Screamadelica (Picture Vinyl)＜完全生産限定盤＞

プライマル・スクリームの歴史的名盤『スクリーマデリカ』発売30周年記念
2枚組ピクチャー・ヴァイナル

1991年に発売されたプライマル・スクリームの歴史的名盤『スクリーマデリカ』。ロックとテクノが融合したその独創的なサウンドは、90年代を代表する作品として高い評価を得てきた。今年発売30周年を迎えるにあたり、象徴的なアルバムのアートワークを使用したピクチャー・ヴァイナルを、オフィシャルに初めて発売する。

「レコードストアに足を踏み入れた時に、壁に飾ってある『ジギー・スターダスト』、『トランスフォーマー』、『勝手にしやがれ!!』 と、自分が作ったアルバムが一緒に並んでいるなんて、とても良い気分だね。 ヴァン・モリソンの『アストラル・ウィークス』や、ザ・ヴェルヴェッツ・アンダーグラウンドの1st アルバムだけでなく、『スクリーマデリカ』も。後は、多分『レッド・ツェッペリン IV』もね。分かるだろ? バンドを始めた時の夢を遥かに超えているよ。」 ボビー・ギレスピー

There's no overestimating the importance of Screamadelica, the record that brought acid house, techno, and rave culture crashing into the British mainstream -- an impact that rivaled that of Nirvana's Nevermind, the other 1991 release that changed rock. Prior to Screamadelica, Primal Scream were Stonesy classic rock revivalists with a penchant for Detroit rock. They retained those fascinations on Screamadelica -- one listen to the Jimmy Miller-produced, Stephen Stills-rip "Movin' on Up" proves that -- but they burst everything wide open here, turning rock inside out by marrying it to a gleeful rainbow of modern dance textures. This is such a brilliant, gutsy innovative record, so unlike anything the Scream did before, that it's little wonder that there's been much debate behind who is actually responsible for its grooves, especially since Andrew Weatherall is credited with production with eight of the tracks, and it's clearly in line with his work. Even if Primal Scream took credit for Weatherall's endeavors, that doesn't erase the fact that they shepherded this album, providing the ideas and impetus for this dubtastic, elastic, psychedelic exercise in deep house and neo-psychedelic. Like any dance music, this is tied to its era to a certain extent, but it transcends it due to its fierce imagination and how it doubles back on rock history, making the past present and vice versa. It was such a monumental step forward that Primal Scream stumbled before regaining their footing, but by that point, the innovations of Screamadelica had been absorbed by everyone from the underground to mainstream. There's little chance that this record will be as revolutionary to first-time listeners, but after its initial spin, the genius in its construction will become apparent -- and it's that attention to detail that makes Screamadelica an album that transcends its time and influence. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

ロックとダンス･ミュージックが骨の髄まで溶け合った音楽の奇跡がここにあります。過去、現在、未来、ジャンルといった自称を表面的に語ることの無意味さを本作で証明。セカンド･サマー･オブ･ラブの神髄。 (C)YKYM