The Weather Prophets - Mayflower
I promised this ages ago in a comment on the excellent Vinyl 301 blog, so I am sure there are a few out there ready to relive Mayflower. WEA Records spent a small fortune getting Alan McGee to run a new division known as Elevation. It didn't last long as the plug was pulled within twelve months. For their money, WEA got Creation acts Primal Scream, Edwyn Collins and The Weather Prophets. The Jesus And Mary Chain had gone to Warners on a separate contract two years previously, but history suggests that Elevation was really a consequence of the that deal.
The album opens with Pete Astor covering himself on the classic Why Does The Rain? In addition to The Loft classic, we also get the excellent singles She Comes From The Rain, Almost Prayed and Naked As The Day You Were Born - all nicely polished by Lenny Kaye's major league production.
Ripped from a vinyl album released on Elevation Records (ELV 1) in 1987 to high quality lossless flac audio.
A1. Why Does The RainA2. The Key To My Love Is Green
A3. Can't Keep My Mind Of You
A4. Mayflower
A5. Head Over Heels
A6. She Comes From The Rain
B1. Almost Prayed
B2. Faithful
B3. Swimming Pool Blue
B4. Walking Under A Spell
B5. Naked As The Day You Were Born
B6. Sleep
