EJ 42 CD
released May 2001
All the creamy nuggets this hot Texas act never released on their albums is collected here for maximum pleasure. Through the 90s will bring back all the memories of joy, lingering pain, rejection and hometown blues. You were there; now here's the proof.
All six sides released as limited 7"s on EJ are collected, as well as a super-rare side from a Japanese split 7" with Eyehategod. A heap of unreleased material is also included, like a foxy short version of "On My Way," a remix by four-track techno act Kitty, and a rejected musical submission to Dr Pepper. The CD ends with two long medleys of AmAnSet hits recorded live with a roomful of talkers.
The package includes a 16-page color booklet with reproductions of all original silkscreened and embossed single sleeves and a song-by-song commentary by Guy Fidelity, all at an EP list price.
EJ 28 LP/CD
released July 4 1999
"The Golden Band reduces the American Analog Set's approach to its barest essentials -- favoring shorter, more economical songs over the epics of past outings, the group's third album also strips away much of their cosmic veneer to reveal the human pulse which tethers Andrew Kenny's songs and keeps them from floating away. The effect is hardly less hypnotic than earlier AmAnSet efforts, but is simply more direct -- while Kenny's hushed vocals and oblique lyrics still evoke first and foremost an eyes-wide-shut otherness, the record insinuates itself on the strength of a subtly expanded emotional palette which lends a haunting new dimension to the group's fragile beauty... Ultimately, The Golden Band's quiet power speaks volumes." - Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
EJ 25 7"
released July 4 1999