Elastica

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studio album
First released:
Mar 13 1995

Overview Edit

Elastica, released in 1995, was the first album by the band of the same name.

This album ranked at #34 for Top 100 Albums of 1995 by Rate Your Music and was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize.

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Record label:
Catalog number:
DGCD-24728
Release dates:
  • Mar 14 1995 in United States

Genres

Britpop, Indie, Punk, Riot Grrl, Rock. Vote on Genres

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4 stars Snap up this Elastica
I always forget how good Elastica's eponymous debut album is, so it's a pleasant surprise to pop it into the stereo. There's nothing particularly revolutionary about this record (although having three out of four band-members being female is, sadly, still something of a rarity), but what it lacks in originality, it makes up for in spontaneity. This is a fun, bouncy, catchy bunch of songs and no mistake.

The tracks don't deviate from their guitar-bass-drums sound. They're all short and fast-paced…
Written by Andrew McCaffrey "The Grumpy Young Man"
3 stars Perfectly good 90s music
As has been noted in nearly every published review of this CD, and as even a superficial listen to it bears out, Elastica was influenced by Wire. To complain about this, however, is like complaining that The Rolling Stones were influenced by Chuck Berry, that Interpol were influenced by Joy Division, or that REM were influenced by The Velvet Underground, The Byrds, and Big Star. Music is a continuum, an evolving dialog with listeners. That Elastica use Wire as a starting point is perfectly fine …
Written by James Wheeler

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Credits Edit

  1. composer

  2. design

    1. Juergen Teller [photography]
  3. engineer

    1. Alan Moulder [Mixing]
    2. Bruce Lampcov [Mixing]
    3. Marc Waterman [Engineer, Mixing]
    4. Paul Tipler [Mixing]
    5. Phil Vinall [Mixing]
  1. performer

    1. Annie Holland [Bass]
    2. Damon Albarn [Keyboards]
    3. Donna Matthews [vocals and instrument]
    4. Justin Welch [instrument]
    5. Justin Welch [drums]
    6. Justine Frischmann [vocals and instrument]
  2. producer

Other versions Edit

Elastica 16 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: DGCD-24728
release dates: Mar 14 1995 in Canada
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Elastica 15 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Deceptive Records
catalog number: BLUFF 014 CD
release dates: Mar 13 1995 in United Kingdom
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Elastica 15 tracks format: 1 x CD
release dates: Mar 20 1995
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