Babyshambles ‘Shotter’s Nation’ to be released on clear/black marbled vinyl
Babyshambles
Shotter’s Nation
A numbered limited edition reissue on
clear/black marbled vinyl
Released 18th October 2019
Babyshambles acclaimed 2007 album ‘Shotter’s Nation’ is being reissued on clear/black marble effect vinyl for a limited run of 500 copies. Numbered and exclusively available through www.rhino.co.uk, it will be released on 18th October with a black vinyl version also available through all retailers.
Taken from the original 2007 masters when Pete Doherty was at the pinnacle of his creative powers, ‘Shotter’s Nation’ followed in the footsteps ‘Down In Albion’, the band’s debut album, and Doherty’s first album outside of his first band – the era-defining Libertines. Both were met with commercial and critical acclaim, breaking into the top 10 of the album charts.
‘Shotter’s Nation’ is unmistakably Doherty. Melodic, stark, catchy, raw, brilliantly unique – his music has always created an unflappable loyalty from his many fans, remaining timeless, yet still sending a nostalgic excitement through its listeners. The album also features four songs co-written by Doherty’s then-girlfriend Kate Moss who also regularly performed live with them.
The approach to the recording and release of the album was an escape from Doherty’s previous methods. Stephen Street (The Smiths, Blur, Morrissey, The Cranberries) took over producer duties from The Clash’s Mick Jones, and it was and his first album released by a major label, Parlophone.
This was the bands last album for six years, as Doherty went on a hiatus from the constant media spotlight, and here is what some of the press said at the time…
Observer Music Monthly – “It’s also about love, loss, the British urban landscape, laughing at yourself, great guitars, exciting chord changes, tight rhythms, the Stones-Who-Kinks-(Small) Faces-Clash-Jam-Smiths-Happy Mondays-Stone Roses-Oasis-Blur history of Britrock, rich, simple production, songs with layers, a really good band and a singer who has relocated his voice”
NME – Number 14 in their best albums of 2007
Uncut – “Street entirely avoids DIA’s flinty spectrality and staticky crackle and turns a bright light on the smart, compact and relentlessly exciting arrangements he’s here coaxed from the band.”
Q Magazine – “One shouldn’t underestimate the achievements of this sturdy, confident record.”
Dot Music – “Lyrically, Shotter’s Nation brims with the insight and eloquence with which Doherty continually surprises you.”
Hot Press – “Pete Doherty has just dropped one of the best indie rock records you’re likely to hear this year.”
Tracklisting:
LP1 Side One1. Carry on up the Morning2. Delivery 3. You Talk4. UnBiloTitled5. Side of the Road6. Crumb Begging Baghead
LP1 Side Two1. Unstookie Titled2. French Dog Blues3. There She Goes4. Baddie’s Boogie5. Deft Left Hand6. Lost Art of Murder