Belly Star (Vinyl)

Out of MTVs buzz bin and onto the cover of Rolling Stone. That was the seemingly lightning-speed trajectory of New Englands Belly, the alt-rock foursome whose debut album, Star, shot them to stardom in the early 1990s.

Unbeknownst to most of the kids listening to the radio in 93, though, the origins of the band reached further back, with lead singer Tanya Donelly having co-founded both the influential Throwing Muses with her stepsister Kristin Hersh and, later, the Breeders with Pixies member Kim Deal.

Credit Donellys more conventional, pop-rooted compositions and affable voice for her desire to break from Throwing Muses and the Breeders; with Belly, the singer-songwriter managed to achieve greater, albeit brief, mainstream visibility than either of those two bands had up to that point.

Bellys first single, Feed the Tree, became a pop hit, a light and swirly yet macabre dream-pop counterpoint to the more overtly grungy alt-rock that had overtaken the airwaves, and Star, though certainly more musically adventurous, also includes its fair share of radio-friendly material.

With its classic guitar arpeggio, tear-jerky violin solo, and tragic, repeated final plea of Its not time for me to go, Stay is an old-fashioned love song, while the single Gepetto is one of the albums slickest tracks, with sha la-la girl-group backing vocals revealing Donellys affection for more traditional pop forms.

Remastered Double White Marbled Vinyl + CD

Tracklist:
A1 Someone To Die For
A2 Angel
A3 Dusted
A4 Every Word
B5 Gepetto
B6 Witch
B7 Slow Dog
B8 Low Red Moon
C9 Feed The Tree
C10 Full Moon, Empty Heart
C11 White Belly
C12 Untogether
D13 Star
D14 Sad Dress
D15 Stay
CD
CD-1 Someone To Die For 2:04
CD-2 Angel 2:58
CD-3 Dusted 2:48
CD-4 Every Word 3:33
CD-5 Gepetto 3:24
CD-6 Witch 1:35
CD-7 Slow Dog 4:02
CD-8 Low Red Moon 5:32
CD-9 Feed The Tree 3:29
CD-10 Full Moon, Empty Heart 3:02
CD-11 White Belly 3:36
CD-12 Untogether 4:44
CD-13 Star 1:27
CD-14 Sad Dress 3:44
CD-15 Stay 4:57