Hope Chest: The Fredonia Recordings 1982-1983

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compilation
First released:
Oct 5 1990

Overview Edit

Hope Chest: The Fredonia Recordings 1982-1983 is a 1990 album by 10,000 Maniacs. It compiles tracks from their early releases Human Conflict Number Five and Secrets of the I Ching. All the tracks on the album are remixed from their original versions.

Note that the Human Conflict version of "Tension" is not included on the compilation, only the re-recorded version of "Tension" that was included on Secrets of the I Ching. Other than that, all of the songs from both releases are included on this disc—even "National Education Week", which had been dropped from later pressings of Secrets of the I Ching.

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Catalog number:
60962
Release dates:
  • Oct 1990 in United States

Genres

Folk-Rock, Jangle Pop, Proto Punk, Punk, Reggae, Adult Alternative. Vote on Genres

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5 stars Early Maniacs' Music: A "Must Have"
"Hope Chest" collects the early, independently released tracks that 10,000 Maniacs recorded before signing with Elektra. The mix of styles from post-punk to new wave to neo-reggae to dance beat is fascinating in itself. Equally interesting is the groups' subject matter in its songs: a painter ("Poor De Chirico"); a bullfighter ("Death of Manolete"); atomic boms and/or warfare ("Orange" and "Grey Victory"); multiple personality disorder ("Katrina's Fair") and two tracks putting anti-war British p…
Written by Timothy J. Slivinski
3 stars A nice collection for the hard core fan
You really have to be a true fan to enjoy all this. It shows the great song writing ideas that were going on in the early years, but also displays a lot of inexperience and not the greatest recording quality.
Written by Michael Beaumont

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Hope Chest: The Fredonia Recordings 1982-1983 14 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Elektra / Wea
catalog number: 60962
release dates: Oct 5 1990
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