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About this product
Product Identifiers
Record LabelMusic on Vinyl
UPC8713748982263
eBay Product ID (ePID)28050154265
Product Key Features
Release Year1991
FormatVinyl
GenreAlternative, Rock
TypeLP
ArtistSlowdive
Release TitleJust for a Day
Additional Product Features
DistributionWhat Records?
ReviewsEntertainment Weekly (3/21/92, p.54) - "...airily delicious..." - Rating: B Record Collector (magazine) (p.86) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "JUST FOR A DAY allows for an inspection of the group's organic growth..."
Additional informationSlowdive: Rachel Goswell, Neil Halstead (vocals, guitar); Christian Savill (guitar); Nick Chaplin (bass); Simon Scott (drums). One of the most influential albums of the early-1990s British "shoegazer" movement, Slowdive's JUST FOR A DAY is awash in the style's trademarks. Here waves of reverb guitar lines ebb and flow over spare grooves, while Neil Halstead and Rachel Goswell's whispered, sometimes chant-like vocals drift high above. "Celia's Dream" and "Brighter" are light, aptly titled tunes that float along on gauzy textures and unwind at a leisurely pace; "Catch the Breeze" lifts a page from My Bloody Valentine's densely layered LOVELESS, and "Erik's Song" ventures into minimalist, ambient territory. Although these tracks rely on atmospherics much more than structure, Halstead, the quintet's main songwriter, would go on to create progressively tighter melodies on 1994's SOUVLAKI, his subsequent band Mojave 3, and his solo work. Though it's not as focused or adventurous as later Slowdive material, JUST FOR A DAY provides a shining template for the revered group's airy, spacious sound.