you can stop that for a start
The 12 tracks on the the vinyl edition of You Can Stop That For A Start (and on CD1 of the 2CD edition), were recorded in 1992 and mixed for this record in 2019. The tapes had been languishing in the BOB archive for the intervening 28 years, and we’re delighted that they’ve finally seen the light of day thanks to Optic Nerve Recordings.
The vinyl LP comes with a download card giving access to the 15 extra tracks that appear on CD2 of the 2CD edition. These are some of the bands favourite demo recordings made between 1988 and 1994, and, like the whole release, these are songs written and recorded by BOB in their prime and never released in any form before.
We would encourage you to buy the record on either CD or limited edition blue (or black) vinyl, which you can do by visiting the Optic Nerve site. Alternatively, visit your local independent record shop using either your legs or one of the useful buttons below. Once there, you can buy one of the limited edition white vinyl copies made exclusively for the indies.
You can hear short snippets of all 12 tracks on the vinyl edition of the album by viewing the short video below, which also contains rare live footage shot in Berlin in 1992:
SOME WORDS ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM
INDIE REWIND
‘…we are presented with yet another collection of superbly written, beautifully simple and intoxicating pop songs that leave me in that same state of utter incomprehension I experienced six years ago as to how and why BOB slipped through the net. I mean, the core album, which outdoes most of the dross we were offered back in the day under the overused banner of Brit-Pop, was recorded in just five days. FIVE DAYS! That’s almost biblical…’
EVERYTHING INDIE OVER 40
‘…Recorded in 1992, this collection of songs finds BOB at both lyrical and musical peaks. ‘Say You’re Alone’ and ‘Telepathy’ are instantly hummable, singalong, radio-friendly tracks that could easily have found themselves nudging the Top 40 with the right label support. ‘Sundown’, based around a grunge, bluesy riff that you might have heard with trailers for the album remains as timeless as much of the band’s previous output…’
LOUDER THAN WAR
‘…It’s at this uncertain point we find BOB on You Can Stop That For A Start. They pushed ahead with recording their second album to a background of considerable uncertainty, but still managed to finish a work that displayed none of the behind the scenes problems. In the end, the record wasn’t released at the time, which is a real shame as it shows a mature and cultured outfit that had the musical muscle to match their wry and well-observed songs…’
INTERVIEW WITH RICHARD
‘They say good things come to those who wait, but 28 years is pushing it, surely. At the end of September, late ‘80s/early ‘90s indie force and WriteWyattUK favourites BOB are finally releasing You Can Stop That For A Start, their long-playing follow-up to 1991’s Leave the Straight Life Behind. The … erm … old new album, initially written and recorded in 1992, is accompanied by a selection of demo recordings from 1988/1994…’
