Spiritualized
Pure Phase
Rare & Collectible Vinyl Records

Sealed 2021 Special Edition 2LP Heavy-Duty Gatefold Reissue On Black Vinyl, With New Artwork. "Much Of The Reason That The Pure Phase Album Seemed A Tad Disappointing Upon Its 1995 Release Was That The Electric Mainline Teaser EP Issued Over A Year Earlier Was So Fantastic -- Its Three Tracks Possess An Organic Vitality And Soulful Grit That The Overly Fussy Versions Reprised On Pure Phase Sorely Lack. "Good Times" Exists At The Intersection Of Cosmic Rock & Roll And Salt-Of-The-Earth R&B, Fusing A Chugging, Hypnotic Guitar Riff With Backing Vocals And Horn Arrangements Channeled From Some Off-planet Franchise Of Muscle Shoals Studios. "Lay Back In The Sun" Somehow Manages To Achieve Exit Velocity Despite (Or Maybe Because Of) A Grinding, Circular Melody That Actually Goes Nowhere, And The Two-Part Instrumental Title Cut Captures The Same Arriving-Without-Traveling Zeitgeist. Jason Pierce Advises In The Liner Notes To "Play Loud 'N' Drive Fast" -- Words Worth Heeding At All Times." AMG - Jason Ankeny.