Songs Of Joy

Ultra Vivid Scene - Joy 1967-1990

Ripped from a vinyl album released on 4AD Records (CAD 0005) in 1990 to high resolution 24-bit flac audio. Difficult second album syndrome affected many young bands of the era, however UVS managed to follow-up their paisley-tinged debut with twelve beautifully crafted indie-pop songs which reflect more on their peers across the pond were doing than the other US-based acts on the label. The had successfully updated the  C86 sound for the nineties, this was the album which perhaps a band like The Pastels should have made. Thanks to Steve for the rip.

A1 It Happens Every Time
A2 Staring At The Sun
A3 Three Stars
A4 Special One
A5 Grey Turns White
A6 Poison
B1 Guilty Pleasure
B2 Extra Ordinary
B3 Beauty #2
B4 The Kindest Cut
B5 Praise The Low
B6 Lightning

Blood And Thunder

Ultra Vivid Scene - Blood and Thunder

Ripped from a 12" vinyl single released on 4AD Records (BAD 3003) in 1993 to high resolution 24-bit flac audio.

A1 Blood And Thunder (Remix Edit)
A2 Don't Look Now (Now!)
B1 Candida (Theme From 'Red Pressure Mounting')
B2 Winter Song

Ultra Vivid Scene - Special One

Ripped from a compact disc single released on 4AD Records (BAD 0016 CD) in 1990 to high quality lossless flac audio.

1 Special One
2 Lightning (72 B.P.M. / 4 A.M.)
3 Kind Of A Drag
4 A Smile And A Death Wish

Here are the last two UVS singles. Steve's excellent rip of Blood And Thunder from vinyl and my cd single of Special One which is not dedicated to the current manager of a very popular British football team. Enjoy.

Scream'adelic

Ultra Vivid Scene - She Screamed

Ripped from a compact disc single released on 4AD Records (BAD 806 CD) in 1988 to high quality lossless flac audio. Top notch VU influenced psyche-fuzz from eighties indie pop darlings UVS. I've lost my Mercy Seat cd single so won't be featuring that in this run of posts unfortunately.

1 She Screamed
2 Walkin' After Midnight
3 Not In Love (Hit By A Truck)
4 You Know It All

Hail Marys

Ultra Vivid Scene - Ultra Vivid Scene

Ripped from a compact disc album released on 4AD Records (CAD 809 CD) in 1988 to high quality lossless flac audio. Some good things came out of 4AD's trips to the US and one of the best were Ultra Vivid Scene. The C86 phenomenon had craossed the Atlantic at the same time so these NYC kids borrowed the new British indie sound and smothered it with sixties American garage psychedelia with plenty of Velvet Underground vibe. A young Richard Melville Hall also played live guitar with UVS, however it is unclear whether he appears on this their debut long player.

1 She Screamed
2 Crash
3 You Didn't Say Please
4 Lynn-Marie # 2
5 Nausea
6 Mercy Seat
7 A Dream Of Love
8 Extra CD Track
9 Lynn-Marie # 1
10 This Isn't Real
11 The Whore Of God
12 Bloodline
13 A Kiss And A Slap
14 How Did It Feel
15 Hail Mary