Bar/None Records To Reissue The Feelies Albums

Long ago, before "Indie" was called "Indie", and "Alternative" was called "Alternative" and "Post Modern" was a term, there was a genre known as "College Rock." Were I pressed to cite references for such a ridiculous non genre of a genre - I supposee R.E.M. and The Feelies would be in the top 10 of the list. Well, "oldies but goodies," The Feelies, via Bar/None Records are re-issuing their albums Crazy Rhythms(debut release), and The Good Earth.

Both albums will be available with deluxe packaging on both CD and vinyl, with liner notes contributed by Chicago music critic Jim Deragotis and Jim Sullivan respectively. There will be bonus material galore, including demos, b-sides, EP tracks and recent live recordings, but those will be separately distributed via digital download cards (so as to retain the integrity and continuity of the original albums).

The band will also play some live dates. Although no tour schedule has been announced, The Feelies will play the following N.Y.C. shows:
Sep 11 2009 8:00P
All Tomorrow’s Parties Festival (Crazy Rhythms) Monticello, New York
Sep 12 2009 8:00P
Bearsville Theatre Bearsville, New York
Sep 13 2009 8:00P
Southpaw (in Brooklyn) Brooklyn, New York

The album reissues are as follows:

Crazy Rhythms:
1. The Boy With The Perpetual Nervousness
2. Fa cé-La
3. Loveless Love
4. Forces At Work
5. Original Love
6. Everybody's Got Something To Hide (Except Me And My Monkey)
7. Moscow Nights
8. Raised Eyebrows
9. Crazy Rhythms

The Good Earth:
1. On The Roof
2. The High Road
3. The Last Roundup
4. Slipping (Into Something)
5. When Company Comes
6. Let's Go
7. Two Rooms
8. The Good Earth
9. Tomorrow Today
10. Slow Down


Band info:
The Feelies are: Glenn Mercer, Bill Million, Dave Weckerman, Brenda Sauter and Stan Demeski. Former band members: Vinny DeNunzio, Anton Feir and Keith NeNunzio (aka Clayton).

Trivia (or trivial)
Overpaid and far more cushy writers than I at Rolling Stone have deemed Crazy Rhythms "One of the 100 best albums of the 1980s."

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