2LP - Velocity Girl - Ultracopacetic (Copacetic Remixed and Expanded)

2LP - Import - Indie LOSER edition on red vinyl 

"Copacetic", the long out-of-print 1993 debut album by beloved indie-rock band Velocity Girl, is back in print with a new title, a, band-approved mix, and bonus tracks compiling singles, outtakes, and the band's 1993 Peel Session.

Formed in 1989, Velocity Girl were one of the leading lights of 1990s indie-pop, fusing the hooks of Britpop with the fuzzy guitars of shoegaze. They released three albums on Sub Pop between 1993 and 1996, and reached the mainstream with a song on the platinum-selling soundtrack to the classic teen film "Clueless". While "Copacetic" had strong songs, the band had little experience with production and lacked the skills to "drive the boat" in the studio.

As a result, the album turned out to be a rather stripped-down affair, lacking the lushness of their prior recordings. To the band's ear it was jarring, and they soon realized this wasn't the record they hoped to make. Between then and now, the band learned a lot about recording, and guitarist Archie Moore developed a career in audio work, and the band finally decided to revisit "Copacetic".

The approach was not to make a 2024 sounding record but rather to go back to the 1992 mindset and create the record the band should have made then. The result, "UltraCopacetic", is an exciting alternate history of "Copacetic". And, while they were at it, the band dug up and refreshed the rest of their studio material from the era to add as bonus tracks.