![]() But the installation of Gil Norton as producer added more polish to the finished record and what it lacks in Albini’s bloody mindedness, which included the band chatting between songs, the shift from the demos to the finished record showed them sounding much tighter, and despite having more overdubs the songs had more room to breathe. ![]() The Doolittle demos come from the same place as the Steve Albini produced Surfer Rosa, rough and ready angular guitar rock, they could have easily released them as they were and the record would still have been remarkable. They had the backing of Electra Records and were given more money to record it than its jaw dropping predecessor Surfer Rosa, their debut album proper after the startling Come on Pilgrim mini LP. When Doolittle was released there was an inevitability that it would be their breakthrough. It’s both the story and a musical photograph of a band making their masterpiece. It’s a real treat that’s not just for completists, but for anyone who loves guitar music. ![]() Whilst many extended editions of classic records reek of cash in, Doolittle 25 is that rare thing amongst box sets, there’s very little in the way of chaff. Doolittle, the artier of the pair, has been lovingly repackaged for its 25th anniversary and features a whopping 50 songs - 22 of which are previously unreleased - including demos of every song on the album, B-Sides and Peel sessions. ![]()
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