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COR 0742LP
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"The grainy, haunted beauty of Jandek's early work went through many phases, never quite as varied and multi-faceted as the material on his 4th album, Chair Beside A Window released in 1982. The relatively wide range of Chair Beside A Window gives insight into the influences on the seemingly impenetrable Jandek sound. Hearing the blown-out harmonica bluster of 'You Think You Know How To Score' it's hard not to imagine it as the Jandek equivalent of a Dylan phase, however insanely translated. Most notable in terms of both variance and firsts is the standout track 'Nancy Sings', featuring the first time we hear an outside vocalist. This song, a sad and empty blues featuring stunning female vocals, could easily be argued for as the moment freak-folk was born. Nods to folk blues, early gospel and even some strange takes on group jams appear. The layers of intentions and emotional frequency are always a mystery, but the mystery is more colorful and relatable here than it ever was before. Vinyl for this album has been unavailable since the initial pressing and has been sought ravenously by collectors ever since. Working in direct collaboration with Corwood Industries, we're thrilled to offer this exact repress, heavyweight-vinyl edition."
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COR 0800
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Recorded live at Camber Sands Holiday Park, England on May 14, 2006. Featuring Richard Youngs (bass guitar) and Alex Neilson (drums). Continues the Corwood representative's "Mannequin series" of album covers started in 2003 with The Place (COR 0772) and The Gone Wait (COR 0773).
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COR 0799
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The title of track three, "Will There Be No More Photos," prompts an interesting question: just how many photos does this guy have of himself throughout the different stages of his life? What will happen when he runs out? Miraculously, after all these years, this album cover is another winner: just in time for the fall season, we are treated to a handsome young Corwood representative standing in a yard covered in beautiful fall foliage. Looking sharp in a suit and tie, he looks ready for the prom -- or a funeral... And the music? Well, Jandek is Jandek. World-weariness, isolation and some harmonica.
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COR 0795
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"The Places You Left Me" performed in eight parts. Jandek performs solo on piano. Recorded live at Kunstencentrum Belgie in Hasselt, Belgium, November 12, 2005.
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COR 0798
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58th Jandek release. Recorded live at Hollywood Theater in Portland, Oregon on April 20, 2006. Featuring Sam Coomes (Quasi) on bass, Emil Amos (Grails/Om) on drums and Liz Harris (Grouper) and Jessica Dennison on backing vocals. Pictured on the cover is a flower in a glass of water -- half full or half empty? Jandek's music suggests the latter.
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COR 0797
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57th Jandek release. No funk here, just more sparse acoustic guitar and a lot of particularly tortured, passing-a-kidney-stone-style vocalizing. Three tracks, with the last one, "Silent Wander," clocking in at just under thirty minutes. On the cover: the charming, Flowbee-haircut era Corwood representative adorned in flannel, in a classic hands-folded pose. The legend continues, now even hotly tipped by Mandy Moore.
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COR 0796
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Recorded live on November 19, 2005 at Gloria Kulttuuriareena in Helsinki, Finland. One 60+ minute track entitled "Sleeping In The Dawn." No vocals -- the first entirely instrumental Corwood release! Jandek's fragile piano playing is joined by Iro Haarla on harp. On the cover: the suave representative stands on a pier. Destined to be a Corwood classic.
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COR 0789DVD
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2DVD version in regular jewel case. Filmed live at the Issue Project Room, Brooklyn, NY, September 7th, 2005. Featuring both sets from the Brooklyn Wednesday 4CD, released in 2007. Disc one features the Corwood representative playing electric guitar during Set 1. On the second disc, he plays fretless electric guitar for Set 2. The backing for both is: Matt Heyner (double bass), Chris Corsano (drums). Aspect ratio 16:9.
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COR 0791DVD
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Recorded live performance on October 14, 2005 at The Arches, Glasgow, Scotland. Featuring backing provided by Glaswegians Richard Youngs (bass) and Scatter percussionist Alex Neilson on drums. NTSC format, theoretically Region 0. Aspect ratio 16:9.
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COR 0793
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55th Jandek release. Recorded live at London's St. Giles In The Fields church on October 18, 2005. Quite possibly an extended song divided into eight parts entitled "No Mind Was A Good Mind." The cover features a man in black posed at a gate overlooking a town somewhere in the UK. The Corwood representative performs solo on acoustic guitar.
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COR 0792
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54th Jandek release. Recorded live at The Arches, Glasgow Scotland on October 16, 2005.
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COR 0788DVD
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DVD version. Filmed live at the Anthology Film Archives, Manhattan New York, September 6, 2005. NTSC format, theoretically Region 0. Aspect ratio: 16:9. The music and artwork is the same as the Manhattan Tuesday 2CD, released in 2007. The representative from Corwood plays Korg synthesizers (set to organ-like sounds) and sings; he is accompanied by Loren Connors (electric guitar), Matt Heyner (bass), and Chris Corsano (drums).
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COR 0791
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53rd Jandek release. Pictured on front: a ruined castle on the sea. Recorded live: The Arches, Glasgow, Scotland, October 14, 2005. As with the other Jandek CDs recorded live in Glasgow, this features backing provided by Glaswegians Richard Youngs (bass) and Scatter percussionist Alex Neilson on drums.
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COR 0790
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52nd Jandek release, and his first 2008 release thus far. Cover art features a smiling man in a striped shirt having his picture taken high in a building against the Houston city skyline. Sparse acoustic guitar and voice, 4 tracks: "Too Course," "Blue Icicles," "The Daze" and "There's No Door."
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COR 0786DVD
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DVD version. Filmed live at the Scottish Rite Theatre, Austin, Texas, August 28, 2005. NTSC format, theoretically Region 0. Aspect ratio: 16:9. The music and artwork is the same as the Austin Sunday 2CD, released in 2006.
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COR 0783DVD
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DVD version. Filmed live at The Sage Gateshead England on May 22, 2005. NTSC format, theoretically Region 0. Aspect ratio: 4:3. The group is a trio, with Richard Youngs on bass and Alex Neilson on drums. The music is the same as the Newcastle Sunday 2CD, released in 2005. No bonus material, no Easter egg.
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COR 0785DVD
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DVD version. Filmed live at Center for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow, Scotland, May 23, 2005. NTSC format, theoretically Region 0. Aspect ratio: 16:9. The group is a trio, with Richard Youngs on bass and Alex Neilson on drums. The music is the same as the Glasgow Monday 2CD, released in 2006.
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COR 0789
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51st Jandek release. The first Jandek 4CD release, in a slipcase, nice presentation. Recorded live at the Issue Project Room, Brooklyn, NY, September 7th, 2005. This comprehensive release features both sets complete; Set One split up over discs 1 & 2 (78 minutes), with Set Two split up discs 3 & 4 (another 81 minutes). The performers are not listed on the packaging, but history has recorded that the Corwood representative played electric guitar during Set 1 and fretless electric guitar during Set 2. The backing for both was: Matt Heyner (double bass), Chris Corsano (drums).
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COR 0787
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49th Jandek release, and the final release of 2006. Cover art is the same re-cropped cover art as 2006's What Else Does The Time Mean?, focusing more intently on the red-haired adolescent. This CD contains such compelling track titles as "Completely Yours" and "Mysteries Of Existence." More plodding bass and world-weary vocals.
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COR 0786
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48th Jandek release, and 5th of 2006! Pictured on front: French doors slightly ajar, revealing a placid, grey sea. This 2CD contains such revealing track titles as "Wine You Devil" and "You Just About Killed Me." Recorded live: Scottish Rite Theatre, Austin, Texas, August 28, 2005.
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COR 0785
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47th Jandek release, and the 4th of 2006! Features wandering piano strains, and whispered forlorn vocals. Pictured on the front, a stone cottage surrounded by hills. 10 tracks divided into parts, recorded live at the Center for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow on May 23, 2005.
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COR 0779DVD
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DVD version. Filmed live at the Arches in Glasgow, Scotland on 10/17/04. NTSC format, theoretically Region 0. Aspect ration: 4:3. As a viewer you get to chose: "Camera 1", "Camera 2" or the "2 camera mix edit." Wow. This DVD features the complete set from Jandek's historic concert in Glasgow, his first ever public performance. The group is a trio, with Richard Youngs on bass and Alex Nielson on drums. The "representative from Corwood" plays a black guitar, wears a black hat and sounds just right. The music is the same as the Glasgow Sunday CD, released one year earlier, but the visuals here are exceptional (in a basic "pro" fashion) and allow all sorts of new & vigorous insights into the Jandek portfolio. No bonus material, no Easter egg.
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COR 0784
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46th Jandek release, and the 3rd of 2006! Features strangled, tinny guitar and even a harmonica! Pictured on the front, a young man in winter, sitting on a bench, holding an axe. 8 tracks, one that is titled "Japanese Cup".
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COR 0783
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45th Jandek release, and the 2nd of 2006! This is a 1.5 hour live performance recorded at The Sage Gateshead England, May 22, 2005. First ever Corwood double CD, as well!
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COR 0782
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44th Jandek album, the 1st in 2006. A riveting, stark cover features a man in black standing in front of a castle. Bent, acoustic guitar grapples with signature fractured howls of later releases. Best song title: "In A Chair I Stare".
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