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  • NOW ONLY 11 AVAILABLE! — Promotional copy from initial pressing of obscure LP from influential Dayton, Ohio jangle pop quartet, recorded 1986-87 and released 1988 by Cincinnati's Heresy Records. Original packaging includes corner-clipped jacket, corner-clipped printed sleeve with lyrics, and 17" x 22" poster. Never played.

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{1987 LP version transferred from pre-master cassette, restored, edited and mastered}

lyrics

A suburban sun shone on a hilltop high
A young man swallows his tongue
Afraid to sing the lullaby
And the guitar rang
And the guitar rang
Well, he might have died on two-dollar wine
As the neck was kissed
She might have tried not be vicious
But she didn’t

A suburban night on a rusted bike
A young man spits out his tongue-tied pain
To persuade the bells to ring good-bye
She might have listened
Oh, no, no, no,
But she didn’t
And he might have died on two-dollar wine
As the neck was kissed
She might have tried not be vicious
But she didn’t

No, no, no, no, but she didn’t
Oh, no, no, no, but she didn’t
And he might have died on two-dollar wine
As the neck was kissed
She might have tried not be vicious
No, no, no, no
But she didn’t

Then under a suburban moon she spook too soon
She yelled out his self-maligned name
But to no avail
As he rode away, the bicycle sang
No, no, no
But she didn’t
And he might have died on two-dollar wine
As the neck was kissed
Is love afraid to be made called self discipline?
No, no, no, I dunno
Oh, no, no, no, I dunno

And he might have died on two-dollar wine
As the neck was kissed
She might have tried not be vicious
But she didn’t

credits

from The Pleasures Pale! (Remastered), released February 22, 2019
voice – jeffrey bright
6-string guitar – mitchell swann
bass guitar – luis lerma
drums – jeff keating

words – bright
music – swann & lerma

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The Pleasures Pale Dayton, Ohio

The Pleasures Pale was an influential indie quartet based in Dayton Ohio active from 1985 to 1987. Oft-compared to anglo groups such as The Smiths, TPP's influences can now be read as more diverse — taking cues from postpunk, rockabilly, swing, Motown and Dayton funk. A band for misfits, their extensive, lyric-driven output sought to light a way through the rust belt's post-industrial bleakness. ... more

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