, whose usual \"studio\" approach was vetoed out by the band's back-to-basics approach.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe album's psychedelic garage rock has often been compared to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe Rolling Stones\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Released by Bomp! Records on May 28, 1996, it is the first of three full-length albums released by the band in 1996, preceding \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheir Satanic Majesties' Second Request\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThank God for Mental Illness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The album has featured in several \"best of\" lists and has been cited by several musicians as an influence. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Straight Up and Down\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which is featured in two alternate versions on the album, later became the theme music for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoardwalk Empire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"A RECORDINGS","offers":[{"title":"180g Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":60424966439257,"sku":"SDZ-56447","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Untitled-design-6_8eaae6dd-eb46-4701-abb0-bd4c92856537.png?v=1794237476","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/the-brian-jonestown-massacre-take-it-from-the-man","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}