CURVE – DOPPELGANGER LP – Nr MINT A1/B1 1992 INDIE ROCK SHOEGAZE

Curve – Doppelganger
(Anxious Records  1992  ANXLP77)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – “Porky Prime Cut” in dead wax

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are a few light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

Sleeve & Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
No Poster

Curve were an English alternative rock and electronica duo from London, formed in 1990 and split in 2005. The band consisted of Toni Halliday (vocals, occasionally guitar) and Dean Garcia (bass, guitar, drums, programming). Halliday also wrote the lyrics of their songs and they both contributed to songwriting. An important collaborator was producer Alan Moulder, who helped them to shape their blend of heavy beats and densely layered guitar tracks set against Halliday’s vocals.

Curve released five studio albums (Doppelgänger in 1992, Cuckoo in 1993, Come Clean in 1998, Gift in 2001, and The New Adventures of Curve in 2002), five compilation albums (Pubic Fruit in 1992, Radio Sessions in 1993, Open Day at the Hate Fest in 2001, The Way of Curve in 2004, and Rare and Unreleased in 2010), and a string of EPs and singles.

Doppelgänger is the debut studio album by British alternative band Curve. It was released on 9 March 1992 by Anxious Records in the United Kingdom, and by Charisma Records in the United States.

A continuation of the musical idiom established by the group on its three earlier EPs, the record combines elements of dance music and alternative rock with the reverb- and distortion-heavy stylings of “shoegazing”.^{[citation needed]}

In 2016, Pitchfork Media ranked the album at number 40 in its list of “The 50 Best Shoegaze Albums of All Time”, with Stephen Thomas Erlewine of the site saying:

“Curve’s great innovation was marrying densely cloistered electronic rhythms with the approaching onslaught of noise-pop. Prior to their 1992 debut Doppelgänger, such a blend didn’t exist, but Curve pioneered the sound that eventually became widespread; their own doppelgänger, Garbage, made a mint with this fusion just a few years later. Curve have stronger ties to shoegaze than Garbage, however, not just because of their timing but also their articulation: Vocalist Toni Halliday and multi-instrumentalist Dean Garcia favor fuzziness in sound and style, letting aesthetics bleed together, preferring sensation over sculpted song. On Doppelgänger, the duo demonstrates a strong melodic sense that’s as apparent in the riffs and rhythms as the verses themselves. Halliday also remains unique in shoegaze: She’s a singer who pushes herself to the forefront, stealing attention from the tidal waves of noise and distortion that surround her.”

Track listing

Doppelgänger – UK edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	“Already Yours”	Dean Garcia Toni Halliday	3:56
2.	“Horror Head”	Garcia Halliday	3:41
3.	“Wish You Dead”	Garcia Halliday	3:31
4.	“Doppelgänger”	Garcia Halliday	4:30
5.	“Lillies Dying”	Garcia Halliday	4:24
6.	“Ice That Melts the Tips”	Garcia Halliday	4:31
7.	“Split Into Fractions”	Garcia Halliday	4:33
8.	“Think and Act”	Garcia Halliday	5:15
9.	“Faît Accompli”	Garcia Halliday	4:39
10.	“Sandpit”	Garcia Halliday	3:27
Total length:			42:27

Personnel

• Toni Halliday – vocals
• Dean Garcia – guitar, keyboards, bass, drum programming
• Debbie Smith, Alex Mitchell, Alan Moulder – guitar
• Monti – drums