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The Smithereens – Beauty & Sadness – Vinyl 12″ EP
Brand new, never played and still sealed in the factory plastic seal wth promotional Slit in jacket
Enigma Records 1988
The Smithereens’ debut EP, originally released in a tiny run on a small New York indie in 1983, sounds like a dry run for the far superior full-length debut, 1986’s Especially for You. However, of the five songs on this EP, one is merely an instrumental remix of the title track, two are forgettable trifles (the rockabilly-inflected “Much Too Much” and “Some Other Guy,” which isn’t the British Invasion staple made famous by the Beatles and others), and only two hint at singer/songwriter Pat DiNizio’s blossoming talent. The opening “Tracey’s World” is a winsome little power pop nugget, but the real winner is “Beauty and Sadness,” a dark-hued and lightly psychedelic stunner powered by Dennis Diken’s “Ticket to Ride”-inspired drum hook and Jim Babjak’s droning guitar. Unfortunately, none of these songs ever appeared on any future Smithereens releases; the EP was briefly reissued on CD by Capitol Records in 1992 with historical liner notes by Diken.
Track Listing
Beauty and Sadness
Some Other Guy
Tracey’s World
Much Too Much
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