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  GED24528CD  £5.00

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UMC

Counting Crows

August & Everything After

Counting Crows were formed in 1991 but it took them 2 years hard graft to put together their debut album, August and Everything After, which was finally released by Geffen in 1993 and features the hit singles “Mr Jones” and “Round Here”.

The band were relatively unknown when an enthusiastic Robbie Robertson introduced them as stand-ins for the erstwhile Van Morrison at the 1993 Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame ceremony.
Released in September 1993, the album was produced by T. Bone Burnett and mixed by long time R.E.M. cohort Pat McCarthy. Its contents are dark and somber and are driven by the gruff vocals and morose lyrics written by singer Adam Duritz.

The album cover depicts handwritten lyrics to a song called "August and Everything After", but the band decided against featuring the song on the album of the same name; it was not until over a decade later that it was played as part of one of their live concerts.

As with all Back 2 Black vinyl re-issues they’re faithful to the original vinyl release and they’re all pressed on 180gram vinyl and come complete with a Digital Download for the album.

Tracklist

• 1. Round Here
  2. Omaha
  3. Mr. Jones
  4. Perfect Blue Buildings
  5. Anna Begins
  6. Time And Time Again
  7. Rain King
  8. Sullivan Street
  9. Ghost Train
  10. Raining In Baltimore
  11. A Murder Of One