A Maximum High: Vinyl LP
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Label: Proper Records
Release Date: 24th April
Shed Seven (going for) gold reissued on account of them being more popular than ever and all their records coming out at that period when CDs were king and vinyl was underpressed.
A Maximum High, originally released in April 1996, is Shed Seven's second
studio album - This 180g vinyl re-issue faithfully replicates the original
Polydor UK pressing including the 16 page lyric book
Recorded in London during 19951996 and produced by Chris Sheldon, the album
marked a significant step forward for the York-based group following their 1994 debut
Change Giver. Written by band members Rick Witter, Paul Banks, Tom Gladwin and
Alan Leach, the record captures the energetic guitar-driven sound that helped define
the Britpop era.
A Maximum High reached number 8 on the UK Albums Chart and produced five UK
Top 40 singles: "Where Have You Been Tonight?", "Getting Better", "Going for Gold",
"On Standby" and "Bully Boy". Among these, "Going for Gold" became the band's
biggest hit, peaking at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart.
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Tracks: Getting Better / Magic Streets / Where Have You Been Tonight? / Going For
Gold / On Standby / Out By My Side / Lies / This Day Was Ours / Ladyman / Falling
From The Sky / Bully Boy / Parallel Lines