Filed under: Codeine, Newsworthy | Tags: All Tomorrow's Parties, Codeine, Primavera
Late last year we issued a press release about a new direction Numero was going in: The 1990s. Alright, it didn’t explicitly say that, but it was implied in the content. On May 8th 2012 we’ll be reissuing the near-complete works of the seminal “slowcore” pioneers Codeine, and we’ll be setting a new standard for the modern reissue as a result. Their three albums for Seattle’s Sub Pop label, 1990′s Frigid Stars LP, 1992′s Barely Real, and 1994′s The White Birch, have been given the full Numero treatment, in a package that rivals our Boddie box.
All three double albums will be sold separately, or you can buy them together as the deluxe box set: When I See The Sun. We’ll be announcing a pre-order for the box shortly, and the first 500 will come with a bonus 45. Watch this spot for details.
The contents:
Frigid Stars LP
A
1. D
2. Gravel Bed
3. Pick Up Song
4. 3 Angels
5. New Year’s
B
1. Second Chance
2. Cave-In
3. Cigarette Machine
4. Old Things
5. Pea
C
1 Castle (SOS Demo)
2 Skeletons (SOS Demo)
3 Three Angels (SOS Demo)
4 Corner Store (SOS Demo)
5 Summer Dresses (SOS Demo)
D
1 Pea (Acoustic)
2 Second Chance (Demo)
3 Pickup Song (Demo)
4 Cave-In (Demo)
5 Kitchen (SOS Demo)
Barely Real
A
1. Realize
2. Jr
3. Barely Real
B
1. Hard To Find
2. W.
3. Promise Of Love
C
1 JR (Dessau Demo)
2 Hydroplane (Live)
3 Wird (Dessau Demo)
4 I Wonder (Dessau Demo)
D
1 Tom (Dessau Demo)
2 A l’Ombre de Nous
3 Cracked in Two
4 Realize (Alternate take)
5 Broken-Hearted Wine
The White Birch
A
1. Sea
2. Loss Leader
3. Vacancy
4. Kitchen Light
5. Washed Up
B
1. Tom
2. Ides
3. Wird
4. Smoking Room
C
1 Median (Peel Session)
2 Loss Leader (Peel Session)
3 Sure Looks That Way (Peel Session)
4 D (Live)
D
1 Atmosphere
2 Something New
3 Ides (Demo)
4 Smoking Room (Demo)
Additionally, a CD of the same material will accompany each album, packaged in a manner that is respectful of the object—not just thrown in as an afterthought.
Lastly, the band has announced a handful of dates to support the re-release of their catalog.After that, they go back in the box for another 20 years. Three dates have been confirmed, with another dozen or so club gigs to follow:
May 26 London – All Tomorrow’s Parties
June 1 Barcelona – Primavera
June 8 Porto, Portugal – Primavera Porto
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I guess I’ll need to get into Codein now.
Comment by Ed Corcoran January 23, 2012 @ 12:59 pmbring the downers.
Comment by Bern Manning January 23, 2012 @ 2:56 pmunreal! this is the most pleasant surprise of 2012 yet. thank you so so much. i consistently listened to White Birch while going to sleep from 94-96.
Comment by Brad Theard January 23, 2012 @ 3:35 pmwill this be part of the Sub ???
Comment by trevor gage January 23, 2012 @ 5:52 pmplease let this be included in subscriptions!
Comment by Clint January 24, 2012 @ 12:06 amThis won’t be included in the 2012 Subscription, but you can use your 15% subscriber discount to buy all three or the box for cheaper.
Comment by numerogroup January 24, 2012 @ 8:00 amShouldn’t this have been #401 or 501? You guys are gonna overlap at some point.
Comment by William January 24, 2012 @ 8:07 amBy the time the original numbering series gets up to 200, they’ll probably be putting out 4 LP sets of Dr. Dre’s earliest beat tapes, so the Codeine reissues won’t feel out of place.
Comment by Ed Corcoran January 24, 2012 @ 8:12 amThe likely hood of overlap at this point is rather slim. Do the math:
42 releases divided by nine years of making records is a little under five records per year. We would need to stay in business for 31 more years to overlap.
Comment by numerogroup January 24, 2012 @ 8:13 amNew headline: Numero Group To Shut Doors After 40 Years In Business, Says Source
Comment by William February 14, 2012 @ 1:38 amThis is going to be awesome.
Comment by Tanner January 25, 2012 @ 4:04 pmHow soon do you think the pre-order will be put up, like 2-3 days soon or will it be a couple weeks?
We’ll be announcing the pre-order next week.
Comment by numerogroup January 25, 2012 @ 4:34 pmGreat release that I’ll buy immediately. I do wish subscriptions were all inclusive, which is kind of the point frankly. I applaud the new direction of the label and your continued good taste.
Comment by Rod Ganiard January 29, 2012 @ 6:11 pmRod-
It would be nearly impossible for us to predict an all-in price for every title we issued in a year. That said, it would likely be in the neighborhood of $300, which we feel is pricing ourselves out of our own market.
Comment by numerogroup January 30, 2012 @ 8:04 ami see both points made ….by splitting the subscription into 2 parts still comes close to 300 ( i paid 250 last year ).. i will in a few days still spend the 150 for the subscription , but dont say the subscription will take care of everything
Comment by trevor gage January 30, 2012 @ 1:55 pmI’d be happy to pony up the extra if your releases outstrip your projections. I kind of doubt this one came out of the blue. I’d also like to know that a copy is reserved for me. FWIW, I subscribe (commit) to several labels and purchase all their releases. E.g., I have every release, both vinyl and CD, from Mosaic and have each new release automatically charged to my cc and shipped. Thanks for listening.
Comment by Rod January 31, 2012 @ 6:13 pmI was thinking the other day about how cool an “all-inclusive” numero sub would be. People could get regular releases, pre-order goodies, and even the more limited special items. Maybe the apparel too? This might have to be limited or something, and would definitely cost more, but I know I would definitely be buying it.
Comment by Clint January 31, 2012 @ 7:47 pmReblogged this on lapeauhesite.
Comment by philailleurs February 4, 2012 @ 4:58 amThe beginning of this year for music was sinking until i found out about this! Numero never disappoints.
Comment by Ruben cortez (@Givememotorhead) February 16, 2012 @ 2:23 pmso , can we order it ???
Comment by trevor gage February 16, 2012 @ 6:57 pmthis makes a lot of sense now and should sell a lot to the southern rap community, as they love codeine.
Comment by bob a February 18, 2012 @ 10:47 pm