Pond - Early Years: 2008 - 2010 (Orange Vinyl) (RSD 2025)
Pond - Early Years: 2008 - 2010 (Orange Vinyl) (RSD 2025)
Format: Vinyl LP
UPC: 612789326273
Release Date: 04/12/25
Condition: N
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*RSD TITLES LIMITED TO ONE PER CUSTOMER - ANY ORDERS FOR MORE THAN 1 COPY OF THIS TITLE WILL BE CANCELLED AND REFUNDED*
Event: RECORD STORE DAY 2025
Release Date: 4/12/2025
Format: 2 x LP
Label: Spinning Top Records
Quantity: 1700
Release type: 'RSD First' Release
“Early Years is made up of three albums: Psychedelic Mango (2008), Corridors of Blissterday (2009) and Frond (2010). The first two were never originally mastered, which meant we could just take the 16bit WAV from the CD copies we found and master them for the first time. The CDs, by the way, were from the CD Pressing Plant down the road from us, we just took our digital 8-track files down there and asked for “some CDs please!”.
Frond was mastered and luckily the guy who mixed it (Sam Ford) had the pre-mastered mixes for us to use. We did flirt with the idea of running these onto tape or mastering them with heaps of valve gear to try and ‘warm’ the very digital recordings up, but at the end of the day, they were made by three bozos with very limited recording knowledge, skill and equipment, but a lot of imagination. It made sense to try and improve them with this master, but also keep the spirit true to the original recordings. We hope you enjoy the early years of Pond.” --Jay Watson
“From the band's conception under the teeming purple branches of Mulberia, its first steps around a filthy share-house carpet in Daglish, to some of its first words - "mango" "duck" "bucket" - these songs form a sepia photo album of Ponds giddy first days, lovingly re-touched and remastered by Jay and Gin.
They were the best of times, and probably not anywhere near the worst of times. Just some barely adult idiots with limited access to money or the internet trying to be silly and trippy in equal measures, while lacking the intellect or maturity to see how vastly overambitious they actually were.” --Nicholas Allbrook
This Record Store Day 2025 release is pressed on “Mango Vision” vinyl.
Tracklist
1. That is How We Came - taken from Psychedelic Mango
2. Psychedelic Mango Vision - taken from Psychedelic Mango
3. Don’t Look at the Sun or You’ll Go Blind - taken from Psychedelic Mango
4. Sweet Loretta - taken from Corridors of Blissterday
5. Mist in my Brain Forest - taken from Corridors of Blissterday
6. Betty Davis - taken from Frond
7. Torn Asunder - taken from Frond
8. Annie Orangetree -taken from Frond
9. Mussels Tonight - taken from Frond
10. Sunlight Cardigan - taken from Frond
11. Frond - taken from Frond
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GRADING
GRADING
Yellow Racket assigns condition based on the Goldmine Standard for grading records.
New (N) (Not typically included in the Goldmine Standard)
New records are purchased directly from the label, distributor, or registered wholesaler. Records are still sealed. Jackets may have slight shelf wear, but media has never been played.
Mint (M)
Still sealed. Never played. No observable flaws. Items have been purchased secondhand.
Near Mint (NM)
A Near Mint (NM) record will play perfectly, with no imperfections during playback. The record should show no obvious signs of wear.
The cover (and any additional packaging) has no creases, folds, seam splits, cut-out holes, or other noticeable defects.
Very Good Plus (VG+)
A Very Good Plus (VG+) record will show some signs that it was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it.
Defects should be more of a cosmetic nature, not affecting the actual playback as a whole. Record surfaces may show some signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or very light scratches.
The disc and LP cover may have slight signs of wear, and may be gently marred by spindle marks, paper scuffs, wrinkled corners, etc.
Very Good (VG)
Many of the defects found in a VG+ record will be more pronounced in a VG disc. Surface noise will be evident, but will not overpower the music. Disc may have light scratches (deep enough to feel with a fingernail) that will affect the sound.
Labels, jackets, and inserts will have visible cosmetic flaws such as wrinkles, cut-outs, slight splitting, etc. However, it will usually have less than a dozen minor flaws.
Good (G)
A record in Good condition can be played through without skipping. But it will have significant surface noise, scratches, and visible groove wear. A cover or sleeve will have seam splits, especially at the bottom or on the spine. Tape, writing, ring wear, or other defects will be present.
While the record will be playable without skipping, noticeable surface noise and "ticks" will almost certainly accompany the playback.
Poor (P), Fair (F)
The record may be cracked, badly warped, or won't play through without skipping or repeating. The picture sleeve may be water damaged, split, or heavily marred by wear and writing.
