Pylon
Gyrate Plus

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THE DEBUT LP FROM THE FIERCELY INDEPENDENT AND HIGHLY INFLUENTIALPOST-PUNK BAND PYLON WAS ORIGINALLY UNLEASHED IN 1980 ANDAPPEARS HERE FOR THE FIRST EVER TIME ON CD, BEAUTIFULLY REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL REELS. THE CD RELEASE ALSO INCLUDES THE ADDITION OF THEIR LANDMARK DEBUT 7-INCH SINGLE ‘COOL’ B/W ‘DUB’ (1979), THE 10EP PYLON!!, AND ONE TRACK FROM 1979, NEVER BEFORE RELEASED, ENTITLED ‘FUNCTIONALITY’ -16 TRACKS TOTAL, WITH LINER NOTES FROM FRED SCHNEIDER (B-52’S), HUGO BURNHAM (GANG OF FOUR) AND MICHAEL STIPE (R.E.M.).PYLON’S FIRST SINGLE WAS RELEASED ON ATLANTA’S DB RECORDSLABEL IN EARLY 1980, EARNING A SLEW OF EXCITED PRESS THAT IMMEDIATELY HERALDED PYLON AS A MAJOR UNDERGROUND ACT. THE BAND’S JAGGED RHYTHMS, SCRATCHY GUITAR, AND INSISTENT BASS LINES WERE THE PERFECT FOIL FOR VANESSA HAY’S WHISPER-TO-A-SHRIEK VOCALS, AND THE BAND’S LIVE SHOWS WERE SWEATY DANCE PARTIES. GYRATE WAS RELEASED IN NOVEMBER OF ‘80, ALSO ON DB, AMID A HEADY TIME FOR THE BAND. A STRING OF SOLD-OUT CLUB SHOWS ACROSS THE US WAS HIGHLIGHTED BY EAST COAST OPENING DATES FOR THE GANG OF FOUR AND AN OPENING SLOT FOR THE B-52’S IN NEW YORK’S CENTRAL PARK. GLOWING REVIEWS CAME FLOODING IN, INCLUDING ATTENTION FROM ROLLING STONE, TROUSER PRESS, AND SEEMINGLY EVERY OTHER MAGAZINE ON THE PLANET.