Ride - Carnival Of Light CD/2LP

Following their Nowhere 30th anniversary UK tour last year, shoegaze legends Ride release two more titles of their early classic albums "Tarantula" and "Carnival of Light" via Wichita Recordings. These follow last year’s reissues of "Nowhere", "4EPs" and "Going Blank Again" from their days on Creation Records.

"Carnival of Light", the band’s third album is repressed in transparent glow in the green double vinyl, and comes with a 12x12 insert, as well as CD format.

Credit Ride for using only their own creative radar, completely ignoring all outside expectations for their third LP. Listeners could tell they had a love for the likes of the Byrds and Buffalo Springfield, but admiring the Black Crowes was practically out of the question for the scene that birthed them. Even Crowes producer George Drakoulias was called in to produce, but John Leckie ended up working on the majority.

Carnival's first side largely consists of Mark Gardener's songs, while the latter is mainly Andy Bell's affair. Gardener's contributions are solid. 1000 Miles lifts '60s jangle convincingly. From Time to Time is a Vapour Trail part two of sorts, lyrically, introduced with tasteful rhodes tones from Andy Bell.

Tracklist:

1. Moonlight Medicine
2. 1000 Miles
3. From Time to Time
4. Natural Grace
5. Only Now
6. Birdman
7. Crown of Creation
8. How Does It Feel to Feel?
9. Endless Road
10. Magical Spring
11. Rolling Thunder
12. Don't Know Where It Comes From
13. Don't Let It Die
14. Let's Get Lost
15. At the End of the Universe

About this product: this reissue is available on CD and 2LP formats.

The 2LP is pressed on transparent green vinyl.