{"id":21801,"date":"2016-05-22T15:15:40","date_gmt":"2016-05-22T19:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=21801"},"modified":"2017-06-18T18:40:11","modified_gmt":"2017-06-18T22:40:11","slug":"luna-release-long-players-92-99-6-lp-boxed-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=21801","title":{"rendered":"Luna release &#8216;Long Players: &#8217;92 &#8211; &#8217;99&#8217; their 6 LP boxed set"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21802\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/fc8dfe72-c093-4207-a28b-b2816b57a33f.jpg?resize=797%2C536\" alt=\"Luna\" width=\"797\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/fc8dfe72-c093-4207-a28b-b2816b57a33f.jpg?w=797&amp;ssl=1 797w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/fc8dfe72-c093-4207-a28b-b2816b57a33f.jpg?resize=300%2C202&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/fc8dfe72-c093-4207-a28b-b2816b57a33f.jpg?resize=768%2C516&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" \/>In 1992,\u00a0Dean Wareham\u00a0followed the posthumous buzz of\u00a0Galaxie 500\u00a0by forming a new band:\u00a0Luna. Initially joined by\u00a0Justin Harwood (of the Chills)\u00a0and\u00a0Stanley Demeski (of the Feelies), the group went on to sign to Elektra Records, tour with the\u00a0Velvet Underground, collaborate with\u00a0Tom Verlaine\u00a0and\u00a0Sterling Morrison\u00a0and ultimately release five stunning albums over the course of the 90&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>Deemed &#8220;the best band you&#8217;ve never heard of&#8221; by Rolling Stone, Luna remained under the radar for most of their career despite gathering a rabid cult following. It&#8217;s not hard to see why this is the case, as the three albums featuring the original lineup (plus guitarist\u00a0Sean Eden\u00a0on the latter two) act as a perfect synthesis of the members past bands, blending the simplicity of Galaxie, the heavenly pop melodies of the Chills and the quick and intensely precise drumming of the Feelies into one fluid package.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-21804 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/548e94cd-2480-4ca5-b798-af305591a567.png?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"Luna Long Players: '92 - '99\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/548e94cd-2480-4ca5-b798-af305591a567.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/548e94cd-2480-4ca5-b798-af305591a567.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/548e94cd-2480-4ca5-b798-af305591a567.png?resize=768%2C766&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/548e94cd-2480-4ca5-b798-af305591a567.png?resize=144%2C144&amp;ssl=1 144w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/548e94cd-2480-4ca5-b798-af305591a567.png?resize=120%2C120&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/548e94cd-2480-4ca5-b798-af305591a567.png?w=932&amp;ssl=1 932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The band have released a retrospective box set &#8216;Long Players: &#8217;92 &#8211; &#8217;99&#8217; via Captured Tracks (its out now). The box set gathers together those five albums from the 90&#8217;s, &#8216;Lunapark&#8217;\u00a0(1992), &#8216;Bewitched&#8217;\u00a0(1994), &#8216;Penthouse&#8217;\u00a0(1995), &#8216;Pup Tent&#8217;\u00a0(1997), and &#8216;The Days of Our Nights&#8217;\u00a0(1999)\u00a0plus exclusive to the box set is a sixth LP entitled &#8216;Rarities,&#8217;\u00a0a compilation of demos and B-sides recorded contemporaneously. Accompanying the records is a 12\u00d712 book featuring archival imagery, an interview with\u00a0Dean Wareham\u00a0conducted by\u00a0Noah Baumbach\u00a0and an oral history with the band and their producers, all housed in a beautiful textured canvas box. As the majority of these records were never released on vinyl outside of limited pressings, this is a boon to longtime fans and new listeners alike.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For more information on Luna, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lunamusic.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lunamusic.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>In 1992,\u00a0Dean Wareham\u00a0followed the posthumous buzz of\u00a0Galaxie 500\u00a0by forming a new band:\u00a0Luna. Initially joined by\u00a0Justin Harwood (of the Chills)\u00a0and\u00a0Stanley Demeski (of the Feelies), the group <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=21801\" title=\"Luna release &#8216;Long Players: &#8217;92 &#8211; &#8217;99&#8217; their 6 LP boxed set\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21802,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[23,28,1907,32],"tags":[4828,217,4827,4829],"class_list":["post-21801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie","category-music","category-news","category-records","tag-boxed-set","tag-captured-tracks","tag-long-players-92-99","tag-luna"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/fc8dfe72-c093-4207-a28b-b2816b57a33f.jpg?fit=797%2C536&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-5FD","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":41111,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=41111","url_meta":{"origin":21801,"position":0},"title":"Then Comes Silence announce \u2018Boxed\u2019\u00a0EP reissue","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"February 2, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Goth\/Post-Punk Icons Wrap Up U.S. Tour with Exclusive Digital Release Swedish darkwave titans\u00a0Then Comes Silence\u00a0are set to\u00a0reissue their sought-after \u2018Boxed\u2019 EP on February 21, 2025 via\u00a0Metropolis Records. 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