Omnivore Records is a specialty label
that has released previously unreleased or reissued albums by Big
Star, Alex Chilton, Bob Mould, The Three O'Clock, Camper Van
Beethoven and Jellyfish. Radio Jellyfish is the fifth of these
releases. It's a ten-song live acoustic collection of promotional
radio appearances the band made for their swan song 1993 album Spilt
Milk.
Recorded in Holland and Australia it's
a nice distillation of Jellyfish's songwriting prowess and their
then-modern take on retro-70's material. Lots of harmony vocals ala
The Beach Boys, Beatles and Chicago. Half of the album are single
sides and it also contains a cover of The Move's “I Can Hear The
Grass Grow” and Badfinger's “No Matter What”. This is a
release that is aimed toward the hardcore Jellyfish fan, but I would
recommend this to any fan of 90's pop and certainly any fan of Power
Pop.
The packaging is beautiful as Omnivore
does right once again. The inner-sleeve resembles a pop-out frame
from Magical Mystery Tour and the nice clear vinyl is also pretty
wonderful.
Here's the video review:
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