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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 HalfSpeed Master Heavyweight Vinyl edition has been Newly mastered by Phil Kinrade from the original frac12′ tapes and production masters, overseen and approved by producer Ed Buller. The vinyl lacquer was expertly cut using precision halfspeed mastering by Barry Grint at AIR Mastering. Halfspeed mastering is a vinyl cutting technique that improves groove accuracy and transient information creating an incredibly detailed stereo image with a natural high frequency response.Pressed on 180g heavyweight vinyl, housed in a polylined inner sleeve, featuring an obi strip and a 4page booklet insert.A1. So YoungA2. Animal NitrateA3. Shes Not DeadA4. MovingA5. Pantomime HorseB1. The DrownersB2. Sleeping PillsB3. BreakdownB4. Metal MickeyB5. Animal LoverB6. The Next LifeSo 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 £71 +P&P