THIS IS THE US ORIGINAL PRESSING on MAMMOTH RECORDS [Made in England on label, for the U.S., UK and EUROPEAN market].  SINGLE COVER + INNER SLEEVE. The cover is in VG+ condition, normal wear BUT light discolouration on corners/bottom spine, surface ring-halo, left spine is fully readable; INNER SLEEVE in great condition; please for details see photos. Vinyl is in EX condition and plays wonderfully.

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BLAKE BABIES

FREDA BONER, JULIANA HATFIELD, JOHN STROHM

While Blake Babies made several engaging records in the late '80s and early '90s, they never broke out of the collegiate rock circles where they were adored. It wasn't until 1992 that their leader, Juliana Hatfield, began getting recognition as a songwriter in more mainstream publications, but that was after the group was broken up. Over their four albums, Hatfield's songwriting and thin, girlish singing improved drastically as the band's post-R.E.M. alternative pop grew more muscular, branching out into both punkier and folkier territories on each record.

"SUNBURN"

1990      LP     MAMMOTH RECORDS     MR0022-1  

PRINTED IN U.S.A.    ORIGINAL PRESSING

FOR U.S.A., UK & EUROPEAN MARKET

SINGLE COVER + INNER SLEEVE

NOTES: on label (Side B) "Made in England"

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 0 35498-0022-1 2

LABEL: MAMMOTH - RED LABEL w/YELLOW ARTWORK- BLACK TEXT

Label Code: none

Catalog on cover: MR0022-1

Catalog on labels: (Side B only) MR0022-1

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): MR∙0022-1A  MCR  SM(maybe, not clearly legible)  Emw  #09327

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): MR∙0022-1B ll  Emw  #09327X  MCR  SM(maybe, not clearly legible)

 On labels: (on Side A only): Produced by Gary Smith

(on Side B only): ©&℗ 1990 Mammoth Records   MR0022-1

Made in England

On Back Cover: Tracklist & Credits

©&℗ 1990 Mammoth Records.............applicable laws.

tracklisting

Side A: I'M NOT YOUR MOTHER - OUT THERE - STAR - LOOK AWAY - SANCTIFY - GIRL IN A BOX

Side B: TRAIN - I'LL TAKE ANYTHING - WATCH ME NOW, I'M CALLING

GIMME SOME MIRTH - KISS AND MAKE UP - A MILLION YEARS

grading

RECORD EX but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)

Sunburn is not just the Blake Babies' best album, it's in many ways the last great college rock album, the album that's the pinnacle of the U.S. indie guitar scene of the late '80s, and the album that exemplifies what "alternative" meant in those pre-Nevermind days when the term was actually understood to mean something. Juliana Hatfield, John Strohm, and Freda Love (puckishly billed here as Freda Boner) create a literate, emotionally direct brand of catchy, melodic pop based on the post-punk jangle pop of the '80s, but with a slightly tougher edge, particularly in Strohm's guitar sound. For the first time, Strohm contributes two solo writing credits on which he sings lead, the disturbing "Girl in a Box" and the anthemic "Train," which somehow manages to quote both "Mystery Train" and "I Melt with You." However, Sunburn is primarily the album on which Juliana Hatfield's songwriting prowess first flourishes, and it's possibly her finest collection of songs. Kicking off with the one-two punch of the tart kiss-off "I'm Not Your Mother" and the aching "Out There," the finest song of the Blake Babies' career, the album continues through ten more punchy guitar pop songs with lyrics filled with Hatfield's trademark combination of innocence, brashness, wit, and moments of extreme self-doubt...(AllMusic)