Echelons/December/In the Marshes

by For Against

Overview

These Nebraskans' first two albums, Echelons (1987) and December (1988), as well as their 1985 recordings released as the In the Marshes EP (1990), were reissued on CD during the 2000s. In 2013, Captured Tracks released this vinyl box with presumably the same mastering. Limited to 1,000 copies, the set contains each of the three releases -- none sold separately -- in its entirety, while In the Marshes features the two additional songs, recorded in 1984 and 1987, that were added to the CD reissue. The albums are in individual sleeves, housed with a substantial booklet in a sturdy matte box -- certainly no disappointment for anyone familiar with the level of value placed on design and packaging by Independent Project, the band's original label. Anchored by Jeffrey Runnings' melodic bass and often pointed lyrics projected with sweetly anguished vocals, and yet coated in reverb almost as thickly as any band on 4AD, For Against fused post-punk and dream pop like no one else. Their earliest recordings, gratifyingly recirculated here, are essential for any serious fan of the Cure's second and third albums, the Sound, the Chameleons, and Kitchens of Distinction. ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date:	12/03/2013
Label:	Captured Tracks
UPC:	0817949019501
Rank:	110699

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Shine
2. Daylight
3. Get on with It
4. Echelons
5. It's a Lie
6. Autocrat
7. Forget Who You Are
8. Loud and Clear
9. Broke My Back

Disc 2

10. Sabres
11. Stranded in Greenland
12. Svengali
13. They Said
14. The Effect
15. December
16. The Last Laugh
17. Paperwhites
18. Clandestine High Holy

Disc 3

19. Tibet
20. Amnesia
21. The Purgatory Salesman
22. Amen Yves
23. Fate
24. In the Marshes
25. Amnesia (Studio Version)
26. Amen Yves (Original Version)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

For Against   Primary Artist