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    Gatefold wallet includes 12-song disc, 8-page lyric/photo booklet and extensive liner notes.

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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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  • Full Digital Discography

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    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of No, Joy (Not the Same Story), Twitch, Happy Love Ghosts (It Haunts Me Now), Lovely Lovely, How I Dreamt of You, Daily Living Is a Herculean Art, Champion My Cause, Happy Love Ghosts (2019 mix), and 9 more. , and , .

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

lyrics

It’s another allegory
But not the same story
And now you’re just another old friend
Oh, you had a trusting heart
You were a wholesome love
But I hear you were ripped apart

By the red glow of your hair
I said “yes” when you said “dare”
In a convertible car ridden with rust
And in that brick house by the river
Academia didn’t matter
But we did learn that life was for the living

No, Joy, no
Joy, it was fine while it lasted
No, Joy, no
Now I wish I could see you again

No satisfaction
Nor the thrill of reaction
Joy, you can’t deny the things we tried
No happiness inside
No agony of defeat
Just something I swallow bittersweet

No, Joy, no
Joy, it was fine while it lasted
No, Joy, no
Now I wish I could see you again

It’s another allegory
But never the same story
And now you’re just another old friend
Oh, you had a trusting heart
You were a wholesome love
Too bad we are miles apart

No, Joy, no
No, Joy, no
No, Joy, no
Now I wish I could see you again

credits

from The Pleasures Pale! (Remastered), released February 22, 2019
voice – jeffrey bright
6- & 12-string guitars – 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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