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Released in March 1993, The London 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’ , ‘The London Suede’ sold 100,000 copies in its first week making it the fastestselling debut album ever in the UK at the time.To celebrate the 30th anniversary of this landmark album, Demon Records and AIR Mastering proudly present this newhalfspeed master edition. ‘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. ‘ ndash Brett Anderson ‘So, 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 ‘ ndash Mat OsmanThis 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. The London Suede Vinyl is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £28.99