(Vinyl Love is a series of posts that quite simply lists, describes, and displays the pieces in my growing vinyl collection. You can bet that each record was given a spin during the drafting of each corresponding post.)
Artist: Ride
Album Title: This is not a safe place
Year released: 2019
Details: 2 x 12″ LP, 45 rpm, embossed lettering on cover
The skinny: “This new [album] finds Mark Gardener, Andy Bell, Loz Colbert, and Steve Queralt revelling in being back in a fully realized band. Yeah, there is more confidence and energy and a sense that they want to explore and experiment more with their sound. After five years back as a whole, this sounds like it’s the first time that Ride knows exactly who they want to be and it’s bursting out from all speakers.” These are some of the words I wrote about “This is not a safe place” when I presented it as my fourth favourite album from 2019. I also wrote about how I went out to one of my locals on the day it was released to purchase this fine copy, pressed to two slabs at 45 rpm. It sounds lovely and even more so with repeat spins. And yeah, that title is quite prescient with the times we are now living in, isn’t it?
Standout track: “Clouds of Saint Marie”
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3 replies on “Vinyl love: Ride “This is not a safe place””
I only know the debut (so far) – but encouraging to read that 29 years later, they’re still getting the job done. And on a couple of slabs of vinyl, even better!
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If you liked the debut, definitely check out the sophomore record, “Going blank again”. I might actually prefer it. Then, have a listen to this one and “Weather diaries”. They did two other records before breaking up in the mid-90s but neither of them are super great.
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