The Boo Radleys / Giant Steps 30th anniversary

The Boo Radleys‘ 1993 album Giant Steps has been remastered for a 30th anniversary reissue.

An attempt, perhaps, to break out of the ‘Shoegaze’ scene for which they were best known, the 17-track Giant Steps exhibited a wider range of influences and was the band’s second album on Creation Records. This genre-hopping long-player was the one before their 1995 breakthrough album Wake Up! which tends to be associated with Britpop.

The formats for this reissue are 2LP vinyl and expanded CD. The 2LP edition is also available pressed on purple and orange vinyl at indie shops and comes with a bonus vinyl 10-inch featuring Saint Etienne remixes of both ‘Lazarus’ and ‘Rodney King’. The 20-track CD offers both of those remixes and ‘Peachy Keen’.

Writing about the album, drummer, Cieka reflected on Giant Steps, stating: “Creation loved it, people’s reactions seemed really positive. I do listen to it from time to time and still find great moments I’d forgotten about. I think it stands up pretty well today. I’m always left feeling happy to have been a part of the record”.

Giant Steps will be reissued on 1 September by Brighton-based label Two Piers.

Compare prices and pre-order

The Boo Radleys

Giant Steps - 2LP black vinyl

Shop Price gbp Stock Amazon uk   38.22 Order Amazon de   45.7 Order Amazon usa   42.79 Order Amazon fr   46.08 Order Amazon it   46.85 Order Amazon es   46.46 Order Amazon ca   60 Order JPC de   65.99 Order Rough Trade uk   37.99 orange and purple vinyl with bonus 10-inch

Currency: GBP USD EUR CAD AUD JPY

Compare prices and pre-order

The Boo Radleys

Giant Steps - CD edition

Shop Price gbp Stock Amazon uk   10.33 Order Amazon de   12.22 Order Amazon usa   12.41 Order Amazon fr   12.04 Order Amazon it   19.86 Order Amazon es   18.95 Order Amazon ca   18.67 Order JPC de   18.99 Order FNAC fr   25.00 Pre-Order Rough Trade uk   11.99 pre-order

Currency: GBP USD EUR CAD AUD JPY

Tracklisting

Giant Steps The Boo Radleys / 30th anniversary edition

• 2LP vinyl
  • LP 1
    1. I Hang Suspended
    2. Upon 9th and Fairchild
    3. Wish I Was Skinny
    4. Leaves and Sand
    5. Butterfly McQueen
    6. Rodney King (Song for Lenny Bruce)
    7. Thinking of Ways
    8. Barney (…and Me)
  • LP 2
    1. Spun Around
    2. If You Want It, Take It
    3. Best Lose the Fear
    4. Take the Time Around
    5. Lazarus
    6. One Is For
    7. Run My Way Runway
    8. I’ve Lost the Reason
    9. The White Noise Revisited
• Bonus indies-only 10″ vinyl
  • 1. Lazarus (Saint Etienne Remix)
    2. Rodney King (Saint Etienne Remix)
• Expanded CD
  • 1. I Hang Suspended
    2. Upon 9th and Fairchild
    3. Wish I Was Skinny
    4. Leaves and Sand
    5. Butterfly McQueen
    6. Rodney King (Song for Lenny Bruce)
    7. Thinking of Ways
    8. Barney (…and Me)
    9. Spun Around
    10. If You Want It, Take It
    11. Best Lose the Fear
    12. Take the Time Around
    13. Lazarus
    14. One Is For
    15. Run My Way Runway
    16. I’ve Lost the Reason
    17. The White Noise Revisited

    Bonus tracks

    1. Lazarus (Saint Etienne Remix)
    2. Rodney King (Saint Etienne Remix)
    3. Peachy Keen