Morphine: Cure For Pain Vinyl LP

“One of the most unique, original and unusual rock bands to burst onto the alternative scene in the 90s, Morphine was originally formed by vocalist/bassist Mark Sandman, saxophonist Dana Colley and drummer Jerome Deupree (later replaced by Billy Conway) in Cambridge, Mass in 1989. They expertly combined blues, jazz and rock elements into a very distinct style, anchored by Sandmans deep, crooning, beat-style vocals. Rather than having an electric guitar as the focal point like most rock bands, the trios sound was built around Sandmans two-string electric bass (often deployed with a slide) and Colleys growling, baritone sax which was dubbed as ‘low-rock.’ Cure For Pain is the bands second album, released on Rykodisc in 1993. The tracks ‘Sheila’ and ‘In Spite Of Me’ were prominently featured on the soundtrack of the 1994 indie film, Spanking The Monkey. The video for ‘Thursday’ also appeared on an episode of Beavis and Butthead. The track ‘Buena’ appears in episodes of The Sopranos and Daria.” – Rykodisc

• 1993 sophomore album from Massachusetts ‘low-rock’ band
• black vinyl pressing
• remastered from the original tapes
• housed in gatefold sleeve w/ liner notes
• original release year: 1993
• music label: Run Out Groove 2024