{"product_id":"fresh-onlys-early-years-anthology","title":"Fresh \u0026 Onlys - Early Years Anthology","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\r\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‰ÛÏThese were carefree times. We were young enough to put our bodies toåÊ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe test every night on the seven-by-seven-mile patch of the Bay. The endlessåÊ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewars seemed less at home. Songs were hanging off the branches heavy,åÊ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eplump and threatening to rot on the vine if they weren‰۪t polished and put toåÊ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe band was on their third live drummer but the lineup in The FreshåÊ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u0026amp; Onlys‰۪ recording tower was a consistent group of pop soldiersåÊ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewriting,åÊ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eworking and whiling away the hours. A beer amid of cheap cans, endless dopeåÊ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esmokery and a pretty strong vibe of dudes who would play together intoåÊ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoblivion. 388 rolling, tape spilling over itself, drum kit covered in mufflers,åÊ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea chest of shitty percussion toys, lots of ideas and multiple secret weapons atåÊ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etheir disposal.åÊ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‰ÛÏShayde Sartin: the beast from out east, the thud of a heavy slow bomb‰Û_åÊ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe best bass player in the Bay. Unaccredited infinite times on records thatåÊ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewere made better by his finely crafted skills. I can pick him out on recordsåÊ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003einstantly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‰ÛÏWymond ‰Û÷The Count‰۪: you can almost smell his hair on his hooks. IfåÊ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethere was a stage monitor in your living room his fence-climber boot wouldåÊ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebe on it. Wymond always has the riff that made the jets of the song take off.åÊ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eListen and you‰۪ll see what I mean.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‰ÛÏTim Cohen: the man behind the beard. Some would say the leader. In theåÊ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egame as long as Bette Midler. Cohen writes great songs in his sleep, I think.åÊ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnce referred to by a buddy as ‰Û÷like three weirdos in one.‰۪åÊ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThink of these as basement tapes, a companion to the first Fresh \u0026amp; OnlysåÊ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCastle Face release (which itself deserves another listen). I rememberåÊ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewatchingåÊ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esome of these tunes get banged out live in a sweat pit in Oakland. TheåÊ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esound guy so gacked out that there was no sound guy, basically.‰۝åÊ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‰ÛÓJohn Dwyer, February 16th, 2015\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"South Records Ltd","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":64322710536569,"sku":null,"price":7.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0973\/1463\/6153\/files\/fresh-onlys-early-years-anthology-south-records-ltd_9f0799d9-78b2-4935-ad84-17fc9c9cfc0c.jpg?v=1787903008","url":"https:\/\/vinyl-relic.com\/products\/fresh-onlys-early-years-anthology","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}