Name: Like Swimming
Brand: Morphine

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

MCR92911 

Colour

Blue

Colour details

Opaque Blue

Discogs ID

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Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

180 Gram Vinyl with 20 Page Booklet

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-09-29

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

826853192910

Total Cap

Blue LP

Artist

Morphine

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

Modern Classics

Restored classics, rare finds, and sought-after releases. Whether you're a vinyl enthusiast or a tape collector, we have something for everyone.

Reissues

Morphine began in 1990 in Cambridge, MA, as a lighthearted experiment in darkness. The band struck a chord in the thriving local music scene, nurturing their previous musical experiences. They toured the world and commanded festival audiences of over 50,000. Tragically, during a performance in Italy, Mark Sandman collapsed and passed away at the age of 46.
Despite this devastating loss, Dana Colley and Billy Conway continued to honor Mark Sandman's legacy through their project called Twinemen. Today, Dana Colley and original drummer Jerome Dupree, along with blues guitarist Jeremy Lyons, continue to tour as Vapors of Morphine and The Ever Expanding Elastic Waste Band.
In December 2021, Billy Conway sadly passed away from liver cancer at the age of 65. Their contributions to the music industry will always be remembered.

Modern Classic Recordings, an imprint of Light in the Attic Records, proudly announces the deluxe vinyl reissue of Morphine’s 1997 album&nbsp;Like Swimming, marking the very first availability of the title on wax.

The album has been lovingly remastered by Pete Weiss at Boston’s Jade Cow Music, with lacquers cut by John Golden. The record was pressed at Austin, TX’s Gold Rush Vinyl and is available in two colourways. The 1xLP&nbsp;Like Swimming&nbsp;(which features such favorites as “Early to Bed,” “French Fries with Pepper,” and “Eleven O’Clock”) can be found on 180-gram opaque blue or translucent red wax.

Rounding out the package is a 20-page booklet, featuring rare and never-before-seen images from the band’s archives, including photos by Lana Z. Caplan and Danny Clinch, artifacts from Morphine’s career, and unseen art by the band’s late frontman, Mark Sandman. A major highlight is the insightful new liner notes by Ryan H. Walsh—a Boston-based journalist, musician, visual artist, and author of the acclaimed 2018 book&nbsp;Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968. Walsh’s notes include a handful of new interviews detailing the band’s career, including one of the final interviews with Morphine drummer Billy Conway, who played drums in Sandman’s previous band, Treat Her Right. The album is housed in a deluxe gatefold jacket, featuring gorgeous art direction and design by Darryl Norsen at D. Norsen Design, also of Boston.

Dedicated to the memories of Sandman and late drummer Billy Conway, both albums were produced with the full support of Morphine’s surviving members (drummer Jerome Deupree and saxophonist Dana Colley), as well as the band’s friends, family members, and collaborators—many of whom shared their memories with Walsh.

Like Swimming

Music GB

Discover Like Swimming by Morphine. Deluxe vinyl reissue of their 1997 album, remastered and available on 180-gram opaque blue or translucent red wax. Released by Modern Classics, an imprint of Light in the Attic Records.