The reviews are in: BUY

The recent Futurismo deluxe vinyl reissue of the Contortions BUY is garnering some very nice praise. Check the links below for just a couple of recent reviews:

The Vinyl District says: "...Buy persists as Chance’s essential contribution to the rock narrative. An LP of groundbreaking genre cross-pollination emanating from a locus of inspired and occasionally belligerent individualism, it continues to impress." Continued here.

Big Takeover Magazine says: "...this is the definitive version of Buy. Even if you have a previous version of it, this is worth every penny." Continued here.

Rough Trade NYC gig, Henry Rollins on KCRW

James will be a special guest of Shilpa Ray's in May at Rough Trade NYC for her record release gig courtesy of Northern Spy Records. Tickets go on sale on Friday at noon here. 

Also, this weekend, check out Henry Rollins (2.13.61) radio show this coming Sunday (on KCRW) to hear him bust out a track or two from James Chance Official's CONTORTIONS 'Buy' LP, the no wave avant jazz classic out now on FUTURISMO Inc.

CONTORTIONS 'Buy' Hand Screen Prints Now Available From Futurismo

Contort your favorite room with this CONTORTIONS Limited Edition Hand Screen Print featuring an iconic image of the late fashionista, photographer and muse to James Chance - Anya Phillips.

Get more info & order at Futurismo.

Contortions' BUY vinyl reissue from Futurismo now available for pre-order!

As announced back in November, the vinyl reissue of the Contortions' BUY from Futurismo is now available for pre-order. It ships in March and it looks gorgeous!

Fully remastered and featuring two bonus tracks recorded at a brief reformation, this LP comes on heavy 180g limited edition coloured vinyl with Free Download. The record is encased in a mirror and neon gatefold sleeve containing a new large 12pg booklet featuring rare photography by the late great Anya Phillips and newly written text by the legendary James Chance himself. Get hip, get contorted. Don’t think just BUY.

Tracklisting > 

01. Designed To Kill 

02. My Infatuation 

03. I Don’t Want To Be Happy 

04. Anestetic 

05. Contort Yourself 

06. Throw Me Away 

07. Roving Eye 

08. Twice Removed 

09. Bedroom Athlete 

10. Terminal City  (bonus cut)

11. Incorrigible (bonus cut)

Pre-Order BUY Now!

 

James Chance & The Contortions BUY to see deluxe vinyl reissue in early 2015 on Futurismo

Word just in from the UK: The Futurismo label will be reissuing the Contortions BUY album in a deluxe 180 gram vinyl edition in early 2015!

What they say: Come contort yourself…the New York No Wave classic from the CONTORTIONS is back! It’s just over 35 years since James Chance first assaulted turntables with the juddering jazz punk fusion that permeate the tracks immortalised on BUY. Continued here.

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