Pale Saints - Slow Buildings (30th Anniversary Remasters) (2025) [Official Digital Download]

Record Store Day ’25 sees The Pale Saints complete their series of 30th anniversary reissues with the release of an expanded edition of their third and final album, Slow Buildings.

By 1994 they were the quartet of Meriel Barham (vocals / guitar), Chris Cooper (drums), Graeme Naysmith (guitar) and Colleen Browne (bassist), who having just left The Heart Throbs replaced founding member Ian Masters who had departed the band to form Spoonfed Hybrid with AC Temple’s Chris Trout.

Primed by the brilliant single ‘Fine Friend’ (a song adapted from 1981’s ‘Poison in the Airwaves’ by Scottish band Persian Rugs), third album Slow Buildings shows the band still venturing forward - this time keeping the experimentation and guitar fuzz of their early records whilst opening-up their songs so Meriel’s vocals could hit new, pop heights.

As with the 30th anniversary reissues of their previous two albums, this special pressing sees this long out of print record being remastered and expanded to include a wealth of bonus material that’s sure to delight fans. Working with mastering engineer Kevin Vanbergen, this new edition runs over two discs with the album being packaged with the ‘Fine Friend’ EP and a great selection of previously unheard tracks and demos as handpicked by the band.


A record that stands the test of time 30 years on, Slow Buildings is well worthy of reappraisal. This reissue is being released in the memory of Graeme Naysmith.

TRACKLIST

1. Pale Saints - King Fade (2025 Remaster)
2. Pale Saints - Angel (Will You Be My) (2025 Remaster)
3. Pale Saints - One Blue Hill (2025 Remaster)
4. Pale Saints - Henry (2025 Remaster)
5. Pale Saints - Under Your Nose (2025 Remaster)
6. Pale Saints - Little Gesture (2025 Remaster)
7. Pale Saints - Song of Solomon (2025 Remaster)
8. Pale Saints - Fine Friend (2025 Remaster)
9. Pale Saints - Gesture of a Fear (2025 Remaster)
10. Pale Saints - Always I (2025 Remaster)
11. Pale Saints - Suggestion (2025 Remaster)
12. Pale Saints - Fine Friend (Extended Version - 2025 Remaster)
13. Pale Saints - Special Present (Edit - 2025 Remaster)
14. Pale Saints - Marimba (2025 Remaster)
15. Pale Saints - Reprise (2025 Remaster)
16. Pale Saints - On Your Own (Tape Demo)
17. Pale Saints - Always I (Demo)
18. Pale Saints - Loopy (Tape Demo)
19. Pale Saints - Henry (Demo)
20. Pale Saints - Angel (Acoustic Tape Demo)
21. Pale Saints - Honesty Spills (Tape Demo)
22. Pale Saints - Marimba (Demo)



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