Cure For Pain

• First-ever US vinyl issue
• Audiophile edition remastered for 180-Gram LP
• Housed in an expanded gatefold jacket
• Features the essential songs “Buena”, “Sheila”, “Candy” and “Cure For Pain”

“Unquestionably one of the best and most cutting-edge rock releases of the ’90s.”_ – Allmusic

“Low-rock” and “Fuck-rock” are two descriptors enigmatic Morphine frontman Mark Sandman used to describe his band’s beat-inspired blues-jazz-rock holy racket. Along with Sandman’s baritone vocal delivery and laconic two-string bass styling, co-founder Dana Colley played the saxophone as his lead instrument of choice instead of the expected guitar, creating a quirky and burning sensibility. Original drummer Jerome Deupree, who was replaced by percussionist Billy Conway during the recording of 1993’s Cure For Pain, flushed out the unorthodox trio. Released on vinyl as the second title on Light In The Attic’s Modern Classics Recordings imprint (following a reissue of Mercury Rev’s seminal Deserter’s Songs) we’re happy to put this essential album back out in the world.

Featuring the essential songs “Buena,” “Sheila,” “Candy,” and the moving title track “Cure For Pain,” this is the album’s first-ever US vinyl issue. Modern Classics’ Cure For Pain features lovingly re-mastered audio, 180-gram wax, deluxe “tip-on” gatefold jacket with original album art.

Tragically, Morphine’s Sandman passed away on stage at an Italian gig with the group in 1999, leaving behind five engaging albums. Today, the group is hailed as one of the great bands of the last 25 years and was recently profiled in the feature-length documentary Cure For Pain: The Mark Sandman Story (2011). Modern Classics Recordings is extremely proud to help spread the gospel of Morphine’s Cure For Pain.