Buffalo Tom (Bill Janovitz, Chris Colbourn and Tom Maginnis) formed at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1984 – a breeding ground of post punk guitar bands like Dinosaur Jr. and Pixies. The three longstanding bandmates recognize the achievement of their longevity as a creative unit. Initially offering a raw, propulsive sound that emphasized Janovitzs imposing guitar squall, Buffalo Toms early approach gave way to a more melodic, yet no less distinctive, style. They have released ten studio albums and their most recent, Jump Rope, was released earlier this year.

Released in 1993, Big Red Letter Day found the band doing what they do very well indeed, but with more body and gloss to the production. The album was recorded in LA by The Robb Brothers and features numerous favourites, in particular: Sodajerk, Im Allowed, Treehouse and the classic Late At Night.

Tracklisting

A1. Sodajerk
A2. Im Allowed
A3. Tree House
A4. Would Not Be Denied
A5. Latest Monkey
A6. My Responsibility

B1. Dry Land
B2. Torch Singer
B3. Late At Night
B4. Suppose
B5. Anything That Way

MVK600381178Big Red Letter Day – Vinyl LP