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Exclusive Record Store Day Vinyl In Ireland

The Jesus and Mary Chain – Early Years: 45s 84-85 (RSD 2025 Splatter Vinyl Edition)

Dive into the raw, feedback-drenched origins of alt-rock icons The Jesus and Mary Chain with this Record Store Day 2025 exclusive – a newly remastered compilation of their early singles and B-sides (1984-1985), pressed on limited-edition splatter vinyl. Featuring their legendary 1984 debut "Upside Down" (with Syd Barrett cover "Vegetable Man") and essential Psychocandy-era singles, this 13-track collection captures the band’s revolutionary noise-pop chaos in its purest form.

Why This Is Essential

✔ First-ever splatter vinyl edition of these early singles
✔ Newly remastered audio – louder, sharper, more volatile
✔ Includes Creation Records debut "Upside Down" + rare B-sides
✔ Psychocandy-era classics: "Never Understand," "You Trip Me Up"
✔ Limited RSD 2025 pressing – a collector’s holy grail

Tracklist Highlights

• Upside Down (1984 debut single)

• Vegetable Man (Syd Barrett cover)

• Never Understand (Psychocandy lead single)

• You Trip Me Up (jangly menace)

• Just Like Honey (early version)

• …plus deep cuts and B-sides

Legacy

• 1984-1985: The birth of noise-pop, influencing My Bloody Valentine, Nirvana, and Sonic Youth

• Creation Records’ first seismic release – Alan McGee’s game-changer

• Loud-quiet-loud blueprint for 90s alt-rock

• Syd Barrett tribute: A rare cover from psych’s fallen angel

Record Store Day Must-Have

This splatter vinyl time capsule won’t last – feedback always fades.

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Available in-store at Zhivago Gifts, Galway