{"product_id":"solid-space-space-museum-vinyl-lp","title":"Solid Space: Space Museum Vinyl LP { vinyl }","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLone album by \u003cstrong\u003eMatthew Vosburgh\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eDan Goldstein\u003c\/strong\u003e as \u003cstrong\u003eSolid Space\u003c\/strong\u003e, released in 1982 when they were just 18 years old.\u003c\/i\u003e Considered by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Veronica+Vasicka\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVeronica Vasicka\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e to be one of the best minimal wave records of all time, \u003cem\u003eSpace Museum\u003c\/em\u003e is a singular work fusing dark acoustic guitar chords, atmospheric Casio MT-30 vamps and bossa nova drum machine rhythms (I put this on in my apartment and after the first couple bars of “Afghan Dance,” my bird starting singing “Hotline Bling,” LOL), executed with a certain playfulness that’s noticeably absent in most of these austere 80s postpunk records. At it’s highest points, it splits the difference between the cold freeze dramatics of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=The+Cure\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cure\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?\u0026amp;q=the%20cure%20goth%20trilogy\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22The%20Cure%22\" target=\"_blank\"\u003egoth trilogy\u003c\/a\u003e and the provincial teenage dejection of \u003cstrong\u003eFelt\u003c\/strong\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?\u0026amp;q=The%20Smiths\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22The%20Smiths%22\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Smiths\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, but don’t fade away, it’s not all castrated misery here. Thoughts of the moon, the stars and a general longing for the outer limits pervade the record (many of the track titles are taken directly from \u003cem\u003eDr. Who\u003c\/em\u003e serials and 1960s sci-fi shows), and the boys even play one for the dancefloor on “Radio France.” Says \u003cstrong\u003eVosburgh\u003c\/strong\u003e: “\u003cstrong\u003eSolid Space\u003c\/strong\u003e involved me getting on a bus with a bunch of equipment and going over to Dan’s house for the afternoon, one reason we always favoured light battery-powered gear.” While the duo’s naïveté is directly responsible for the brilliance of these recordings, \u003cem\u003eSpace Museum\u003c\/em\u003e can actually get a little grating at times (by the time the shriek-filled closing track rolled around, GF was begging me to turn it off) but that’s part of its charm, here in all its original raw and overlooked glory with two bonus tracks from the band’s archive (“Platform 6,” “Tutti Lo Sanno”). Check out “Destination Moon,” “A Darkness In My Soul,” \"Afghan Dance\" (spiritual sister to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?\u0026amp;q=Antena\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Antena%22\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAntena\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e's \"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?\u0026amp;q=Antena%20Achilles\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAchilles\u003c\/a\u003e\"), “Please Don’t Fade Away,” “Tenth Planet” and “Earthshock.” Originally released on cassette in 1982 and only available on vinyl via a number of shoddy bootlegs, west coast wave saviors \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Dark+Entries\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDark Entries\u003c\/a\u003e come through with the first-ever legit vinyl pressing - and it sounds incredible. Includes printed insert with full album credits and lyrics plus a replica postcard featuring the original ad for the cassette. Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efirst-ever official vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eremastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginally released on cassette in 1982\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eincludes printed lyric insert and replica postcard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elimited edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Dark Entries 2017\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by edward james almost 04\/2018\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Solid Space","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":57431631233355,"sku":"lp-9489","price":3.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/6169\/9915\/files\/solidspace-spacemuseum.jpg?v=1779697491","url":"https:\/\/vinylvintage.shop\/products\/solid-space-space-museum-vinyl-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}