Matthew Sweet – Girlfriend: Expanded Edition (180g Vinyl 2LP)

Description

Artist-Approved 180g 2LP Expanded Edition with 6 Bonus Tracks

100% Analog Mastered from the Original Analog Master Tapes by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound

Intervention Records andMatthew Sweetare proud to introduce the newArtist-Approved reissue series,Matthew Sweet 1991-1995! In 2018 Intervention is releasing2LP Expanded Editionsof Sweet’s 90’s power-pop trilogy,Girlfriend,Altered Beastand100% Fun, plus theSon of Altered Beast7-song EP, which is appearing on vinyl for the very first time. Each Expanded Edition is loaded with bonus tracks that are either appearing on vinyl for the very first time or seeing their official release for the very first time. And for Sweet completists, these LPs are the most extensive collection of extra tracks compiled and packaged with the studio albums the songs were recorded for!

All four LPs are100% analog mastered from the original analog master tapes by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound. The ultra-quiet180g LPsare pressed at boutique press, RTI in Camarillo, CA. The jacket art for the reissues have been faithfully restored by IR’s art directorTom Vadakan. TheGirlfriend,Altered Beastand100% FunExpanded Editions will also be released ashybrid CD/SACDs. These discs play in all CD and SACD players and are mastered from the original analog master tapes Direct-to-DSD and will feature very analog-like sound. They will be housed in super jewel boxes.

This is the vinyl release Sweet’s 1991 power-pop tour-de-force has always deserved! The originalGirlfriendrelease was a single LP that simply excised the last three songs included on the 15-track CD version. The elegiac track “Nothing Lasts” was even considered as the title track. Intervention’s 2LP Expanded Edition restores the original 15-song repertoire to three vinyl sides for maximum bass and dynamics. Side D includes three demo tracks – “Good Friend,” “Superdeformed” and “Teenage Female.”Girlfriend’salbum art is printed as a gorgeous “Old Style” gatefold by Stoughton printing in LA. It’s printed on heavy stock and film-laminated for superior color depth, beauty and durability. The center labels were printed by Dorado.

Mastering Notes:
15 of the 18 tracks on this 2LP Expanded Edition are 100% analog mastered from the original master tapes by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound. The last three tracks are Sweet’s own demo recordings made to DAT and therefore cut from digital files from the DAT masters.

Features:
Artist-Approved Expanded Edition
100% analog mastering from the original master tapes by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound
6 bonus tracks not included on original release
Ultra-quiet 180-gram vinyl pressed at RTI
Beautifully restored “Old Style” gatefold jacket printed by Stoughton

LP1
1. Divine Intervention
2. I’ve Been Waiting
3. Girlfriend
4. Looking At The Sun
5. Winona
6. Evangeline
7. Day For Night
8. Thought I Knew You
9. You Don’t Love Me
10. I Wanted To Tell You

LP2
1. Don’t Go
2. Your Sweet Voice
3. Does She Talk? (bonus track)
4. Holy War (bonus track)
5. Nothing Lasts (bonus track)
6. Good Friend (demo) (bonus track)
7. Superdeformed (demo) (bonus track)
8. Teenage Female (demo) (bonus track)