{"product_id":"ride-nowhere-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp","title":"Ride: Nowhere (Import, Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt's impossible to overstate how important this debut LP was\u003c\/i\u003e when it was originally released in October 1990. Nowhere was the pinnacle of a year in which \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Ride\u0026amp;_=pf\u0026amp;pf_v_artist_manufacturer=Ride\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRide\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e was already responsible for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/products\/ride-4-eps-colored-vinyl-vinyl-2lp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethree of the strongest EPs\u003c\/a\u003e Creation Records had released to date. Epic opener \"Seagull\" bares a resemblance to \"Eight Miles High\" by \u003cstrong\u003eThe Byrds\u003c\/strong\u003e, but shot through with the kind of overloaded guitar madness found on \u003cstrong\u003eDinosaur Jr\u003c\/strong\u003e's SST releases or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Isn%27t+Anything\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIsn't Anything\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=My%20Bloody%20Valentine\u0026amp;_=pf\u0026amp;pf_v_artist_manufacturer=My%20Bloody%20Valentine\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMy Bloody Valentine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003cem\u003eLoveless\u003c\/em\u003e didn't exist yet!). If you want to call it shoegaze, that's not wrong, but there's so much more here than mere atmosphere. Ride's sense of melody and strong vocal harmonies should appeal to anyone interested in psychedelic music or alternative rock, and these things set them apart from the glut of bands around at the time. Rather than bury the vocals, or the drums, they somehow achieve an equal balance between clarity and chaos. Though the recording is more raw, and the music more raucous, the lyrics are direct and emotional enough that parallels can even be drawn with emo bands that followed. Closer \"Vapour Trail\" is simply one of the most beautiful melancholic songs ever recorded. Mixed by \u003cstrong\u003eAlan Moulder\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose golden touch helped define the sound of UK guitar bands in the early 90s, \u003cem\u003eNowhere\u003c\/em\u003e set a high standard that many bands, even Ride themselves, tried to live up to for years to come. Every bit as essential as \u003cem\u003eLoveless\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eSouvlaki\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eseminal 1990 debut album\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etranslucent blue colored vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUK import\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehoused in emobssed gatefold jacket w\/ printed insert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edigital download included\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elimited edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal release year: 1990\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Wichita 2022\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by V. O. Blivion 11\/2022\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eALSO AVAILABLE\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/products\/ride-going-blank-again-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRide: Going Blank Again - Colored Vinyl 2LP\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/products\/ride-4-eps-colored-vinyl-vinyl-2lp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRide: 4 EPs - Colored Vinyl 2LP\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ride","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":40198446809178,"sku":"lp-13517","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/ride-nowhere-coloredvinyl-1.jpg?v=1762283093","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/products\/ride-nowhere-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.sbs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}