4CD - The Dream Syndicate – Medicine Show: I Know What You Like

4 Cd

In 1982, The Dream Syndicate started their own record company, Down There Records, to release their self-titled four-song twelve-inch EP, which included the first versions of ‘When You Smile’ and ‘That’s What You Always Say’.

They went on to sign with Slash for "The Days Of Wine And Roses", followed by A&M for the "Medicine Show" album.

After years, the band has earned the right to reissue "Medicine Show" as a 42-song, 4xCD set featuring 29 unreleased recordings from the 1983 to 1984 era.

For this special occasion, The Dream Syndicate are resurrecting their Down There label, which will be distributed by Fire Records.

"Medicine Show" has always been a controversial album, even before it was recorded. The indie rock darlings became the first Paisley Underground band to sign to a major label, hire a mainstream rock producer, change bass players, and spend months recording the album - after having banged out their previous one, "The Days Of Wine And Roses", in mere hours.

What this new box set reveals is that, as a live band, they were on fire. For the first time ever, the complete WXRT radio broadcast from the original reel-to-reel master tape is included. This is accompanied by rehearsal and live tapes of Kendra Smith, recorded just before her departure. It's all part of the story: early, primitive versions of original songs, plenty of cover versions that the band mangled into something new, and a journey of finding themselves along the way.