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do you know something? i have never heard anything on Clair records ever! have you? what are they like?

― gareth, Monday, 12 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)

i think the only things i actually have on the clairecords label are the monster movie ep and lp, but both are excellent. also, they have to be the friendliest mail-order service around. i've purchased several cd's from them and they always include a hand-written note and some nifty packaging.

― drake, Monday, 12 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, the Clair folks are good eggs, ordered a number of things from them. It's so you, Gareth, in terms of lingering gaze buzz. :-) Try the amazingly great Astrobrite album.

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 12 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)

they always include a hand-written note and some nifty packaging.

And they usually send candy as well. If they have any left, definitely pick up the KG single they put out with Tinseltones (this is the KG from France, not the one on K). Pop and noize the way the Jesus and Mary Chain used to do it, but better.

― Miranda, Monday, 12 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)

i used to be pals with those guys... i did parts of the clairecords site for them... totally nice people. super friendly. personalized packaging. very knowledgable and friends with a buttload of bandly folks in the shoegaze and pop communities. (and members of the brittle stars r.i.p.)

almost everything they've put out is amazing. mahogany especially. m.

― msp, Monday, 12 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)

The Polar albums are ok, but Con Dolore (who they became) are way better. Isobella are v good shoegazery stuff. I adore Malory. The Epithalamia compilation is luvverly. Another situation where the label is so into what they do that you can't really go wrong.

― electric sound of jim, Monday, 12 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)

agree with jim, con dolore is much better than polar although that polar are much better than the polar that is a moose spinoff. malory is the best thing on the label. the new pia fraus album is nice too, a little more buzz to the fuzz.

the early clair stuff is a bit of a drag but they are getting much better. their mail order is tops as well, always stuffing my packages full of candy.

― keith, Monday, 12 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Con Dolore (who they became) are way better

That album is pretty spifftaculous, I do agree. Mmm. I really need to get more of the stuff they've released this year.

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 12 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Mahogany and Monster Movie are quite nice, some of their earlier releases were slightly too goth for me but it's mosl;ty good if you like hardcore shoegazer stuff

― g, Thursday, 15 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago)

two years pass...

so i think i like paik.

also, they have a secret shine record, presumably thats a retrospective?

― charltonlido (gareth), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 17:49 (twenty years ago)

I believe so. Paik are great! Saw them live, have three of their albums.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 17:50 (twenty years ago)

a few years ago, clairecords moved from florida to sacramento and became tonevendor, one of the best stores in the USA:

http://tonevendor.com/

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 17:51 (twenty years ago)

The Several Bands Galore Vol 2 comp is fantastic -- link

Vol 1 is out of print ... has anybody heard it? Can somebody hook me up with it?

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 17:58 (twenty years ago)

ecstasy of st. theresa, sussurate!!

― Ian John50n (orion), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 18:06 (twenty years ago)

re: paik

I was just listening to Corridors yesterday. It's grand!

― sleep (sleep), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 18:09 (twenty years ago)

Polar, Con Dolore, and Isobella are from Florida! Well, I think Isobella is but I know the former two are.

― ... And suddenly Ian Riese-Moraine is a naked man saying, 'Volvo! Volvo!' (Easte, Wednesday, 18 May 2005 19:53 (twenty years ago)

indeed so. polar played around a bit when i was in fl. clairecords was still in gainesville then.
m.

― msp (mspa), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 20:36 (twenty years ago)

even though i've not heard a note i bet i will like the sivler screen cd that is out soon.

― keith m (keithmcl), Thursday, 19 May 2005 01:48 (twenty years ago)

The Jessica Bailiff/What's-Her-Name-from-Experimental-Aircraft collaboration Eau Claire sounded interesting.

― dlp9001, Thursday, 19 May 2005 01:58 (twenty years ago)

paik rule. and i find myself very intrigued by the upcoming claire's echo releases.

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Thursday, 19 May 2005 02:27 (twenty years ago)

The Several Bands Galore Vol 2 comp is fantastic -- link
Vol 1 is out of print ... has anybody heard it? Can somebody hook me up with it?

-- MindInRewind (mbvarkestra197...), May 18th, 2005.

vol. 1 is pretty good, the 2 pantone tracks are both really great. i have a few copies, but they go for a pretty penny...the last one i sold was for about $25, i think.

― 6335, Thursday, 19 May 2005 16:42 (twenty years ago)

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