Silverchair: Freak Show (red & black marbled vinyl) [MUSIC ON VINYL]

Why you'll love it

Music On Vinyl's edition is 180g red & black marbled vinyl, individually numbered, in a linen-laminate sleeve with a lyric poster and the vinyl exclusive "Punk Song #2." Freak Show reached No. 1 in Australia, went gold in the US and gave the band three Top 10 singles at home.

This edition

• Red & black marbled vinyl
• 180g vinyl
• Limited to 4,000 numbered copies
• Linen-laminate deluxe sleeve
• Poster with lyrics and photos
• Vinyl exclusive track "Punk Song #2"

About the album

Silverchair made Freak Show while their debut Frogstomp was still flying off shelves in Australia and the US, and they used the moment to go bigger. Producer Nick Launay, known for his work with Midnight Oil and The Birthday Party, helped them broaden the grunge of the first record into something heavier and stranger. The band wanted to do something different, and by Chris Joannou's account it just happened naturally.

Daniel Johns named it after the travelling sideshows of the 1940s, comparing them to life in a band that rolls from town to town putting on a show. "Freak" hits like a hammer, "Abuse Me" swings between hush and howl, and "The Door" became the fourth single. German magazine Rock Hard singled out "No Association," "Learn to Hate" and "Roses" for praise, and "The Closing" brings the curtain down.

Drummer Ben Gillies said it was just more fun to make than the first one. Joannou was also pleased to report that the bass is louder this time, which we consider a ringing endorsement from the man best placed to know.

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Tracklist

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On Murmur / Music On Vinyl (cat# MOVLP2467), a reissue of the 1997 album.