MEGA CITY FOUR / メガ・シティー・フォー / SEBASTOPOL RD:EXPANDED EDITION / CD

UKメロディックを語る上では絶対に外すことが出来ないMega City Four。1992年発表の3rdアルバム『Sebastopol Rd.』に、WORDS THAT SAY EP,SHIVERING SAND EP,デモ音源(未発表),B面,AND SMELLS OF PETROL STATIONS EP, SESSION TRACKS(未発表BBC PEEL SESSION)を加えた合計39曲入り超強力2枚組編集盤が発売。リマスター済み、メンバーによるスリーブノーツとレアな写真が載った16Pブックレット仕様です。

[DISC1]
SEBASTOPOL RD
WORDS THAT SAY EP
SHIVERING SAND EP

[DISC2]
DEMOS
STOP B-SIDES
AND SMELLS OF PETROL STATIONS EP
SESSION TRACKS


3 loop music are proud to announce the release of Mega City Four’s “Sebastopol Rd” as a 39 track, 2CD expanded
edition.
・Remastered
・2CD set covering all the studio output from the Sebastopol Rd era
・10 previously unreleased tracks
・Compiled by the band
・Includes 16 page booklet with sleevenotes from the band, rare photos and memorabilia

Sebastopol Rd was Mega City Four’s first album for their new major label home, Big Life. With the success of debut album “Tranzphobia”, follow up “Who Cares Wins”, and a constant touring schedule around the UK, Europe and the US they built up a solid, devoted fanbase easily identifiable in one of the many MC4 t-shirts. By this time, the band were appearing on the front covers of the NME and Melody Maker and the crossover to a major label was no great surprise. Teaming up with producer Jessica Corcoran (Senseless Things, Ned’s Atomic Dustbin, Shed Seven and The Wonder Stuff) gave the album a pop-punk crunch and more emphasis on the pop than previous material. It features the Top 40 hit ‘Stop’, ‘Prague’, covered by Muse in 2010 on the Resistance single as a tribute to the band who had influenced them, and CD1 now includes the two singles (plus their attendant b-sides) Words That Say and Shivering Sand, their highest charting release. This 2CD set, 21 years after the initial release, gathers together all the studio material from this period and adds 10 previously unreleased tracks, including demos and the John Peel Session from September 1993. It includes all the b-sides and demos taken from the box loads of cassettes and DATs in guitarist Gerry’s shed.

FURTHER INFORMATION
The quartet of school friends from Farnborough, Hampshire, formed Mega City Four in 1987. They went on to release five studio albums and are cited as an influence by Muse, one of the biggest bands in the world today. They were always an incendiary live band putting in thrilling performances and winning a devoted fanbase. Leadman and chief songwriter, Wiz sadly passed away suddenly in 2006 leaving a legacy of fast-paced, crunching power pop songs that are often overlooked by many who regard this era of music as the template for much of the emo scene today.