Name: Same Place The Fly Got Smashed
Brand: Guided By Voices

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

SCAT90 X 

Colour

Colour details

Transparent Red Vinyl

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

housed in a thick tip-on jacket, and includes Robert Pollard’s original handwritten lyric insert.

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2024-03-22

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Revol­ver

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

753417090019

Total Cap

Red LP

SCAT90

Black

Extended format: No

753417009011&nbsp;

Black LP

Artist

Guided By Voices

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Scat

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Guided By Voices is an American alternative rock band that was formed in 1983 in Dayton, Ohio. The band's principal member, Robert Pollard, has been the driving force behind their unique sound and prolific output. With a career spanning several decades, Guided By Voices has become known for their catchy melodies, lo-fi production style, and Pollard's distinctive songwriting. Their music has influenced countless indie rock bands and continues to resonate with fans around the world.
Since their formation, Guided By Voices has released numerous albums and EPs, showcasing their versatility and ability to experiment with different musical styles. Their discography includes beloved albums such as "Bee Thousand" and "Alien Lanes," which are considered classics of the indie rock genre.
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Originally released in 1990, Same Place The Fly Got Smashed was Guided By Voices’ fourth album in as many years. Roughly a concept album about an alcoholic named Joker Bob who goes on a bender, someone dies, and Bob gets the chair (“the electrifying conclusion”). From the moment the needle drops, the listener is served notice that this isn’t going to be an easy listen, as an argument taped off of a TV cuts to a basement recording of a lone, blaring electric guitar with someone yelling over the top. But for those brave enough to pass the opening hazards, there are wonders within.

This particular album has come to be held in higher and higher regard by fans, and they are correct to consider it a top-tier release. The story and sequence have a flow, and consideration for approachability is optional. Many of the crudest tracks reveal themselves as necessary stitches in the album’s tapestry. Yet it also contains all time greats like “Drinker’s Peace,” “Mammoth Cave,” the epic “Local Mix-Up/ Murder Charge,” and of course “Pendulum” with its immortal opening line: “Come on over tonight, we’ll put on some Cat Butt and do it up right!”—a rare break in the clouds on one of the band’s darkest albums.

This reissue, like the previous ones in this series, is a mostly faithful reproduction of the original pressing of 500 on the band’s own Rocket #9 label. And like the others, the virgin RTI vinyl is housed in a thick tip-on jacket, and includes Robert Pollard’s original handwritten lyric insert.

Same Place The Fly Got Smashed

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Discover Same Place The Fly Got Smashed by Guided By Voices. A top-tier release on vinyl from Scat Records. Includes original handwritten lyric insert.