Looper - Up a Tree (25th Anniversary Edition) [Transparent Green Vinyl]

mute

£24.48

Format: Vinyl, Coloured
Catalogue No.: LSTUMM378
Barcode: 5400863154042
Release Date: 08 Mar 2024
Genre: Indie/Alternative

Limited Edition Transparent Green Vinyl
Includes flexi disc bonus track ‘Brilliant Paper’ by Ronnie Black & Sue Tompkins and new sleeves notes by Karla Black & Jenny Hayo.
Stickered with Ben Folds’ quote.

Mute celebrates the 25th Anniversary Edition of Looper’s 1999 album, Up A Tree, featuring never-before-released songs.

Initially released on Sub Pop, Up A Tree is the debut record by the Scottish lo-fi band led by Stuart David (co-founder and bass player of Belle & Sebastian) and his wife Karn David. It was recorded shortly after Looper had recruited previous band members, Ronnie Black and Scott Twynholm. Upon release, the album reached #24 on the UK independent album charts and received acclaim for its gentle sound and honest lyrics, being described by singer-songwriter Ben Folds as “…a gift of a record.”

This anniversary edition features alternative artwork designed by Karn and includes new sleeve notes by Jenny Hayo. The band attributes her as the catalyst starting Looper, as she initially approached Stuart. It also includes words from Stuart’s sister, Karla Black, whose degree show at the Glasgow School of Art saw Looper’s first-ever performance.

Up A Tree is available on CD with a bonus disc of reworkings and remixes and as a limited edition transparent green vinyl with a bonus flexi disc, including an unreleased track titled ‘Brilliant Paper’ by Ronnie Black, former member and guitarist of Looper, and Sue Tompkins, a British visual and sound artist based in Glasgow, previously in the indie rock band Life Without Buildings.

VINYL TRACKLIST
A1 The Treehouse
A2 Impossible Things #2
A3 Burning Flies
A4 Festival '95
A5 Ballad of Ray Suzuki
B1 Dave The Moon Man
B2 Quiet And Small
B3 Columbo's Car
B4 Up A Tree Again
B5 Back to the Treehouse
FLEXI DISC
1 Brilliant Paper