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01. Cranes - Pillow Panther
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02. Cranes - Fuse (Original Version)
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03. Cranes - Valentine
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04. Cranes - Gas-Ring
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05. Cranes - Things That I Like
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06. Cranes - Wrench
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07. Cranes - Fracture
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08. Cranes - New Liberty
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ARTIST
CRANES
TITLE
Fuse
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
DADAPHONIC
CATALOG #
DADA 006LP
DADA 006LP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
5/3/2024
LP version. Re-reissue of
Cranes
über rare debut album
Fuse
on Dadaphonic, for the first time on vinyl and CD. The
Fuse
album was remastered at Abbey Road in 2023. The album includes an extra unheard track from the period called "New Liberty." Artwork is by
Chris Bigg
of
V23
. The second in a series of archive releases by Cranes,
Fuse
was recorded in Portsmouth, their home town by siblings
Alison
and
Jim Shaw
. It originally appeared as a cassette album in 1986 on the Bite Back! label. With an initial run of only 200 copies, over the years this album, with its distinctive purple cover has been highly sought after amongst fans, often exchanging hands for more than £100.
Fuse
showcases a sparser, darker and more industrial, post punk sound. From the hypnotic allure and rhythmic intensity of the title track to the ferocious and challenging beats of "Wrench," the songs are just as mesmerizing as Cranes' later, critically acclaimed releases. Recorded in a garage on a four-track porta-studio, the band spent many months experimenting and became obsessed with the recording process. Jim Shaw used a very early sampling pedal to create the drum sounds, which were all individually triggered. The only and first "industry" person to hear anything by Cranes at this time was
Martin Hannett
(legendary producer of
Joy Division
and
New Order
). He was looking for unsigned bands to appear on a new music TV show in Manchester and so
Ian Binnington
from Biteback! sent him a compilation tape of many Portsmouth bands. Hannett picked out "Fuse - Original Version" by Cranes and told Ian that the track was "fucking great."
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