{"product_id":"the-spinanes-manos-reissue","title":"The Spinanes - Manos (Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe seminal full-length debut from legendary Pacific Northwest duo \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/the-spinanes\"\u003eThe Spinanes\u003c\/a\u003e was released 25 years ago, and we are celebrating that milestone by reissuing it with redesigned artwork and vinyl-edition extras. Produced by Brian Paulson, \u003ci\u003eManos\u003c\/i\u003e holds the distinction of being the first album released on an independent label to top the American college charts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Gail O’Hara, editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003echickfactor\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin-left:40px;\"\u003eA college radio hit, \u003ci\u003eManos \u003c\/i\u003ewas characterized as indiepop or indie rock or “alternative,” but also had a touch of art rock, folk, emo, math rock, postrock, even jazz, nearing the same spiritual space as ’90s bands like Unrest, Sebadoh, and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/versus\"\u003eVersus\u003c\/a\u003e. [Rebecca] Gates told our zine in 1993 what kind of record she wanted to make: She wanted it to be “really magical—the way the first Verlaines record is or a Replacements record—things that you can put on when you feel horrible.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin-left:40px;\"\u003eNamed after a misheard Jesus Lizard lyric, \u003ci\u003eManos \u003c\/i\u003eis just that: It sounds like smoky venues and dance parties at punk houses: woozy, tight, fraught, wrought, tense, intense, swoony, breathy, fast, worldly\/weary—sophisticated and primitive, stressful and soothing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"merge records","offers":[{"title":"LP (Black)","offer_id":52739220635959,"sku":"MRG649LP","price":19.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":52739220668727,"sku":"MRG649CD","price":14.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Download","offer_id":52739220603191,"sku":"MRG649digital","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/3935\/3143\/files\/c91aee995b11522886b132ff88821a609ae7e9b7_4d9690fc03c9ecba01ce89bc0853fc62f6355994_medium_jpg_6d37be94-eb4a-4075-ab9e-d0b9fe1faba6.jpg?v=1789600425","url":"https:\/\/mergerecords.com\/products\/the-spinanes-manos-reissue","provider":"Merge Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}