Björk – Debut (1993)


 

Artist: Björk

Title: Debut

Label: Elektra

Format: CD

Cat: 61468-2

Year of Release: 1993

Country and Year of Edition: US 1993

Sell Price: $5.41 VG+/VG+ 8/18/24

Discogs Last Sold: 3/23/23 VG+/VG+ $1.99

Low: $1.99

Median: $4.44

Average: $4.55

High: $6.54

Current low price: $4.44

Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 1

Have/Want: 66/121

Where Sold: Williamsburg, VA

Time it took to sell: 3 months

Where and When Purchased: facebook cd lot

Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: A-

Sad To See It Go: No

One of those things about Björk is I find whatever she does enjoyable at some level even if I don't always find it particularly memorable or musically impactful.  That said the stand out thing of this record is sonically memorable, because when I first listened to Debut yesterday, the music was playing in the background, then something sonically stood out to grab my attention.  The sound of pleasant background music becoming foreground because the person switched rooms during the 4th track "There's More To Life Than This."  When I was doing the album link where I try to link to the "official" stream, I noticed a NON-TOILET MIX was posted.  This angered me on a couple fronts, the first being the most important thing on the album was removed.  The second was that now the joke was official.  I didn't get the joke was she was going into the toilet in the Milk Bar, as I would have known, if I bothered to look at the track title.  I just thought she was going into another room in the studio and appreciated the alternative perspective.

The other track that stood out for me on first listen was "Come To Me."  Because Bjork tells the subject not only will the person be catched but NURSED!  Who wouldn't want to be nursed by Björk?  I'm not just saying suckled, one could take it as literally wounded and nursed back to health.  Sexual, psychological and physical healing all in one shot.  

Listening to Debut a couple more times today a few more things stuck.  The closing "The Anchor Song" is a grand brass autographical finale. "One Day" has a vocal feel like the Sugarcubes "Birthday" which was the song that first reeled me in back before her solo career.  Funny that none of the 5 singles that became videos were standouts for me.  "Play Dead" was not on this early edition of the CD, after being a Japan only track it was added to later editions.  While watching "Human Behavior," "Venus As A Boy," "Big Time Sensuality" and "Violently Happy" I began to appreciate them more in totality with the visuals.

The world needs more Björks.

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