Our Solar System

1000 copies pressed. 40th anniversary edition of ?Our Solar System?, Jad and David Fair's third studio album as Half Japanese. Originally released in 1984, ?Our Solar System? is a wild and chaotic outsider take on the history of pop music. Including their suitably avant-garde renditions of The 13th Floor Elevators? ?You?re Gonna Miss Me?, The Velvet Underground?s ?European Son?, Buddy Holly?s ?Because I Love You? which is preceded by their own ?Girl Athletes? powered by a reverbed Bo Diddley rhythm. A bravura performance of detuned excitement, 40 minutes of beautiful at times frantic disorder. Filled with guitar and sax arm wrestling and bizarre sidesteps including a fuzzy take on Grieg?s ?Hall Of The Mountain King? which devolves into the standard ?Louie Louie? plus a jittering version of Bobby Lord?s ?Did You Miss Me?. 'A prime example of lo-fi garage exuberance full of romance, confidence, and verve.' AllMusic.

Tracks

1~1~Dance When I Say Dance
1~2~Girl Athletes
1~3~Because I Love You
1~4~Danger Danger Rachel Lang
1~5~E.S.P.
1~6~Classical Music
1~7~You're Gonna Miss Me
1~8~Little Girls Have To Be Home Early
1~9~Too Much Adrenalin
2~1~Fire To Burn
2~2~Rhonda
2~3~Electricity Respect
2~4~Knocked Down On The Dancefloor
2~5~European Son
2~6~There's A Girl
2~7~Hall Of The Mountain King/Louie Louie
2~8~Young Hearts Break
2~9~Did You Miss Me
2~10~Thing With A Hook

Details

Format: Vinyl LP
Artist: Half Japanese
Release Date: 20 April 2024
Genre: Rock
Label: FIRE RECORDS
Distributor: Rocket Group