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ARTIST
NORMIL HAWAIIANS
TITLE
More Wealth Than Money (White Vinyl)
FORMAT
2LP
LABEL
UPSET THE RHYTHM
CATALOG #
UTR 096R-LP
UTR 096R-LP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
6/16/2023
Finally back on vinyl, this time a limited pressing on 180 gram white vinyl.
More Wealth Than Money
by
Normil Hawaiians
quickly sold out upon Upset The Rhythm's release in 2017.
More Wealth Than Money
proved a vastly ambitious debut album, sprawling across four sides of vinyl in a way that still feels truly expansive, brave, cinematic even. From the plaintive pastoralism of "British Warm" to the transcendental vistas of "Other Ways Of Knowing", the album constantly surprises with its ringing trails of guitar, motorik pulse, and synth rambles. From the striving incursion of "Sally IV" to the softly spoken disbelief of "Yellow Rain" the album is nothing short of a waking dream.
Guy Smith
's vocal floats through the album in a haunting manner, at times heartfelt at others overcome. He's on a quest to his own celestial city and you can stay for the whole journey if you only listen. Described by the press upon its release in 1982 as an "
absolutely mesmerizing double album travelling through progressive rock, via industrial folk to freaky art-punk whilst sounding delightfully coherent
" and "
a huge slab of mind-blowing dark psychedelia
" the album was critically acknowledged for its peculiarly British kosmische. However, for an album so indebted to the fertile soil from which it sprang, it's curious that
More Wealth Than Money
never came out officially in the UK. The band's label Illuminated were temporarily blacklisted by their distributor because of unpaid debts and so the album was only available from the band at concerts within the UK. The bulk of the record's sales went to mainland Europe on export. Includes booklet full of anecdotes and photos from all band members. Includes download card with bonus material not included on double-LP vinyl; edition of 500. "
A killer slice of freeform raging post-punk
" --The Quietus.
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