"Matthew Sweet's third album is a remarkable artistic breakthrough ... thanks to his exceptional songwriting, the album is a fresh, original interpretation of a classic sound." - Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AllMusic.com
"... the holy grail of power pop." -Tiny Mix Tapes
AAA mastered directly from the Original Master Tapes, the definitive vinyl release of Matthew Sweet’s 1991 classic returns … the essential 1991 power-pop tour-de-force gets its last pressing on Intervention’s Expanded Edition Heavyweight 150-Gram Double-LP release!
Girlfriend’s original 1991 LP release was a single LP that simply excised the last three songs that were included on the original 15-track CD release. Those three tracks were a tremendous loss as the song’s final, elegiac track “Nothing Lasts” was considered as the title track.
Intervention’s amazing Double LP Expanded Edition restores the original 15-song repertoire and spreads it across three vinyl sides for maximum fidelity, bass and dynamics. Side D includes three demo tracks- “Good Friend,” “Superdeformed” and “Teenage Female.”
15 of the 18 tracks on this 2LP Expanded Edition are 100% analog mastered directly from the original master tapes by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound. The last three tracks are Sweet's own demo recordings made to DAT and therefore cut from digital files from the DAT masters.
The ultra-quiet, heavyweight 150-gram vinyl is pressed at Gotta Groove Records.
Girlfriend’s album art is lovingly restored by Intervention’s Art Director Tom Vadakan, and printed as a gorgeous “Old Style” gatefold by Stoughton printing in LA. It’s printed on heavy stock for superior color depth, beauty and durability.
