{"product_id":"troublegum-30th-anniversary-reissue","title":"Troublegum (30th Anniversary Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP - Limited Edition 180g Caramel Vinyl. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis re-issue of \u003cstrong\u003eTherapy?\u003c\/strong\u003e's \u003cem\u003eTroublegum\u003c\/em\u003e album faithfully replicates the original \u003cstrong\u003eA\u0026amp;M\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eRecords\u003c\/strong\u003e UK release and is pressed onto high quality 180g caramel vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the time Therapy? released \u003cem\u003eTroublegum\u003c\/em\u003e in 1994 they were already well established, but it was the first time many had encountered the group's intensely melodic blend of hard rock and indie, an arresting combination of old and new, striking in its immediacy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormed by schoolfriends in Larne, Northern Ireland, Therapy? consistently pushed the rock trio to its limits, often saying that their use of feedback was their fourth instrument. Singer, guitarist and writer \u003cstrong\u003eAndy Cairns\u003c\/strong\u003e, bassist \u003cstrong\u003eMichael McKeegan\u003c\/strong\u003e and drummer \u003cstrong\u003eFyfe Ewing\u003c\/strong\u003e had been playing together since 1989, and were signed to indie label \u003cstrong\u003eWiiija\u003c\/strong\u003e the following year on the strength of their live reputation. After two albums with Wiiija, they were signed to \u003cstrong\u003eA\u0026amp;M Records\u003c\/strong\u003e, and their 1992 album, \u003cem\u003eNurse\u003c\/em\u003e, reached the UK Top 40. The group paired with Mission producer \u003cstrong\u003eChris Sheldon\u003c\/strong\u003e and went to \u003cstrong\u003eChipping Norton Studios\u003c\/strong\u003e to record a follow-up. The results were stunning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLead single \"\u003cem\u003eScreamager\u003c\/em\u003e\" (on the \u003cem\u003eShortsharpshock\u003c\/em\u003e EP) reached the UK Top 10 in March 1993; follow-up \"\u003cem\u003eTurn\u003c\/em\u003e\" made the Top 20. By the time \u003cem\u003eTroublegum\u003c\/em\u003e was released in February 1994, it contained both singles, plus \"\u003cem\u003eNowhere\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eTrigger Inside\u003c\/em\u003e\", further hits from the album. \u003cem\u003eTroublegum\u003c\/em\u003e is warm and powerful, showing that grunge was not just the preserve of bands from the western seaboard of the US. Mixed without any discernible gaps between tracks, the album offers 45 minutes of attack. Amid the originals, the band's post punk roots are shown by their storming cover of \u003cem\u003eIsolation\u003c\/em\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003eJoy Division\u003c\/strong\u003e. Widely acclaimed, \u003cem\u003eTroublegum\u003c\/em\u003e reached No 5 in the UK charts, went Gold and was nominated for the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMercury Music Prize\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. It sounds as fresh today as it did in 1994.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Proper Records","offers":[{"title":"LP - 180g Caramel Vinyl","offer_id":58260765933913,"sku":"SDZ-38652","price":33.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/PID-30792-96-001.png?v=1781093532","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/troublegum-30th-anniversary-reissue","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}