Description
Smash Palace’s “87” resurrects the album that should have followed their acclaimed 1985 Epic Records debut. Combining five expertly re-recorded songs with five unreleased 1987 demos, this collection reunites the founding lineup for the first time since the ’80s. The result bridges their jangle-pop origins with the decades of evolution that followed—not a sequel, but the crucial chapter that connects where they began to everything they became. The rerecorded tracks benefit from mature perspective while maintaining the raw energy of youth; the original demos offer an unvarnished glimpse into a band on the verge. Housed in a 6-panel digipak with collectible obi-strip, “87” finally answers the question fans have asked for nearly 40 years: what if their second album had actually seen the light of day?
TRACKLIST
1. Bitter Blue
2. I’ll Be There
3. Poor Man’s Paradise
4. Top of the World
5. Everything Under the Sun
6. Along for the Ride
7. Centipede
8. Stranger Than Strange
9. First Time for Everything
10. Imaginary Lines
GENRE: Rock/Powerpop
BARCODE: 601570655630
RELEASE DATE: 10/10/2025
