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Bevis Frond "Sexorcist" b/w Walking Seeds "Reflections In A Tall Mirror" (1990)

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  Artist: Bevis Frond/Walking Seeds Title: Sexorcist b/w Reflections In A Tall Mirror Label: Clawfist Format: 7" Cat: PIG-1 Year of Release: 1990 Country and Year of Edition: UK 1990 Clawfist Singles Club #1  1,400 pressing Date of Sale: 7/16/23 Sell Price: $5.99 Condition: VG+/VG+  Discogs Last Sold: 2/2/23 NM/VG+ $6.66 Low:$4.00 NM/NM Median: $5.99 Average: $6.68 High: $12.00 Current low price: $5.00 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 20 Have/Want: 235/73 Where Sold: Towson, MD Time It Took To Sell:  8 years Where and When Bought: London UK early aughts Intoxica 4 pounds Gwiz-gau Letter Grade:  A'  Sad To See It Go: Yes Two albums I definitely enjoyed back in the late 80's/early 90's were the Bevis Frond's Inner Marshland and Walking Seeds' Upwind of Disaster, Downwind of Atonement.  This single kicked off the Clawfist mailorder subscription series of artists covering each other.  I didn't subscribe in it's day and didn't actually find a copy un...

Walking Seeds-Upwind of Disaster, Downwind of Atonement (1988)

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  Artist: Walking Seeds Title:  Upwind of Disaster, Downwind of Atonement Label: Communion Format: CD Cat #: COMM 9 Year of Release: 1988 Country and Year of Edition Issue: US 1988 Listed Condition: VG+/VG+ Sell Date: 7/27/21 Sell Price: $5.99 Discogs Last Sold: 12/10/19 Low:$3.99 Median: $5.24 Average: $6.99 High: $14.99 Current low price: $7.99 Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 5 Have/Want: 25/9 Where Sold: Dunkirk, NY Time it took to sell: 10 years Where and When Bought: used in 90's dollar bin NYC Gwiz-gau Letter Grade: B- Sad To See It Go: No When this came out I liked the thick wall of guitar sound the Walking Seeds had to offer.  It's still enjoyable on some level and was good radio filler for at least 6 of it's 8 weeks in the new release bin, and maybe an archive spin over the years I did radio. Listening to this now, the vocals are a little grating.  Usually I like a nice gated reverb vocal but this one is a little bit high end.    They do break o...