{"product_id":"m-ward-transistor-radio-reissue","title":"M. Ward - Transistor Radio (Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003eMerge's reissue of \u003cstrong\u003eM. Ward\u003c\/strong\u003e’s 2005 album \u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTransistor Radio.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e The LP pressing includes a CD containing four previously unreleased recordings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe asked music writer Jud Cost to revisit \u003ci\u003eTransistor Radio\u003c\/i\u003e for this reissue, and this is what he wrote:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin-left:40px;\"\u003eIf you totally lost it when you first heard the masterful CD version of the opening track, a lump-in-the-throat instrumental reworking of Brian Wilson’s \u003ci\u003ePet Sounds \u003c\/i\u003egem “You Still Believe in Me,” wait until you feel the sun scorch your face from the ultra-warm PVC treatment. Better keep some Coppertone handy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin-left:40px;\"\u003eOn the other hand, “Fuel for Fire” has enough country heartbreak it should have been covered by George Jones. And then there’s “Four Hours in Washington,” the insomniac’s nightmare, opening with a groan of \u003ci\u003eTwin Peaks\u003c\/i\u003e-like guitar chords before the tale unravels thusly: “Well, it’s one in the morning and I can’t sleep at night \/ I hear wolves around the doorstep, they’re circling outside \/ I count ’em jumping over fences and landing on the sheets \/ Now it’s two in the morning and I can’t fall asleep.” If you’ve been itching to drop your tonearm onto one of \u003ci\u003eTransistor Radio\u003c\/i\u003e’s 16 jackpot tracks, here’s your chance, hi-fi worshipper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklist of bonus CD included with LP:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJust the Other Side of Nowhere (Kris Kristofferson cover)\u003cbr\u003e      featuring Jim James (vocal, guitar)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLullaby + Exile (live)\u003cbr\u003e      featuring Norah Jones  (vocal)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHere Comes the Sun Again (four-track)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaul’s Song (instrumental)\u003cbr\u003e      featuring Paul Brainard (pedal steel)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"merge records","offers":[{"title":"Peak Vinyl (Brown \/ Gold Splatter)","offer_id":52739189866807,"sku":"MRG260LP-C1","price":27.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP (Black)","offer_id":52739189768503,"sku":"MRG260LP","price":24.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":52739189834039,"sku":"MRG260CD","price":15.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Download","offer_id":52739189801271,"sku":"MRG260digital","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/3935\/3143\/files\/a16acc2543ee3e4e4551c8a0dba7b69a76879c6b_cff50fd5f415ef33adeaa2d7399bdb4ab0fff79c_medium_jpg.jpg?v=1785381000","url":"https:\/\/mergerecords.com\/products\/m-ward-transistor-radio-reissue","provider":"Merge Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}