Named after a word in one of Nick Chaplin’s dreams — not from a Siouxsie and the Banshees single — Slowdive formed in Reading, England, in late 1989. The group orginally consisted of Neil Halstead (guitar/vocals), Rachel Goswell (guitar/vocals), Christian Savill (guitar), Adrian Sell (drums), and Chaplin (bass). Formed when they were mostly in their teens, Slowdive was initially lumped in with the remainder of the early-'90s British shoegaze scene; Slowdive's later releases extended upon the likes of the Cocteau Twins and the more atmospheric sides of post-punk, and they closed out their career with an excellent and misunderstood ambient LP. Souvlaki was released on May 17, 1993 in the UK and on February 8, 1994 in the U.S. Widely regarded as their best album, it benefits from synthesizer contributions from co-producer Brian Eno on ‘Sing’ (which he co-wrote) and ‘Here She Comes’. The album's U.S. release includes the previously unreleased cover of ‘Some Velvet Morning’ (written by Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra in 1967) and three tracks from the band's 1993 5 EP, all of which feature on this edition.
DISC ONE
1. ALISON
2. MACHINE GUN
3. 40 DAYS
4. SING
5. HERE SHE COMES
6. SOUVLAKI SPACE STATION
7. WHEN THE SUN HITS
8. ALTOGETHER
9. MELON YELLOW
10. DAGGER
DISC TWO
1. SOME VELVET MORNING
2. SO TIRED
3. MOUSSAKA CHAOS
4. IN MIND
5. GOOD DAY SUNSHINE
6. MISSING YOU
7. COUNTRY RAIN
8. IN MIND BANDULU MIX
9. IN MIND RELOAD MIX