Psychocandy
by The Jesus and Mary Chain
- Type: Album
- Released: 18 November 1985
- Label: Blanco y Negro, Blanco Y Negro
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 38:55
- Community rating: 4.04/5 from 19 ratings
Artists on this release: Bobby Gillespie, William Reid, Jim Reid, Douglas Hart
Album Notes & Community Reviews
The Jesus and Mary Chain's landmark debut 'Psychocandy' is built on the revolutionary contrast between sweet, melodic pop structures inspired by 1960s girl groups and an uncompromising wall of abrasive guitar feedback and noise. Spearheaded by brothers Jim and William Reid, the album's distinct production envelops its traditional songwriting in cavernous reverb and layers of distortion, a pioneering sound that proved immensely influential on the subsequent shoegaze and alternative rock movements.
Genres
Descriptors: noisy, fuzz-drenched, lo-fi, formative, distorted, fuzz, guitars, melodic, wall-of-sound
Tracklist
- Just Like Honey (03:01)
- The Living End (02:15)
- Taste The Floor (02:57)
- The Hardest Walk (02:39)
- Cut Dead (02:45)
- In a Hole (03:02)
- Taste of Cindy (01:42)
- Never Understand (02:58)
- Inside Me (03:09)
- Sowing Seeds (02:50)
- My Little Underground (02:31)
- You Trip Me Up (02:26)
- Something's Wrong (04:02)
- It's So Hard (02:38)
Credits
- Jim Reid - vocals, guitar, production
- William Reid - vocals, guitar, production
- Douglas Hart - bass, production
- Bobby Gillespie - drums, production
- Karen Parker - backing vocals (1)
- Laurence Verfaillie - backing vocals (7)
- John Loder - engineering
- Flood - engineer (8)
- Alan Moulder - assistant engineer (8)
- Greg Allen - art direction
- Alastair Indge - sleeve photography
- Bleddyn Butcher - sleeve photography
- Chris Clown - sleeve photography
- Mike Laye - sleeve photography
- Rona McIntosh - sleeve photography
- Stuart Cassidy - sleeve photography