Released in March 1993, The London Suedes selftitled debut was a critical and commercial triumph, winning the prestigiousMercury Music Prize for Album Of The Year and hitting the 1 spot on the UK Album Chart. Featuring the classic singles TheDrowners, Animal Nitrate, So Young, and Metal Mickey, The London Suede sold 100,000 copies in its first week, making itthe fastestselling debut album ever in the UK at the time. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of this landmark album, Edsel isproud to present this newlymastered edition of the album.It was a genuinely magical time in my life and one for which Ill always be grateful It felt incredible being in what I thought wasquite probably the most exciting band in the world at the time, making a record which felt like more than just another bandmaking another album. Brett Anderson30 years ago, this is where it all began A mixture of the live songs that had won us a following and our first experiments in thestudio Listening back now it still has that sense of wildness, and drama, and possibility of those early days So young and so gone,indeed Mat OsmanThe album has been newly mastered by Phil Kinrade at AIR from the original tapes and production masters, overseen andapproved by producer Ed Buller. The nine Bsides are now included on a second CD, along with a cover of Brass in Pocket,recorded for an NME covermount cassette. In recent times, Brett has commented that in hindsight, he would have included someof the Bsides in the albums tracklisting.The two CDs are presented in brand new seveninch deluxe gatefold packaging, with an 8page booklet which includes the lyricsand credits.
