A Quick One From the Jasmine Minks

The stress felt around the world is palpable. What do you get the Jasmine Minks fan who has everything? (Alright, I guess there are more important things going on right now, such as where families will watch 'It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown' this weekend now that Apple TV has pilfered all of the Peanuts holiday specials. This move has me rethinking capitalism.) Good news, indie-pop shoppers. A brand-new label called Precious Records (Their tag "let's make this precious" is a nice touch.) is releasing the band's complete session, recorded on Feb. 4, 1986 for John Peel's program and broadcast 13 days later. The tracklist is as follows. The studio versions of all four of these songs appear on their self-titled album via Creation Records from 1985.

1. The Ballad Of Johnny Eye
2. Cry For A Man
3. You Can Take My Freedom
4. I Don't Know



There is no official release date as of yet, but it should be out by the holidays and on double 7" vinyl with gatefold sleeve to boot. In the meantime, if you haven't already, do yourself a favor and pick up the "Step by Step" b/w "Gravity" single that came out last year. It made my top 10.