{"product_id":"swallow-blown","title":"Swallow - Blown","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the more enigmatic bands of the classic 4AD era, Swallow was formed by Louise Trehy and Mike Mason, who met in early 90’s Camberwell, London.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheir first songs quickly surfaced and were recorded onto a Tascam 4-track portastudio. Louise posted the four-song demo to Ivo Watts-Russell who signed them to 4AD, sight unseen. With the task of finishing their first record, the pair borrowed guitars from Tom Greenhalgh of the Mekons and they de-camped to record at Edinburgh’s Palladium Studios and later, Blackwing in London. John Fryer was enlisted to produce (right off handling Nine Inch Nails’ Pretty Hate Machine), utilizing Eventide Harmonizers (a Cocteau Twins staple) to provide the band’s lush, ethereal dazzle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlow would be released in July of 1992, and arrived in a sleeve designed by Vaughan Oliver (v23). The band found the finished album different than they imagined it would sound. Feeling as though their initial ideas had\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebeen lost in the production, they petitioned Ivo to re-record parts of the album; he suggested they remix the tracks as they wished, instead. New mixes and overdubs resulted in dissonant and ambient versions closer to the band’s intentions, Released as\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBlowback in the autumn of 1992 as a limited CDEP that quickly fell out of print, it was known only to the most\u003cbr\u003efervent 4AD fans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt long last, Swallow’s 4AD recordings will be paid their due via a new double-LP+ 12” package entitled Blown. Comprising both Blow and Blowback, the previously unreleased title track “Blow”, and “Lovesleep (Vocal Version”). The songs were reconstructed from the original 24-track tape recordings and remixed. They were freshly remastered by Anne Taegart at Dubplates \u0026amp; Mastering Berlin and lovingly presented in a brand new package designed by longtime supporter Chris Bigg (v23). A cornerstone dream pop classic obscured by the mists of time and memory, until now.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mata-tour-dates-inner\"\u003e\n\u003ch6 class=\"mata-tour-dates-title\"\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003col class=\"tour-items js-track-list-items\" id=\"tracklist-items\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"tour-item\" data-order=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-track\"\u003eLovesleep (2026 Remaster)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"tour-separator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-duration\"\u003e04:56\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"tour-item\" data-order=\"2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-track\"\u003eTastes Like Honey (2026 Remaster)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"tour-separator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-duration\"\u003e04:51\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"tour-item\" data-order=\"3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-track\"\u003eSugar Your Mind (2026 Remaster)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"tour-separator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-duration\"\u003e04:10\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"tour-item\" data-order=\"4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-track\"\u003eMensurral (2026 Remaster)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"tour-separator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-duration\"\u003e04:05\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"tour-item\" data-order=\"5\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-track\"\u003ePeekaboo (2026 Remaster)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"tour-separator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-duration\"\u003e05:14\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"tour-item\" data-order=\"6\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-track\"\u003eLacuna (2026 Remaster)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"tour-separator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-duration\"\u003e02:21\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"tour-item\" data-order=\"7\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-track\"\u003eOceans and Blue Skies (2026 Remaster)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"tour-separator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-duration\"\u003e03:32\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"tour-item\" data-order=\"8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-track\"\u003eFollow Me Down (2026 Remaster)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"tour-separator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-duration\"\u003e04:27\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"tour-item\" data-order=\"9\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-track\"\u003eHalo (2026 Remaster)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"tour-separator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-duration\"\u003e03:00\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"tour-item\" data-order=\"10\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-track\"\u003eCherry Stars Collide (2026 Remaster)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"tour-separator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-duration\"\u003e03:51\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"tour-item\" data-order=\"11\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-track\"\u003eHead in a Cave (2026 Remaster)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"tour-separator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-duration\"\u003e06:34\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"tour-item\" data-order=\"12\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-track\"\u003eBlow (2026 Remaster)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"tour-separator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-duration\"\u003e06:26\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"tour-item\" data-order=\"13\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tour-item-track\"\u003eLovesleep (Vocal Version - 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