Album
High Land, Hard Rain
1983 · Rock, Pop
17 collectors on Gatefold own this
High Land, Hard Rain is an Alt/Indie album by Aztec Camera, originally released in 1983. On Gatefold: 73 pressings tracked, owned by 17 collectors.
About
Scotland's Aztec Camera made their vinyl debut when their leader—singer/songwriter Roddy Frame—was only 16 years old. By the time of AC’s debut album, Frame was a veteran all of 18 years old. Yet there’s nothing immature or unrealized on this near-perfect album of guitar pop. Frame’s youth only ensured an energy and optimism that can’t be faked. That <i>High Land, Hard Rain</i> is such a bona fide classic just forced endless comparisons to it throughout the band’s later career. Orange Juice, Scritti Politti, The Smiths, and Prefab Sprout were Aztec Camera's only contemporaries working at this level; each had their own idiosyncratic approach, making all of them the stronger for it. Here, from the opening excitement of “Oblivious,” it’s apparent that great things await. All fans have their preferences. “The Boy Wonders,” “Walk Out to Winter,” “Pillar to Post," and “Lost Outside the Tunnel” all feature a lyrically and texturally rich aesthetic sense. Guitars jangle in layers, rhythms shift into unexpected angles, and joyous and somber moods speak of romanticism grand and sad.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Oblivious3:05
- A2The Boy Wonders3:10
- A3Walk Out To Winter3:20
- A4The Bugle Sounds Again2:50
- A5We Could Send Letters5:40
Side B
- B1Pillar To Post3:55
- B2Release3:38
- B3Lost Outside The Tunnel3:35
- B4Back On Board4:50
- B5Down The Dip2:10
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Indie Rock
- jangly
- earnest
- bohemian
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Bernie ClarkORGAN, PIANO
- Bernie ClarkeORGAN, PIANO
- Campbell OwensBASS BASS GUITAR
- David RuffyDRUMS DRUMS, PERCUSSION
- Roddy FrameVOCALS, GUITAR, HARMONICA VOCALS, GUITAR, HARMONICA, ARRANGED BY VOCALS, GUITAR, HARMONICA, ARRANGED BY, SONGWRITER
17 collectors on Gatefold own this · 73 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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