Smash Palace - 87 (Limited Edition)
- Bitter Blue
- I'll Be There
- Poor Man's Paradise
- Top of the World
- Everything Under the Sun
- Along for the Ride
- Centipede
- Stranger Than Strange
- First Time for Everything
- Imaginary Lines
- Format
- Vinyl LP
- Genre
- Rock
- Catalog No.
- 1214
- Tracks
- 10
- Edition
- Limited Edition
Nearly four decades later, Smash Palace resurrects the lost songs that would have been their 1987 follow-up. ""87"" features five newly re-recorded tracks by the reunited original Epic Records lineup alongside five pristine demos from 1987, creating a unique bridge between their critically acclaimed 1985 debut and everything that followed. This isn't just archival material-it's the missing link that captures the band at a pivotal moment, with sparkling power-pop hooks, jangly guitars, and melodic craftsmanship that sounds as fresh today as it would have then. While Smash Palace continued making music over the decades, this marks their first return to that foundational sound with the original members. Pressed on 140g black vinyl in a strictly limited edition of 100 copies.
- Bitter Blue
- I'll Be There
- Poor Man's Paradise
- Top of the World
- Everything Under the Sun
- Along for the Ride
- Centipede
- Stranger Than Strange
- First Time for Everything
- Imaginary Lines
- Format
- CD
- Genre
- Rock
- Tracks
- 10
Smash Palace's ""87"" resurrects the album that should have followed their acclaimed 1985 Epic Records debut. Combining five expertly re-recorded songs with five unreleased 1987 demos, this collection reunites the founding lineup for the first time since the '80s. The result bridges their jangle-pop origins with the decades of evolution that followed-not a sequel, but the crucial chapter that connects where they began to everything they became. The re-recorded tracks benefit from mature perspective while maintaining the raw energy of youth; the original demos offer an unvarnished glimpse into a band on the verge. Housed in a 6-panel digipak with collectible obi-strip, ""87"" finally answers the question fans have asked for nearly 40 years: what if their second album had actually seen the light of day?
