Chore Of Enchantment

Classic Black Double Vinyl, Restored Original artwork + DL card. Celebrating 25 years since the release of Giant Sand's legendary 'Chore Of Enchantment', the panoramic masterpiece that was the turning point for the classic line-up featuring seasoned songwriter Howe Gelb and latter-day Calexico members Joey Burns and John Convertino from 1999. Filled with mind-bending one-liners, customary offbeat instrumentation, echo fields and hazy horizons; 'The Chore Of Enchantment' is a songbook of Howe Gelb's greatest songs. The high level production by the legendary Jim Dickinson, PJ Harvey foil John Parish and acclaimed singer/songwriter/producer Kevin Salem, a tour-de-force of Gelb's unique oeuvre. Highlighting their eclectic and esoteric career, this reissue celebrates the band's magnificent, long and winding career. This 2xLP deluxe reissue features restored artwork and newly penned liner notes from MOJO's Dave Henderson. 'A beautiful, emotionally complex album.' The Quietus. Giant Sand have been the primary outlet for the stylistic curveballs and sun-damaged songcraft of singer-songwriter Howe Gelb. In four plus decades he's managed to reinvent rock, country, blues, punk, garage, lo-fi, jazz, gospel, avant-garde noise and flamenco gypsy music with his impressionistic imagery and expansive observations of the world.

Tracks

1~1~Overture
1~2~Well) Dusted (For The Millenium)
1~3~Punishing Sun
1~4~X-Tra Wide
1~5~ 5. 197
1~6~Temptation Of Egg
1~7~Raw
2~1~Wolfy
2~2~Shiver
2~3~Dirty From The Rain
2~4~Astonished (In Memphis)
2~5~No Reply
3~1~Satellite
3~2~Bottom Line Man
3~3~Way To End The Day
3~4~Shrine
4~1~Astonished (In Tucson) (Bonus)
4~2~Dusted (In Tucson) (Bonus)
4~3~Shiver (In Tucson) (Bonus)
4~4~Punishing Sun (In Tucson) (Bonus)
4~5~Bad (Not Good) (Bonus)

Details

Format: Vinyl LP
Artist: Giant Sand
Release Date: 12 April 2024
Genre: Rock
Label: FIRE RECORDS
Distributor: Rocket Group