Oakenfold and Osborne's slinky grooves blend well with Martin Hannett's aggressive production style; an array of conventional yet understated indie rock guitar riffs are punctuated by bongo fills, piano stabs, woodwind and female vocal harmonies, all converging seamlessly to establish a trippy atmosphere elevated by uncouth vagaries courtesy of Shaun Ryder's thuggish-sounding yet poetic spoken word vocals. "Pills 'n' Thrills" is unquestionably one of the most indulgent, off-the-wall and exceptional studio efforts of Factory Records history, but the sex, drugs and Northern culture herein is celebrated rather than despaired of, registering the album's expansive, eclectic sound and narrative as figuratively emblematic of the very label it was created by, and as such, this album should be considered its crowning glory, a true masterpiece worthy of its critical reverence. Laden with hooks, samples and breezy beats, pushing the envelope of pop by adopting the ethos of Chicago's house music movement, more or less creating the ecstasy age and sowing the seeds that would grow into the eventual Balearic club and rave culture of the 1990s, the album redefines psychedelic rock of the 1960s for a new era.
It’s a classic and truly original, Data Correct The track 'Holiday' is for all intents and purposes a cover of Change's - Lover's Holiday as the melody is lifted straight from the aforementioned track albeit in the Monday's style. Quality pressing, no flaws. defintely crankable.
record itself was filthy and covered in fine scuffs, which don't affect play. Same master?
buy with confidence Anybody got a review of the pressing/sound quality on this? Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches was the third album by British band Happy Mondays. Pills'n'Thrills and Bellyaches all gets a bit much toward the end, but no matter, what a hoot it is on the way there. R1 60986 sounds fantastic and looks great! Released 05 November 1990. It was obvious that this simply couldn't be sustained; one album later the group had acrimoniously imploded in a cloud of class As, Factory collapsing and their own extreme "Lazyitis." - … *Natokowsky note: Featuring the genius guitar work of Mark Day which is seldom mentioned who is up there with Johnny Marr and Graham Coxon in my book. I’m surprised this record doesn’t get more praise. At their peak, the Happy Mondays were hedonism in perpetual motion, a party with no beginning and no end, a party where Pills 'N' Thrills and Bellyaches was continually pumping. Better than expected. Sounds as fresh now as the day I bought it on cassette! It was released in 1990 and was produced by Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne at Eden Studios in London. I can't imagine this record sounding any better. Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches was the third album by British band Happy Mondays.
This reissue was done right, sounds excellent and hits hard.
It’s a classic and truly original, Data Correct The track 'Holiday' is for all intents and purposes a cover of Change's - Lover's Holiday as the melody is lifted straight from the aforementioned track albeit in the Monday's style. Quality pressing, no flaws. defintely crankable.
record itself was filthy and covered in fine scuffs, which don't affect play. Same master?
buy with confidence Anybody got a review of the pressing/sound quality on this? Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches was the third album by British band Happy Mondays. Pills'n'Thrills and Bellyaches all gets a bit much toward the end, but no matter, what a hoot it is on the way there. R1 60986 sounds fantastic and looks great! Released 05 November 1990. It was obvious that this simply couldn't be sustained; one album later the group had acrimoniously imploded in a cloud of class As, Factory collapsing and their own extreme "Lazyitis." - … *Natokowsky note: Featuring the genius guitar work of Mark Day which is seldom mentioned who is up there with Johnny Marr and Graham Coxon in my book. I’m surprised this record doesn’t get more praise. At their peak, the Happy Mondays were hedonism in perpetual motion, a party with no beginning and no end, a party where Pills 'N' Thrills and Bellyaches was continually pumping. Better than expected. Sounds as fresh now as the day I bought it on cassette! It was released in 1990 and was produced by Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne at Eden Studios in London. I can't imagine this record sounding any better. Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches was the third album by British band Happy Mondays.
This reissue was done right, sounds excellent and hits hard.
It was released in 1990 and was produced by Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne at Eden Studios in London. Happy Mondays's third album. You will not be disappointed. *Natokowsky note: Featuring the genius guitar work of Mark Day which is seldom mentioned who is up there with Johnny Marr and Graham Coxon in my book. The reissue is pretty good, but not close to the original 90' pressing - IMHO.
Quite an amazing release from quite an amazing band that I’ll never forget. "Pills 'n' Thrills..." expertly encapsulates the hedonism, audacious and profuse energy and attitude of not only the entire Madchester scene, but the band itself. This pressing BLOWS AWAY the 180g. Oakenfold and Osborne's slinky grooves blend well with Martin Hannett's aggressive production style; an array of conventional yet understated indie rock guitar riffs are punctuated by bongo fills, piano stabs, woodwind and female vocal harmonies, all converging seamlessly to establish a trippy atmosphere elevated by uncouth vagaries courtesy of Shaun Ryder's thuggish-sounding yet poetic spoken word vocals. "Pills 'n' Thrills" is unquestionably one of the most indulgent, off-the-wall and exceptional studio efforts of Factory Records history, but the sex, drugs and Northern culture herein is celebrated rather than despaired of, registering the album's expansive, eclectic sound and narrative as figuratively emblematic of the very label it was created by, and as such, this album should be considered its crowning glory, a true masterpiece worthy of its critical reverence. Laden with hooks, samples and breezy beats, pushing the envelope of pop by adopting the ethos of Chicago's house music movement, more or less creating the ecstasy age and sowing the seeds that would grow into the eventual Balearic club and rave culture of the 1990s, the album redefines psychedelic rock of the 1960s for a new era.
It’s a classic and truly original, Data Correct The track 'Holiday' is for all intents and purposes a cover of Change's - Lover's Holiday as the melody is lifted straight from the aforementioned track albeit in the Monday's style. Quality pressing, no flaws. defintely crankable.
record itself was filthy and covered in fine scuffs, which don't affect play. Same master?
buy with confidence Anybody got a review of the pressing/sound quality on this? Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches was the third album by British band Happy Mondays. Pills'n'Thrills and Bellyaches all gets a bit much toward the end, but no matter, what a hoot it is on the way there. R1 60986 sounds fantastic and looks great! Released 05 November 1990. It was obvious that this simply couldn't be sustained; one album later the group had acrimoniously imploded in a cloud of class As, Factory collapsing and their own extreme "Lazyitis." - … *Natokowsky note: Featuring the genius guitar work of Mark Day which is seldom mentioned who is up there with Johnny Marr and Graham Coxon in my book. I’m surprised this record doesn’t get more praise. At their peak, the Happy Mondays were hedonism in perpetual motion, a party with no beginning and no end, a party where Pills 'N' Thrills and Bellyaches was continually pumping. Better than expected. Sounds as fresh now as the day I bought it on cassette! It was released in 1990 and was produced by Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne at Eden Studios in London. I can't imagine this record sounding any better. Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches was the third album by British band Happy Mondays.
This reissue was done right, sounds excellent and hits hard.
This is NOT a dud reissue. cracking reissue.
Beautiful clarity and omnipresent lyrics, quite the house experience. Pills 'N' Thrills And Bellyaches Very pleased to post this as this is my fav album of all time. Any comparison to the yellow RSD version from a few years ago?