Firekites - The Bowery first time pressing on clear-haze vinyl for Spunk Records.
Many moons ago Firkites produced and recorded The Bowery here in Cooks Hill, Newcastle. The songs "felt like they almost fell from the sky", before they knew it, they’d signed with Spunk and Own Records (EU) and were playing shows with so many of their heroes including the likes of The Sea & Cake, Built To Spill, Tallest Man On Earth and Bill Callahan. Totally surreal stuff!
As quickly as Firekites emerged, they took a BIG step back, essentially returning to a recording project. 10 years later The Bowery got it’s very first taste of vinyl and boy is it sweet!
Much care and consideration has been taken into respectfully reinterpreting the original gatefold CD-R as a vinyl issue... 300 units have been produced on reverse board uncoated stock with dual metallic Pantone inner & label, 150gram clear-haze vinyl, re-usable dust jacket.
The Vinyl master was made by Don Barley and was pressed by the wizards at Gz in Prague. It sounds just as it should and the sound is good.
First ever vinyl pressing of Firekites debut LP The Bowery.
Via Spunk Records
Limited edition of 300 pressed on 150g clear-haze vinyl, housed in reverse board uncoated 300gsm sleeve.
Recorded at The Bowery, Bolton St, Newcastle, Australia
Mixed at Alberts, Sydney by Wayne Connolly
Mastered at Benchmark by Don Bartley
Art Direction & Design by Timothy Mcphee
Tracks
1. Last Ships 04:10
2. Autumn Story 03:32
3. Paris 03:41
4. Same Suburb Different Park 04:50
5. By Night 03:41
6. Skimming Rooftops 03:29
7. Another State 04:18
8. Mirror Miracle 03:22
9. Worn Weary 03:08
10. New Year Has Spoken 04:11
