Slowdive - Blue Day [12", LP, Unofficial]

The first thing i wondered when i ran into this thing, at a hidden second-hand record store in Stockholm, was how the quality would be. Because it was obvious that this peculiar SLOWDIVE release was not quite the original release from 1992 - even though the guy in the shop first was trying to convince me it most likely was. Yeah, right. Not only was it sealed and brand new looking; on the back you'll see it hasn't got 7 but 13 tracks, spread over 2 discs. The original BLUE DAY, which costs a fortune these days, is just 1 disc.
"Oh, then you're probably right", he said when i confronted him with that. So when i told him i saw his store was swamped with bootlegs (pointed out a Pantera, Joy Division, Desert Sessions and a My Bloody Valentine on first rows to him - i assume his supplier for that stuff had just come by earlier) he was suddenly very friendly and it was easy to get something off the price.

But back on topic: well, the quality is not that bad. It's not the same of course as the superb recent reissues of Just For A Day and Souvlaki on Music On Vinyl because for this bootleg no master tapes were used, but at least it's value for money if you're a shoegaze vinyl hunter like myself.
The 2 discs come in clear blue and light baby-blue.

The 7 tracks from the rare original are featured, and besides that there's Avalyn 2 from their very first s/t EP, Golden Hair and Albatross from the Holding Our Breath EP, and some tracks from their Just For A Day full length. A bit of a weird mish-mash.
To make it (sort of) look official, the manufacturer has printed Japanese text at the back, so people would think it's some rare Japanese import.

Label: Creation Records [fake]
Cat.nr.: COCY 9968
Year of release: 2010 [not 1992, as it states]

SIDE A:
01. Slowdive
02. Avalyn 1
03. Avalyn 2

SIDE B:
01. Morningrise
02. She Calls
03. Losing Today

SIDE C:
01. Shine
02. Albatross
03. Golden Hair
04. Waves

SIDE D:
01. Spanish Air
02. Celia's Dream
03. Catch The Breeze