PO Afghan Whigs represses

[noone 18]

Up In It https://megamart.subpop.com/releases/the_afghan_whigs/up_in_it

 

Congregation https://megamart.subpop.com/releases/the_afghan_whigs/congregation

 

Uptown Avondale https://megamart.subpop.com/releases/the_afghan_whigs/uptown_avondale

 

All have Loser editions. None on Bullmoose yet.

[SunsetDramaKing17 42]

I can't recommend that Congregation record enough. That 30 bucks for an indie rock record seems alot though.

[noone 18]

Same problem with Uptown - $21 for a 5 song EP. I'll probably cave later but for now I only grabbed Congregation.

[Barry Zito 8]

I'm just a sucker for The Whigs, so I didn't hesitate on Congregation or Uptown Avondale.  I have an original pressing of Up In It that sounds better than I thought the recordings could, so I'll stick with that for the moment.

[youspinmeround 1,247]

Congregation will be bought locally without hesitation

 

Own the OG press of others

[pepperonigin 186]

Good lord, been waiting for these for awhile.

 

For anyone popping into this thread randomly, these guys are one of if not THE most underrated bands of all time. I probably wouldn't start with any of these necessarily, maybe Congregation, but Gentlemen and Black Love are perfection. Now all we need is a Blackberry Belle repress and I'll be set.

[Canal Ocho 13]

Oh man, yeah, I would love a Blackberry Belle reissue.

[ntslash 242]

Will Miles iz Dead be on this pressing? If not, I'm out. 

[MtrCtyWx 36]

I've also wondered if Sub Pop would get around to these represses so this is a nice surprise.  Would love some reissues of old shirts, especially the Stax or Motown AW logos.

[MtrCtyWx 36]

Insound has the RSD triple LP reissue of Gentlemen for a hefty discount for those who may not have it yet.

[nancy_raygun 407]

Its a little unfortunate so many of these Sub Pop bands went and skipped labels so much in the 90s because I would love to snag a box set treatment for Afghan Whigs.  Same for Screaming Trees and Mudhoney.

[Stress On The Sky 573]

5 hours ago, nancy_raygun said:

Its a little unfortunate so many of these Sub Pop bands went and skipped labels so much in the 90s because I would love to snag a box set treatment for Afghan Whigs.  Same for Screaming Trees and Mudhoney.

Agreed, although I never really got past Superfuzz Bigmuff with Mudhoney. Would definitely buy box sets for Afghan Whigs, Screaming Trees, Twilight Singers & Gutter Twins if they happened no hesitation required.

Some of the Trees big albums are pretty easy to get as they were repressed by MOV but some are a total pain to track down.

[pepperonigin 186]

There have been rumors of a Twilight Singers box set, which would be awesome if we saw some of the stuff that was never pressed but the last couple of albums are easily found so it seems a bit redundant.

[Karpatenhunde77 38]

20 hours ago, pepperonigin said:

Good lord, been waiting for these for awhile.

 

For anyone popping into this thread randomly, these guys are one of if not THE most underrated bands of all time. I probably wouldn't start with any of these necessarily, maybe Congregation, but Gentlemen and Black Love are perfection. Now all we need is a Blackberry Belle repress and I'll be set.

Underrated? lol!!!

[Bull Moose 156]

On 7/27/2017 at 2:41 PM, noone said:

Up In It https://megamart.subpop.com/releases/the_afghan_whigs/up_in_it

 

Congregation https://megamart.subpop.com/releases/the_afghan_whigs/congregation

 

Uptown Avondale https://megamart.subpop.com/releases/the_afghan_whigs/uptown_avondale

 

All have Loser editions. None on Bullmoose yet.

We are waiting for the details. If it's not up in the next hour, it will go up Monday. It depends on whether they get back from lunch before we leave the office. We will Tweet about it so as not to spam the board. 

[noone 18]

33 minutes ago, Bull Moose said:

We are waiting for the details. If it's not up in the next hour, it will go up Monday. It depends on whether they get back from lunch before we leave the office. We will Tweet about it so as not to spam the board. 

Cool. Thanks. And I wasn't being critical, I figured you'd have it soon, hence the "yet".

[pepperonigin 186]

3 hours ago, Karpatenhunde77 said:

Underrated? lol!!!

I don't even know why I'm entertaining this comment but how are they not considered underrated?

[rogeoa8 115]

15 hours ago, pepperonigin said:

I don't even know why I'm entertaining this comment but how are they not considered underrated?

some people cant stand the vocals

[jcastrianni 2]

It's weird that there's been no official announcement from the Whigsnor Sub Pop.

[youspinmeround 1,247]

Dulli vocals are top notch

 

Under rated is not correct either...This band put out well received  albums by fans and critics, toured all over the world and went on to various side projects as well as continuing on as the Whigs. Hardly an overlooked band

[pepperonigin 186]

1 hour ago, rogeoa8 said:

some people cant stand the vocals

I can understand that, but it has nothing to do with whether or not a band should be considered underrated.

 

9 minutes ago, youspinmeround said:

Dulli vocals are top notch

 

Under rated is not correct either...This band put out well received  albums by fans and critics, toured all over the world and went on to various side projects as well as continuing on as the Whigs. Hardly an overlooked band

Perhaps our definitions of underrated are different. While they have certainly received their fair share of acclaim they are not nearly as well regarded as I believe they should be. To me, they're one of the finest bands to come out of the 90s. I understand my opinion is just that, an opinion, but take a look at any top 90s lists and they are either nowhere to be found or ranked laughably low.

 

Obviously these can only be taken with a pinch of salt but they're still tastemakers:

 

Rolling Stone's Top 100 Albums of the 90s - not one Whigs album anywhere to be seen

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-nineties-20110427

 

Pitchfork's Top 100 Albums of the 90s - again, not one Whigs album

http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/5923-top-100-albums-of-the-1990s/

 

Genetlemen does manage to appear in a couple of SPIN lists but either at the very bottom or stuck somewhere in the middle. Just look at some of the albums on this list!

http://www.spin.com/2015/05/the-300-best-albums-of-the-past-30-years-1985-2014/

 

I'm sorry but this band is criminally underrated.

[Barry Zito 8]

As a huge fan of The Whigs since 1993, I would say that the band isn't underrated so much as often overlooked.  While they were part of the 90s boom of alternative music, they never really received the mass airplay on radio or MTV, even while being critically acclaimed.  None of their videos ever were in heavy rotation on MTV.

[Bull Moose 156]

On 7/28/2017 at 4:36 PM, noone said:

Cool. Thanks. And I wasn't being critical, I figured you'd have it soon, hence the "yet".

I know. It's flattering that you thought of us.

[hookedonsonics 49]

Are these ALREADY sold out on sub pop's site?!?

[blugel 21]

27 minutes ago, hookedonsonics said:

Are these ALREADY sold out on sub pop's site?!?

Shit, sure looks like it?

 

Is Bullmoose getting the Loser editions?