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Released in March 1993, Suede’s selftitled debut was a critical and commercial triumph, winning the prestigious Mercury Music Prize and hitting the 1 spot on the UK Album Chart. Featuring the classic singles ‘The Drowners’, ‘Animal Nitrate’, ‘So Young’, and ‘Metal Mickey’, ‘Suede’ sold 100,000 copies in its first week, making it the fastest selling debut album ever in the UK at the time. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of this landmark album, Edsel is proud to present this Newly mastered edition of the album. ‘It was a genuinely magical time in my life and one for which I’ll always be grateful It felt incredible being in what I thought was quite probably the most exciting band in the world at the time, making a record which felt like more than just another band making another album.’ Brett Anderson ’30 years ago, this is where it all began A mixture of the live songs that had won us a following and our first experiments in the studio. Listening back now it still has that sense of wildness, and drama, and possibility of those early days So young and so gone, indeed’ Mat OsmanThe 2CD album has been Newly mastered by Phil Kinrade at AIR from the original frac12′ tapes and production masters, overseen and approved by producer Ed Buller. The nine B sides are now included on a second CD, along with a cover of ‘Brass in Pocket’, recorded for an NME covermount cassette. In recent times, Brett has commented that in hindsight, he would have included some of the B sides in the album’s tracklisting.The two CDs are presented in brand New seven inch deluxe gatefold packaging, with an 8 page booklet which includes the lyrics and credits.CD 1 SUEDE1. So Young2. Animal Nitrate3. Shes Not Dead4. Moving5. Pantomime Horse6. The Drowners7. Sleeping Pills8. Breakdown9. Metal Mickey10. Animal Lover11. The Next LifeCD 2 THE BSIDES1. My Insatiable One2. To The Birds3. Hes Dead4. Where The Pigs Dont Fly5. Painted People6. The Big Time7. High Rising8. Dolly9. My Insatiable One piano version10. Brass In PocketSo Young Suede 19911993is a deluxe document of the formative years of fastest debut albumselling, Mercury Music Prizewinning rock bandSuede, now entering their fourth decade of a hugely important and influential career.This book is packed with unseen photos, gig flyers, early posters and diary entries from the archives ofSimon Gilbert, beginning with the drummer making his way to the capital in the early 90s, hellbent on joining a band and forging a career in music.Taking the reader through the sensuous sights and sounds of the thriving London scene of the time,So Young 19911993is a riproaring journal of a vital musical era a mustread time capsule for those who werent there and a potent reminder for those lucky enough to have experienced the chaos firsthand.Respected radio DJ and journalistStuart Maconiecontributes the foreword toSo Young Suede 1991 – 1993. As a champion of Suede from their very early days, no one is better placed to open the story.Book Spec and Details200Page Hardback Photo BookPrinted On 170 gsm Gardamatt FSC PaperDimension 310 x 268 x28Foreword by Stuart Maconie Suede is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £61 +P&P