Wilco-A.M. (1995)


 

Artist: Wilco

Title: A. M.

Label: Reprise

Format: CD

Cat #: 9 45857-2

Year of Release: 1995

Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1995

Listed Condition: VG+/VG+

Sell Date: 1/12/22

Sell Price: $2.98

Discogs Last Sold: 12/27/21 $2.00

Low: $0.50

Median: $2.99

Average: $2.97

High: $6.00

Current low price: $1.56

Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 44

Have/Want: 1507/92

Where Sold: Washington, MO

Time it took to sell: 10 years

Where and When Bought: record club closeout late 90's

Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B

Sad To See It Go: No

When Uncle Tupelo split, I was more of a "Farrar man" and didn't think much of Wilco until I heard "I Got You"  from Being There, that song knocked me out and made me need this one.  I would get their releases though Summer Teeth, but nothing else they did really moved me the way the press insisted they would.

That said, the debut A.M. is a solid set of songs.  "Casino Queen" is a great one with a Country Honk Bluster.  "That's Not The Issue" is another great one in the Byrds-Sweetheart of the Rodeo vein.   Most of the album is awash in 90's alter-mix which, gasp, sounds dated, although not as dated as things got compression-wise 5-10 years later. Still, songs like "Pick Up The Change" and "Box Full of Letters" are good examples of straightforward singer songwriter post-indie rock in 1995.  

Another one of those bands where I might have bought loyally and never got beyond a listen per record for the span of a decade.

This one is quite a bit better than I remember, though the back end drags a little bit.

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