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Philophobia - Deluxe Edition

by Arab Strap

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    Twenty-one years after its initial release, Arab Strap’s second album Philophobia is reissued on vinyl, having been out of print for twenty years.The 2LP heavyweight vinyl comes in a wide spined sleeve and includes a 320kbps MP3 download card.

    Philophobia was recorded on the outskirts of Glasgow in the early incarnation of CHEM19 Studios with engineer/producer Paul Savage & at Cava Studios in Glasgow with engineer Geoff Allan. Initially released in 1998, it was the follow up to the band’s 1996 debut The Week Never Starts Round Here.

    Instrumentally ambitious, Philophobia is adorned with sepulchral guitar, trumpet, cello & Scottish rainfall, providing a most beautiful backdrop to Aidan Moffat’s bold lyrical presentation as he articulates experiences most of us are too embarrassed to even think about; confessional, intimate, insightful and hilarious, ‘Philophobia’ remains a literate & musical revelation.

    ‘Philophobia’ - (from Greek "φιλέω-φιλώ" (love) and "φοβία" (phobia)), is the fear of falling in love / emotional attachment.

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Arab Strap's classic follow-up to their debut 'The Week Never Starts Round Here' was, of course, 'Philophobia' and it's also being reissued in a deluxe, double CD package.

We'll repeat the warning we issued on the shop page for 'The Week Never Starts...' which is: if you bought Arab Strap's boxset 'Scenes of a Sexual Nature', then you already own all of the material on this 2CD reissue. These CDs were designed to provide an economical option for anyone who wasn't able to buy the boxset or, indeed, doesn't possess a record player. Here's what you'll get...

CD1: 'Philophobia' in its original glory.

CD2: Arab Strap's second Peel Session (recorded march 1998) alongside their entire live performance at 1998's T in the Park, courtesy of those world-beating newshounds, the British Broadcasting Corporation.

So, two CDs for the price of one featuring 10 BBC bonus tracks of Arab Strap wonderfulness...what the France are you waiting for?

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released April 20, 1998

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Arab Strap Scotland, UK

Arab Strap started out as an intimate project with home-recorded tapes shared between friends,and soon became one of Scotland's most cherished bands. The pioneering duo of Moffat & Malcolm Middleton called it a day in 2006 but are now back from the grave and are ready to rave! ... more

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