Absolute Grey - Live at Cbgb's 1985 (BOOKLET CD HEYDAY AGAIN 2026) | NEW Mint (M) Mint (M)-

Absolute Grey – Live At Cbgb'S 1985

Description

Experience the raw energy of Absolute Grey with their live performance captured at CBGB's in 1985. This release showcases the band's unique indie sound and powerful stage presence.

Highlights

• Live recording from the iconic CBGB's
• Features 10 tracks of high-energy performances
• Showcases the indie sound of the mid-80s
• Released by Heyday Again Records

Track Listing

01. Gardens

02. Umbrella

03. Untitled

04. More Walnuts

05. A Joke

06. No Man’s Land

07. Memory Of You

08. Willow

09. White Rabbit

10. Killing Birds

Format Details

• Label: Heyday Again Records
• Genre: Indie
• Format: CD

SHIPS BY 08/07/2026

    Live at Cbgb's 1985
    (Booklet)
    Artist: Absolute Grey Format: CD Release Date: 8/7/2026 

    Label: Heyday Again Records
    Vendor: Redeye Distribution
    Distributor: AMPED
    UPC: 848064020677
    Genre: Rock
    Release Date: 8/7/2026
    Product ID: HYAG107.2
    Weight: .24 lb

CD
Description

This release features 10 previously unreleased live recordings from the 1980s indie rock band Absolute Grey, which shared the stage with Rain Parade, Salem 66, Dream Syndicate, Alex Chilton, Long Ryders, and Three O'Clock, and includes performances by Beth Brown, Mitchell Rasor, Pat Thomas, and Matt Kitchen. Evoking early R.E.M. with female vocals, the band's sound blends elements of Fairport Convention, Jefferson Airplane, and Echo & the Bunnymen. The package also includes liner notes by Karen Schoemer, Jim DeRogatis, and Luke Wood. Trouser Press Record Guide wrote that, long before self-reflective female singers became a trend on the alternative music scene, Beth Brown of Rochester, New York's Absolute Grey was writing and singing about loneliness and independence through a garage-pop approach in which the bass carried much of the melody and the guitar added color with Peter Buck-like arpeggios. AllMusic Guide described Absolute Grey as playing intelligent, tuneful folk-rock with intriguing melodies, subtle but effective hooks, and a psychedelic undertow that would have fit comfortably alongside both the paisley underground bands of the West Coast and the jangle pop scene in Athens, Georgia, while noting that the band's approach was less trippy and less retro than Rain Parade and notably cooler and more hard-edged than R.E.M. or Pylon. Byron Coley of Forced Exposure likewise praised the group for creating a sound that has never been imitated, writing that Beth Brown's vocals were so filled with emotion they seemed to teeter on the edge of chaos, while the band forged a compelling and unpredictable form of new wave folk rock that simply worked.

    Tracks
    Credits

    1 Gardens
    2 Umbrella
    3 Untitled
    4 More Walnuts
    5 A Joke
    6 No Man's Land
    7 Memory of You
    8 Willow
    9 White Rabbit
    10 Killing Birds

• Condition: NEW
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Format: CD
• Internal ID: 848064020677
• Genre: ALT/INDIE
• Format Type: CD
• Released: 08/07/2026