The Portable Galaxie 500

by Galaxie 500

The Portable Galaxie 500 cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 29 September 1998
  • Label: Rykodisc
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:04:31
  • Community rating: 3.86/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A portable collection of Galaxie 500, the Boston trio whose slow, reverberant dream pop influenced slowcore and shoegaze. Dean Wareham's guitar and the band's minimal dynamics define the selections.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, atmospheric, guitars, lo-fi, dreamy

Tracklist

  1. Blue Thunder (With Sax) (3:45)
  2. Flowers (4:26)
  3. When Will You Come Home (5:21)
  4. Listen, The Snow Is Falling (7:47)
  5. Sorry (4:15)
  6. Fourth Of July (5:35)
  7. Don't Let Our Youth Go To Waste (6:47)
  8. Strange (3:16)
  9. Another Day (3:41)
  10. Snowstorm (5:10)
  11. Summertime (Live) (6:42)
  12. Tugboat (3:53)
  13. Blue Thunder (3:53)

Credits

  • Damon Krukowski - drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Dean Wareham - guitar, vocals
  • Sergio Huidor - film director [directed by]

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