Bare Bodkin, by The Ophelias

Bare Bodkin

by The Ophelias

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Compact disc packaged in an oversized 5-color die cut pocket folder with 24-page booklet and two insert cards.

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Available for the first time since the CD release in 2022! Double LP mastered at 45 RPM for superior sound quality. Available in black and Nocturnal Blue vinyl. "Bare Bodkin" includes previously unreleased recordings, a comprehensive historical essay about the band by Rolling Stone's David Fricke, and also includes a Digital Download Card. This vinyl LP edition will be officially released on September 29th. Pre-orders will ship in early-to-mid September.

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Available for the first time since the CD release in 2022! Double LP mastered at 45 RPM for superior sound quality. Available in black and Nocturnal Blue vinyl. "Bare Bodkin" includes previously unreleased recordings, a comprehensive historical essay about the band by Rolling Stone's David Fricke, and also includes a Digital Download Card. This vinyl LP edition will be officially released on September 29th. Pre-orders will ship in early-to-mid September.

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1.	Anywhere You Look 02:49	info	buy track
2.	The Golden Calf Played Rock 'n' Roll 03:03	info	buy track
3.	Sleepy Hamlet 02:46	info	buy track
4.	Thanks For This Shade 01:38	info	buy track
5.	Holy Glow 04:50	info	buy track
6.	Strange New Glasses 01:51	info	buy track
7.	This Is My Advice To You 02:32	info	buy track
8.	Overture To Anaconda 02:03	info	buy track
9.	Glory Hog 05:58	info	buy track
10.	Wicked Annabella 03:03	info	buy track
11.	Pretty Green Ice-Box Eyes 03:46	info	buy track
12.	Apron Strings 06:26	info	buy track
13.	Mister Rabbit 05:31	info	buy track
14.	Nocturnal Blonde 04:00	info	buy track
15.	Shallows 04:15	info	buy track

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"Bare Bodkin" collects 15 of the bands most definitive tracks (including 5 previously unreleased studio tracks), hand selected by frontman Leslie Medford, all remixed and remastered for release via digital services, and (for the first-time ever) on compact disc, with a vinyl version due later this year. The retrospective includes extensive, new liner notes by David Fricke in a 24 page booklet, as well as new artwork and iconic die cut, letter-press packaging by Independent Project Records label founder Bruce Licher.

“I approached Bare Bodkin as if it would be the last will and testament of The Ophelias, as if it alone might be our legacy,” said Leslie Medford, frontman/singer/songwriter of The Ophelias. “... It’s a kind of personal statement about my feelings as to the prime aesthetic thrust of The Ophelias.”

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released February 25, 2022

Performed by Leslie Medford, David Immerglück, Terry von Blankers, Edward Benton, Geoffrey Armour, Keith Dion, Alain Lucchesi, Samuel Babbitt, and Rueben Chandler.

Publishing credit per each track: Browbeat (BMI), except "Wicked Annabella" - Carlin Music Corp., and "Mr. Rabbit"- Public Domain.

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The Ophelias San Francisco, California

“Collectors and critics will probably rediscover The Ophelias in fifteen years and write blathering essays about Medford’s psychosis-tinged genius.” Well,that time is now! Independent Project Records will release a 15-song career-spanning compendium (including 5 never-released studio tracks). Bare Bodkin is a perfect distillation of the multifaceted and strange magic of this remarkable band. ... more

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