Following in the snow tracks of When I See The Sun, our massive, near-complete Codeine overview, comes What About The Lonely, an eight song LP recorded at the group’s live zenith. Captured direct from the mixing board at a stop on Codeine’s November 1993 swing through the Midwest opening for Mazzy Star, the album finds the trio of Stephen Immerwahr, John Engle, and Doug Scharin running through their hits at Chicago’s notorious Lounge Ax for a crowd of chatty 120 Minutes fans. Gastr Del Sol’s David Grubbs joins for two songs on guitar, slinking on and off the two foot stage with little fanfare, but leaving an indelible mark on the performance.
Constructed for Record Store Day 2013, What About The Lonely will be issued as a one-time pressing of 2000 150 gram LPs.
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Uhhhh Kickass!!!! Of course the first question we’re all going to ask. Will this be included in the sub?
Comment by Sam January 7, 2013 @ 10:32 amNot included in the subscription. People were down on WTNG last year, so we decided to keep the subscription titles in our safety zone.
Comment by numerogroup January 7, 2013 @ 10:35 amWill Subscribers at least be able to order it through your site and use their discount, since it isn’t getting added to the vinyl sub?
Comment by Kev January 7, 2013 @ 10:39 amWe’ll squirrel a few copies away for mailorder customers.
Comment by numerogroup January 7, 2013 @ 10:44 amCool.
Comment by Kev January 7, 2013 @ 12:08 pmOk. I know this is for record store. And no doubt I will be in a record store that day. But I can not leave it to chance to buy this record on record store day. Can I pre order it from you guys? Please.
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Comment by Geoff Hoover January 8, 2013 @ 5:55 amWe can’t guarantee that there will be any real quantity left over post-RSD. What we do post up will be first come, first served.
Comment by numerogroup January 8, 2013 @ 8:31 am[...] nuevo álbum cimentado en un directo de los Stephen Immerwahr, John Engle y Doug Scharin en 1993. “What About The Lonely” recupera 8 canciones grabadas en el Lounge Ax de Chicago, correspondientes al repertorio de Codeine [...]
Pingback by Numero Group prepara más material inédito de Codeine... January 8, 2013 @ 12:34 pmI hope you could keep a copy for me over in New Zealand, we don’t really have access to RSD releases over here and it would sit with my box set very nicely..
Comment by Bill January 9, 2013 @ 2:51 pm[...] honor of Record Store Day 2013, The Numero Group will release a vinyl pressing of the Codeine concert set, What About The Lonely. The live LP will be limited to [...]
Pingback by Modern Vinyl – Live set from Codeine being pressed January 10, 2013 @ 11:31 amGreat, more crap!
Comment by Dan Kiley January 10, 2013 @ 4:07 pm[...] Codeine – “What About The Lonely” [live LP] (4/20 – Record Store Day – via Numero Group) [...]
Pingback by [Future Faves?] Anticipated 2013 Album Releases : Bradley's Almanac January 15, 2013 @ 8:10 amIs any store in Australia getting these in?
Comment by Nick January 30, 2013 @ 6:06 pmWe’ll post the full list of stores the week before RSD. We deal with a handful of Australian stores directly—encourage yours to reach out.
Comment by numerogroup January 31, 2013 @ 10:36 amHello,
Comment by Riccardo February 6, 2013 @ 7:12 amI’m Riccardo from Italy I hope you could keep a copy for me!!!
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Pingback by Codeine are back… | stefanosantoni14 February 13, 2013 @ 8:15 amFuck RSD and the horse it rode in on.
Comment by Julian March 7, 2013 @ 4:37 pmHello,
Comment by Sten March 23, 2013 @ 8:37 amI’m Sten from Germany I hope you could keep a copy for me!!!
I’m trying to get this in UK through independent record stores I buy a lot of music from regularly. No joy so far, so, I hope you guys at Numero can help out. I would like this to sit alongside my ‘when I see the sun box set’ from 2012. I had to buy that one in Boston USA on a business trip from UK. Also, any sign of a CD release as with the 3 studio albums…
Comment by Martin Atkinson April 21, 2013 @ 9:00 amMartin- Check this space shortly for details on where you can buy WATL?
Comment by numerogroup April 22, 2013 @ 8:41 amThanks, meantime I’ve ended up buying from a dealer in California at a hugely inflated price plus I’ve taken a hit on shipping and will get stung by UK HMRC (customs & excise) and post office (handling charge) when these land at my door. Oh well – live & learn. Happy to have LP and CD though!!
Comment by Matin Atkinson April 29, 2013 @ 12:20 pmwell, usual Record Store Day bullshit for me…. my local shop was sent ONE copy, that had to be raffled off. Suffice to say I WASN’T the lucky winner!
Could you tell me why you would press so few? when you know the demand will be so much higher? I’m certainly not elitist, but I have been collecting records for a long long time and this sort of practice really pisses me off.
I love what you are doing, just not the manner in which you do it!
…I think i’m just bitter, I agree with Julian’s comment above.
Comment by Benj April 28, 2013 @ 1:37 am2000 is a very appropriate number for a Codeine live album. THe proof is in the fact that we still have copies for sale here: http://www.numerogroup.com/catalog_detail.php?uid=01502
Comment by numerogroup April 29, 2013 @ 6:57 amHello,
bought the vinyl version on amazon.de
They still have 3 copies:
What About the Lonely [Vinyl LP]
Can My local record store order a copy for me? I’m in the UK and don’t like the idea of having to pay $24 shipping!
Comment by Benj April 29, 2013 @ 7:08 amMailorder only at this point. You can always buy more items to lower your shipping total.
Comment by numerogroup April 29, 2013 @ 7:21 am