Happy Mondays - Squirrel And G-Man (Vinyl) Reb Fountain boldly raw but increasingly refined

boldly raw but increasingly refined studio production

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the melody instantly familiar and engaging

there's little here in common with the tweeness of Mumford & Sons

Happy Mondays - Squirrel And G-Man (Vinyl) Reb Fountain boldly raw but increasingly refinedReleased in April 1987, the Happy Mondays debut album was a perfect snapshot of a very different kind of pop culture coming from beyond the fringes. It would be an underground album but a game changer. Produced by Velvet Underground legend, John Cale, this was the accidental sound track for the endless housing estates sailing away from Manchester City centre and into Salford perfectly captured by this gang of misfits. With artwork lovingly replicated