Omnivore (2018, Reissue)
Dear 23 is the first of three Posies reissues that were sold via Pledge Music. While it seems that you can still buy it essentially anywhere, I did throw down my cash at the very beginning for the reissue of this album, Frosting On The Beater and Amazing Disgrace. So far only the first two have been released so we'll start with Dear 23 today.
Dear 23 isn't the Posies album I'm most familiar with. I got interested in the band a little later than many and it was really Frosting On The Beater that I played on repeat over and over. I did backtrack and picked up the CD of Dear 23, but I just never listened to it quite as much as the others. Having a really nice vinyl reissue is just the kick in the ass that I needed to pay more attention to this album. I'm glad I did as there are so many incredible songs. The first half of the album in particular is pretty crazy with songs like "My Big Mouth," "Golden Blunders" and "Any Other Way."
The reissue sounds incredible and they've done that thing where the album is split over two LPs and is at 45rpm instead of 33 1/3. I know there are audiophile and sound reasons to do this, and I certainly would never say to do anything to impede the sound quality of an album, but part of me does just wish it was a standard single LP. It might just be a laziness issue as you have to get up to flip the record to accommodate four sides more often than you would for a single LP. Then there's also the fact that 45rpm on my record player is being a little wonky lately and everything seems to be playing just a hair slow. But really, my turntable servicing needs aren't the fault of the folks who put this record out and I'm glad they did their best to make it sound as great as it possibly could.
The Posies - "My Big Mouth":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAy9-sAgCZ0
The Posies - "Any Other Way":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZOaYFQWgAI
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