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Limited Edition 180g Yellow Matter Custard Vinyl LP!
Cut at Half-Speed by Barry Grint at AIR Studios!

The Waterboys were formed in London in 1981 and led by singer/songwriter Mike Scott, the group’s only constant member — with the supporting musicians ever changing around him.

1988’s Fisherman’s Blues is the Waterboys’ fourth album, for which the band were joined by traditional Irish players over a three-year period, recording a mix of Irish trad, country, Soul and Rock, resulting in a stripped-down, folky sound which was a marked step away from the “big music” Scott founded and pursued in previous albums.

Although the arena-rock influences have been toned down, Scott’s vision is no less sweeping or romantic, making even the simplest songs on Fisherman’s Blues feel like epics. Nevertheless, the album is the Waterboys’ warmest and most rewarding record, boasting a handful of fine songs, as well as a surprisingly successful cover of Van Morrison’s breathtaking ‘Sweet Thing.’
-Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AllMusic, 4.5/5

Features
Limited Edition
180g Yellow Matter Custard Vinyl LP
Cut at Half-Speed by Barry Grint at AIR Studios, London
Poly Inners
Insert
OBI Strip
Made in the UK
Selections
Side One:

Fisherman’s Blues
We Will not be Lovers
Strange Boat
World Party
Sweet Thing
Side Two:

And a Bang on the Ear
Has anybody Here seen Hank?
When will we be Married?
When ye go Away
The Stolen Child