Psychocandy is the debut studio album by Scottish alternative rock band The… Read Full Bio ↴Psychocandy is the debut studio album by Scottish alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain. It was recorded in the Southern Studios, Wood Green, London and released in November 18, 1985 on Blanco y Negro Records.
The album is considered a landmark recording: its combination of guitar feedback with traditional pop song structures proved influential on the forthcoming shoegaze genre and alternative rock in general. The band would move away from its abrasive sound with the release of their second album, 1987's Darklands. The band had been signed by Blanco y Negro on the strength of their debut, Slaughter Joe-produced single "Upside Down" and media attention generated by the band's highly charged and energetic gigs. The album includes the singles "Never Understand", "You Trip Me Up" and "Just Like Honey". Following reissue on CD in August 1986, the bonus track "Some Candy Talking", which was originally released on the namesake EP, was included on the album, only on the UK Blanco y Negro CDs released in 1986 and 1997; in the USA, it was released on CD by Reprise in 1986 and American Recordings in 1993 without the bonus track. In 2006, the album was remastered and released in DualDisc format without "Some Candy Talking" to conform with the original playlist. In 2011, it was re-released (along with the other five studio albums) by Edsel in collaboration with Rhino as a two-CD set with extra tracks (singles, B-sides, demos and Peel Sessions) and a DVD (NTSC, all-region).
Personnel
Jim Reid – vocals, guitar
William Reid – vocals, guitar
Douglas Hart – bass
Bobby Gillespie – drums
Additional musicians
Karen Parker – backing vocals
Laurence Verfaillie – backing vocals
The album is considered a landmark recording: its combination of guitar feedback with traditional pop song structures proved influential on the forthcoming shoegaze genre and alternative rock in general. The band would move away from its abrasive sound with the release of their second album, 1987's Darklands. The band had been signed by Blanco y Negro on the strength of their debut, Slaughter Joe-produced single "Upside Down" and media attention generated by the band's highly charged and energetic gigs. The album includes the singles "Never Understand", "You Trip Me Up" and "Just Like Honey". Following reissue on CD in August 1986, the bonus track "Some Candy Talking", which was originally released on the namesake EP, was included on the album, only on the UK Blanco y Negro CDs released in 1986 and 1997; in the USA, it was released on CD by Reprise in 1986 and American Recordings in 1993 without the bonus track. In 2006, the album was remastered and released in DualDisc format without "Some Candy Talking" to conform with the original playlist. In 2011, it was re-released (along with the other five studio albums) by Edsel in collaboration with Rhino as a two-CD set with extra tracks (singles, B-sides, demos and Peel Sessions) and a DVD (NTSC, all-region).
Personnel
Jim Reid – vocals, guitar
William Reid – vocals, guitar
Douglas Hart – bass
Bobby Gillespie – drums
Additional musicians
Karen Parker – backing vocals
Laurence Verfaillie – backing vocals
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Psychocandy
The Jesus and Mary Chain Lyrics
Cut Dead What can I do It's gotten me beaten black and blue Why…
In a Hole Grass grows greener On the other side Corn grows sweeter On …
Inside Me I take my time away And I see something And that's my…
It's So Hard It's so hard To get love Jump and push and shove To get…
Just Like Honey Listen to the girl As she takes on half the world Moving…
My Little Underground Running away I got something to say You're in my way So good…
Never Understand sung by Jim The sun comes up another day begins And I…
Something's Wrong Another day goes by me Another day of life without you And…
Sowing Seeds I see people going down All gods people going down And I…
Taste of Cindy Crack of dawn Cindy's movin' on Talkin' Cindy to everyone 'T…
Taste the Floor sung by Jim It's too cool To get something done Too many thi…
The Hardest Walk I never thought that this day would ever come When your…
The Living End I get ahead on my motorbike I get ahead on my…
You Trip Me Up Sung by Jim Sometimes I walk sideways To avoid you When I've…