Looper - Up A Tree (25th Anniversary Green Coloured Vinyl)

Looper - Up A Tree (25th Anniversary Green Coloured Vinyl)

Available to pre-order now, released March 8th. As this is an import we may have a week later.

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25th Anniversary Limited Edition Transparent Green Vinyl! Includes a Bonus Flexi Disc with an Unreleased Track from Looper Guitarist Ronnie Black!

Mute celebrates the 25th anniversary of Looper's 1999 album, Up a Tree, with a limited edition reissue. Out on transparent green vinyl. The vinyl includes a bonus flexi disc including an unreleased track titled "Brilliant Paper" by Ronnie Black, former member and guitarist of Looper, and Sue Tompkins, a British visual and sound artist based in Glasgow.

Initially released on Sub Pop, Up a Tree is the debut record by the Scottish lo-fi band led by Stuart David (co-founder and bass player of Belle & Sebastian) and his wife Karn. It was recorded shortly after Looper had recruited previous band members Ronnie Black and Scott Twynholm. Upon release, the album reached #24 on the UK independent album charts and received acclaim for its gentle sound and honest lyrics, being described by singer-songwriter Ben Folds as "…a gift of a record."

This anniversary edition features alternative artwork designed by Karn and includes new sleeve notes by Jenny Hayo. The band attributes her as the catalyst for starting Looper, after she initially approached Stuart. It also includes words from Stuart's sister, Karla Black, whose degree show at the Glasgow School of Art saw Looper's first-ever performance.

Track Listing:

SIDE A

1. The Treehouse
2. Impossible Things #2
3. Burning Flies
4. Festival '95
5. Ballad of Ray Suzuki

SIDE B

1. Dave the Moon Man
2. Quiet and Small
3. Columbo's Car
4. Up a Tree Again
5. Back to the Treehouse