THIS IS THE UK ORIGINAL PRESSING on SARAH Records. SINGLE COVER. The cover is in VG condition: normal wear BUT discolouration/wear on spines/corners, small break on top spine (above He of Heavenly) surface sticker mark on rear (top right corner), mild creases on edges, 5cm seam split on top spine (centre, due to storage), bent on bottom right corner; please for details see photos (with and without flashlight). Vinyl is in VG+ condition and plays wonderfully.
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Formed from the ashes of C-86 giants Talulah Gosh, Heavenly spearheaded the twee-pop charge of the 1990s, becoming the legendary Sarah Records label's biggest international stars. The four founding members of Heavenly -- vocalist Amelia Fletcher, her drummer brother Mathew, guitarist Peter Momtchiloff and bassist Robert Pursey -- were also among the founding members of Talulah Gosh back in 1985; their new project followed in a direction similar to their previous work, retaining their trademark sweetness-and-light pop flavor but with a tighter, more mature sense of craftsmanship.
"HEAVENLY VS. SATAN"
tracklisting
Side A: COOL GUITAR BOY - BOYFRIEND STAYS THE SAME
LEMONHEAD BOY - SHALLOW
Side B: WISH ME GONE - DON'T BE FOOLED - IT'S YOU - STOP BEFORE YOU SAY IT
1991 MLP SARAH RECORDS Sarah 603
MADE IN ENGLAND ORIGINAL PRESSING
SINGLE SLEEVE
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 5 016557 360318
Label: SARAH - BLACK&WHITE ARTWORK LABEL - WHITE/BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: Sarah 603
Catalog on label (Side B): Sarah 603
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): MPO SARAH 603 A1 ✲ NATAS NATAS NATAS
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): NS MPO SARAH 603 B1 HARAS HARAS HARAS
On labels: (Side B only) All songs by.......
Backing vocals by.......
Copyright Control 1990 Sarah 603 Made in France
On Back Cover: Tracklist
grading
RECORD VG+ but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Heavenly's first album is a remarkable maturation of Talulah Gosh's old manic guitar strum. The melodies are every bit as peppy, but the shambolic chaos is transformed into a sound that, while still jumpy and loose, is much more restrained and sweetly melodic. Similarly, singer Amelia Fletcher's vocals are still cute and girlish, but she's learned a lot more about the concept of pitch, and she's well on her way to becoming one of the most influential singers on the '90s indie pop scene. Heavenly Vs. Satan is considerably less sophisticated than Heavenly's later albums would become (keyboardist Cathy Rogers hadn't yet joined the group, so her keyboard lines and vitally important secondary vocals are missed here), but the songs are among the group's most deliriously giddy. Even wistful love-from-afar tunes like "Lemonhead Boy" and "Cool Guitar Boy' (indie pop's '90s fascination with other bands and love seen in grade-school terms can largely be traced to this album's example) are sweetly catchy, with Peter Momtchiloff's jangleriffic guitar and Fletcher's dreamy, wistful vocals carrying the songs out of the trap of cutesiness so many of their followers would fall into. This is an absolute classic of the indie pop genre...(AllMusic)