{"product_id":"pre-order-sonic-youth-hold-that-tiger-lp","title":"Sonic Youth - Hold That Tiger - LP { Vinyl LP }","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eBlue\u003c\/span\u003e Colored Vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Discs: 2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn October 1987, four months after the release of their critically acclaimed Sister LP, Sonic Youth showcased their latest work in a blistering set at Cabaret Metro, Chicago. The concert was introduced by Big Black's Steve Albini (who at the time was banned from the venue) and subsequently released as a semi-official bootleg under the title Hold That Tiger on writer\/provocateur Byron Coley's impishly Geffen-baiting label Goofin' (years later the band would use this nom de guerre for their own imprint).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHold That Tiger's sterling reputation among the Sonic Youth faithful is well deserved. In fact, it isn't a stretch to suggest that the album is to the first handful of SY releases what It's Alive is to the first three Ramones LPs-a feral and liberatory public snapshot of a band's blossoming imperial phase. Indeed, HTT is the sound of a group at the peak of their powers, presenting new songs alongside a handful of older ones with the kind of wild, cathartic enthusiasm common to rock 'n' roll's most revered live albums. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTaking nothing away from Sister-inarguably one of indie rock's first true masterpieces-it is reasonable that many fans prefer the live versions heard on Hold That Tiger to their studio counterparts. On HTT, Sonic Youth is a spiky, pummeling and confident force, alternately mammoth and meditative. Sister and it's predecessor EVOL notably added an airy, dreamlike reverie to the band's turbulent doom-lurch, a stylistic evolution that seems to crystallize on HTT. Throughout, Kim Gordon's sinewy, sumptuous bass and Steve Shelley's propulsive, tom-heavy percussion provide the bedrock groove for Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo's ferocious barrages of noise-guitar crunch. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy 1987, the band was confidently articulating their dual lexicon of punk-noir dissonance and supernal, psychedelic sonic calligraphy-bending their jagged, streetwise gnarl into balloon animals of dazzling and beautiful songs. This collision of splendor and chaos would become a hallmark of the group's singular alchemy as well as provide a blueprint for the post-SST American underground they would help invent and ultimately nurture. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHold That Tiger's encore-four songs by the band's beloved Ramones, which Thurston would later astutely compare to \"the perfect pudding after a hearty meal\"-serves as a reminder that, like any true punks, Sonic Youth never could resist a good, rousing anthem to send the kids home with their ears ringing, their hearts hot-wired. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis first-time reissue comes with gatefold jacket. Mastered by Bob Weston from the original tapes. Recorded by Aadam Jacobs. Audio repair\/editing by Aaron Mullan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eTracks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eIntro\u003cbr\u003e2. Schizophrenia\u003cbr\u003e3. Tom Violence\u003cbr\u003e4. White Kross\u003cbr\u003e5. Kotton Krown\u003cbr\u003e6. Stereo Sanctity\u003cbr\u003e7. Brother James\u003cbr\u003e8. Pipeline\/Kill Time\u003cbr\u003e9. (I Got A) Catholic Block\u003cbr\u003e10. Tuff Gnarl\u003cbr\u003e11. Death Valley ’69\u003cbr\u003e12. Beauty Lies In The Eye\u003cbr\u003e13. Expressway To Yr. Skull\u003cbr\u003e14. Pacific Coast Highway\u003cbr\u003e15. Loudmouth\u003cbr\u003e16. I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You\u003cbr\u003e17. Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World\u003cbr\u003e18. Beat On The Brat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56666047709516,"sku":"850051035021","price":7.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/2913\/4412\/files\/4392321-3304847.jpg?v=1770367733","url":"https:\/\/vinylpulses.com\/products\/pre-order-sonic-youth-hold-that-tiger-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}