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To Understand – The Early Recordings Of Matthew Sweet to Be Released Oct. 1 Features Previously Unreleased, CD Debuting and Rare Tracks Including an Early Version of “Divine Intervention” and a Duet With R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe
Friday August 30, 10:00 am ET
LOS ANGELES – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Aug. 30, 2002 – Any look back at the power-pop of the `90s begins with singer-songwriter Matthew Sweet and his 1991 breakthrough track “Girlfriend.” It was Sweet who gave a voice and a vision to alternative pop. But to understand where Sweet was coming from, there are earlier recordings to consider – rare and previously unreleased tracks that have been collected for the first time on To Understand – The Early Recordings Of Matthew Sweet (Hip-O Records), released October 1, 2002. Compiled with Sweet’s full participation, To Understand spans his early `80s band work with The Buzz Of Delight and Anton Fier’s group The Golden Palominos, cuts from his first two solo albums, and late `80s demos. Included are performances by Fier, Syd Straw, Trip Shakespeare, Chris Stamey, David Kahne, Ric Menck, Richard Lloyd and Robert Quine. Each of the 22 selections has been 96k/24-bit digitally remastered.
The previously unreleased recordings are a 1983 demo of R.E.M.’s “Tainted Obligation” by the duo of Sweet and Michael Stipe (calling themselves the Community Trolls) and tracks from the Sweet-led The Buzz Of Delight: “Briar Rose,” “The Story Of Love” and “Ninety-Six Sheets.” Making their CD debuts are The Buzz Of Delight’s “Southern” and four demos: “To Understand,” “You Gotta Love Me” and 12″ versions of “Divine Intervention” (re-recorded for Girlfriend) and “Silent City” (both heard in other versions on the 1992 Buffy The Vampire Slayer soundtrack).
Lincoln, Nebraska’s Sweet went to the University of Georgia at Athens because of its vibrant music scene. In 1984, he formed there The Buzz Of Delight and the Soundcastles EP was released later that year. To Understand resurrects that rarity’s “Southern” and “Christmas.” Sweet was then signed to Columbia and recorded his solo debut, 1986’s Inside, from which “To Understand” takes four tracks: “Quiet Her,” “Blue Fools,” “We Lose Another Day” and “Save Time For Me.” Also that year, he guested on Blast Of Silence from The Golden Palominos, which included his co-written “Something Becomes Nothing.”
Exiting Columbia, Sweet was signed to A&M and Earth, which boasted guitarists Quine (Lou Reed) and Lloyd (Television), was issued in 1989. “To Understand” culls its “Easy,” “Wind And The Sun,” “Love,” “Vertigo,” “Having A Bad Dream” and the single remix of “When I Feel Again.”
Sweet finally achieved stardom beginning with Girlfriend, launching a string of Modern Rock hits led by that album’s title track – whose early demo, then called “Good Friend,” is highlighted on “To Understand.” In 2000, the “best of” collection Time Capsule was released. To understand the genesis of those songs – and of power-pop – To Understand – The Early Recordings Of Matthew Sweet is an indispensable companion.