Neutral Milk Hotel - The Collected Works Of Neutral Milk Hotel (Vinyl)
The two full-length records that Jeff Mangum made as Neutral Milk Hotel sound both in and out of time. Like translations of a shared subconscious, 1996’s On Avery Island and 1998’s In The Aeroplane Over The Sea give voice to the perennial spirit of youthful epiphany, of beginning to see the world clearly, to process and express it – no matter when you encounter them. With lo-fi indie rock, accordion, singing saw, tape collages, the so-called “zanzithophone” and beyond, Neutral Milk Hotel created an eternal entry into their Elephant 6 scene and an enduring feeling of possibility.
Mangum was born in the small city of Ruston, Louisiana, in 1970, coming of age within the 80s and 90s indie and punk undergrounds, a movement of teenagers recording in their bedrooms, sharing zines and trading tapes, listening to hardcore and experimental music on college radio. For all the mythology Mangum’s elusive persona has accrued – particularly during the 15 years immediately following Aeroplane, when he abruptly left the band behind – it’s the beguiling songs themselves that have resonated so deeply for generations. In 2011, Mangum collected nearly all of the band’s recorded output in a limited-edition box set (self-released under Neutral Milk Hotel Records, a small operation helmed by Mangum and his mother) which is now re-pressed by Merge and available digitally for the first time.
Box Set includes:
- 2x 12" full-length albums (On Avery Island & In The Aeroplane Over The Sea)
- 2x 10" records (Ferris Wheel On Fire & Everything Is)
- 3x 7" records (Little Birds, You've Passed & Holland)
- 1x 12" picture disk (Live At Jittery Joe's)
- 2x posters postcard
All of above assembled in a 12" two-piece telescoping case-wrapped box.
The two full-length records that Jeff Mangum made as Neutral Milk Hotel sound both in and out of time. Like translations of a shared subconscious, 1996’s On Avery Island and 1998’s In The Aeroplane Over The Sea give voice to the perennial spirit of youthful epiphany, of beginning to see the world clearly, to process and express it – no matter when you encounter them. With lo-fi indie rock, accordion, singing saw, tape collages, the so-called “zanzithophone” and beyond, Neutral Milk Hotel created an eternal entry into their Elephant 6 scene and an enduring feeling of possibility.
Mangum was born in the small city of Ruston, Louisiana, in 1970, coming of age within the 80s and 90s indie and punk undergrounds, a movement of teenagers recording in their bedrooms, sharing zines and trading tapes, listening to hardcore and experimental music on college radio. For all the mythology Mangum’s elusive persona has accrued – particularly during the 15 years immediately following Aeroplane, when he abruptly left the band behind – it’s the beguiling songs themselves that have resonated so deeply for generations. In 2011, Mangum collected nearly all of the band’s recorded output in a limited-edition box set (self-released under Neutral Milk Hotel Records, a small operation helmed by Mangum and his mother) which is now re-pressed by Merge and available digitally for the first time.
Box Set includes:
- 2x 12" full-length albums (On Avery Island & In The Aeroplane Over The Sea)
- 2x 10" records (Ferris Wheel On Fire & Everything Is)
- 3x 7" records (Little Birds, You've Passed & Holland)
- 1x 12" picture disk (Live At Jittery Joe's)
- 2x posters postcard
All of above assembled in a 12" two-piece telescoping case-wrapped box.
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