Jellyfish - Bellybutton

 

Jellyfish —Bellybutton (Listener Edition)

San Francisco power-pop legends Jellyfish will be releasing vinyl reissues of their two seminal albums Bellybutton (1990) and Spilt Milk (1993).

Both vinyl editions originally released in the U.K. had inserts with lyrics and photos, which have been converted into a gatefold for these new reissues. Additionally, the labels on these LPs are meant to match the original Charisma Records labels from the original releases.

The band was formed in 1989 by Andy Sturmer and Roger Manning, and produced by none other than the legendary Jack Joseph Puig (The Black Crowes, John Mayer, Weezer, Fiona Apple, U2) and Albhy Galuten (Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton, Diana Ross, The Bee Gees).

The duo was celebrated for their defiance in the grunge era, crafting deliriously sunny pop jams. In a Newsweek feature highlighting the Best Summer Albums from 1985-1997, Zach Schonfeld wrote a blurb on Spilt Milk, saying, "God bless Jellyfish for releasing this lost power-pop masterwork at the height of the grunge explosion. With angst on the airwaves, Andy Sturmer and Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. (with help from soon-to-be-star-producer Jon Brion) crafted 12 unfashionably sunny and remarkably well-built pop gems.

"It's the colorfulness of it all that makes it such a great summer record; nods to peak Queen, 80s metal, and The Beatles at their sugariest abound, but Spilt Milk couldn't have been made by anyone but Jellyfish. Shame they didn't copyright the title ‘Bye Bye Bye' before NSYNC nabbed it."

Bellybutton features "The King Is Half Undressed," "Now She Knows She's Wrong" and "That Is Why."

Side A

1. The Man I Used To Be

2. That Is Why

3. The King Is Half-Undressed

4. I Wanna Stay Home

5. She Still Loves Him

Side B

1. All I Want Is Everything

2. Now She Knows She's Wrong

3. Bedspring Kiss

4. Baby's Coming Back

5. Calling Sarah

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