{"product_id":"the-clean-getting-older","title":"The Clean - Getting Older","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\"\u003eOn November 13, 2026, Merge Records will reissue two 1982 releases by \u003cstrong\u003eThe Clean\u003c\/strong\u003e: their second EP \u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGreat Sounds Great, Good Sounds Good, So-So Sounds So-So, Bad Sounds Bad, Rotten Sounds Rotten!!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e(usually referred to as \u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGreat Sounds Great\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e), and the \u003cstrong\u003e“Getting Older” \u003c\/strong\u003e7-inch single. These vinyl releases represent the first time either title has been in print on the format since its initial release, and the first time either release has been made available on vinyl in North America.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\"\u003eFollowing the success of their first EP \u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoodle Boodle Boodle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, released in November 1981, the band were keen to keep up their momentum while still being fresh in the minds and ears of the New Zealand public, but were also determined to try something different and not repeat themselves musically. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\"\u003eReleased posthumously after the band first split in late 1982, “\u003cstrong\u003eGetting Older\u003c\/strong\u003e”\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ewas their humble attempt at a “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#222222;\"\u003eWall Of Sound”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\"\u003e style production, with overdubbed viola, trumpet, maracas and drone guitar accompanied by backing vocals from Chris Knox and Martin Phillipps. The b-sides show the band at possibly their most experimental, with “Scrap Music” being two separate performances of the same instrumental laid over the top of each other with one panned from side to side. “Whatever I Do is Right\/Wrong” features no guitar at all — a bold move from a band known for its inventive guitaring. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\"\u003eCollectors should take note that this 7-inch contains a small hidden extra — a few extra seconds of group discussion and false starts preceding “Whatever I Do is Right\/Wrong” (humorously titled \"Arguing\" on the back cover) that has been shaved off from all previous digital releases of the song.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:transparent;color:#000000;\"\u003eReflecting the way they were originally issued in 1982, these reissues will be pressed on black vinyl and have been remastered by Tex Houston with fresh transfers of the original master tapes that are held at Alexander Turnbull Library (National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Merge Records","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl (Black)","offer_id":52996625006903,"sku":"MRG853LP","price":14.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Download","offer_id":52996625039671,"sku":"MRG853digital","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/3935\/3143\/files\/8da48e294f551a0b1ae36d682b60a0d38ca86628_00020c709687972f0911ea5ffca700eea3533752_medium_jpg.jpg?v=1789589287","url":"https:\/\/mergerecords.com\/products\/the-clean-getting-older","provider":"Merge Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}