{"product_id":"sonic-youth-hold-that-tiger-vinyl-copy","title":"Sonic Youth - Hold That Tiger (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn October 1987, four months after the release of their critically acclaimed \u003cstrong\u003eSister LP, Sonic Youth\u003c\/strong\u003e showcased their latest work in a blistering set at \u003cstrong\u003eCabaret Metro, Chicago\u003c\/strong\u003e. The concert was introduced by \u003cstrong\u003eBig Black’s Steve Albini\u003c\/strong\u003e and subsequently released as a semi-official bootleg under the title \u003cstrong\u003eHold That Tiger \u003c\/strong\u003eon writer\/provocateur \u003cstrong\u003eByron Coley’s \u003c\/strong\u003e label \u003cstrong\u003eGoofin’.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHold That Tiger’s\u003c\/strong\u003e sterling reputation among the \u003cstrong\u003eSonic Youth \u003c\/strong\u003efaithful is well deserved. In fact, it isn’t a stretch to suggest that the album is to the first handful of SY releases what\u003cstrong\u003e It’s Alive\u003c\/strong\u003e is to the first three \u003cstrong\u003eRamones\u003c\/strong\u003e LPs—a feral and liberatory public snapshot of a band’s blossoming imperial phase. Indeed, \u003cstrong\u003eHTT\u003c\/strong\u003e is the sound of a group at the peak of their powers, presenting new songs alongside a handful of older ones with the kind of wild, cathartic enthusiasm common to rock ’n’ roll’s most revered live albums.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaking nothing away from \u003cstrong\u003eSister\u003c\/strong\u003e, it is reasonable that many fans prefer the live versions heard on \u003cstrong\u003eHold That Tiger\u003c\/strong\u003e to their studio counterparts. On HTT,\u003cstrong\u003e Sonic Youth\u003c\/strong\u003e is a spiky, pummeling and confident force, alternately mammoth and meditative. \u003cstrong\u003eSister\u003c\/strong\u003e and its predecessor \u003cstrong\u003eEVOL\u003c\/strong\u003e notably added an airy, dreamlike reverie to the band’s turbulent doom-lurch, a stylistic evolution that seems to crystallize on HTT.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHold That Tiger’s \u003c\/strong\u003eencore - four songs by the band’s beloved \u003cstrong\u003eRamones\u003c\/strong\u003e - serves as a reminder that, like any true punks, \u003cstrong\u003eSonic Youth\u003c\/strong\u003e never could resist a good, rousing anthem to send the kids home with their ears ringing, their hearts hot-wired.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis first-time reissue comes with gatefold jacket. Mastered by Bob Weston from the original tapes. Recorded by Aadam Jacobs. Audio repair\/editing by Aaron Mullan.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable as:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCD \/ 2LP STANDARD BLACK VINYL  \/ 2LP BLUE VINYL  (Image NA)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e01. Schizophrenia\u003cbr\u003e02. Tom Violence\u003cbr\u003e03. White Kross\u003cbr\u003e04. Kotton Krown\u003cbr\u003e05. Stereo Sanctity\u003cbr\u003e06. Brother James\u003cbr\u003e07. Pipeline \/ Kill Time\u003cbr\u003e08. (I Got a) Catholic Block\u003cbr\u003e09. Tuff Gnarl\u003cbr\u003e10. Death Valley '69\u003cbr\u003e11. Beauty Lies in the Eye\u003cbr\u003e12. Expressway to Yr. Skull\u003cbr\u003e13. Pacific Coast Highway\u003cbr\u003e14. Loudmouth\u003cbr\u003e15. I Don't Wanna Walk Around with You\u003cbr\u003e16. Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World\u003cbr\u003e17. Beat on the Brat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zvuS5ii-MO0?si=3szGoLeLjOxH6WkA\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sonic Youth","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":48219518828788,"sku":"SV212CD","price":25.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0450\/3165\/3527\/files\/Sonic_Youth_-_Hold_That_Tiger_Vinyl.webp?v=1733256804","url":"https:\/\/www.flyingnun.co.nz\/products\/sonic-youth-hold-that-tiger-vinyl-copy","provider":"Flying Nun ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}