PRE-ORDER FOR END OF JANUARY

‘Magical Realism – The Best Of The Blue Aeroplanes 1985-2025’ is the first definitive anthology curated by the band, including tracks from across their catalogue. 

The collection includes 25 tracks, featuring indie anthems like ‘…And Stones’ and ‘Jacket Hangs,’ classic and more recent fan-favourites from ‘Fun’ and ‘Bury Your Love Like Treasure to ‘Dead Tree! Dead Tree!’, plus eight tracks making their debut on vinyl.   

‘Magical Realism’ also includes new track-by-track sleeve notes by frontman Gerard Langley, offering insight into the stories and inspirations behind each song, rare photographs from the band’s archives, and a 12”x12” lyric sheet.  The cover art features a painting by Ann Sheldon, the artist behind many of the band’s most memorable covers.

Remastered by Phil Kinrade and cut by Barry Grint at AIR Mastering. Pressed on two 140g black vinyl, accompanied by a bonus 7” featuring ‘Showing Off To Impress The Girls’ (a recording by pre-Blue Aeroplanes group Art Objects) and ‘I Will Love You’ (an exclusive demo of a brand-new track).

TRACKLISTING:

 Side A

1. Action Painting
2. Tolerance (Single Version)
3. Spitting Out Miracles
4. Season Ticket To A Bad Place
5. Bury Your Love Like Treasure
6. Severn Beach

 Side B

1. Jacket Hangs
2. …And Stones (US Promo Single Edit)*
3. Yr Own World (12” Single Version)
4. Fun
5. Colour Me (Alternate Mix)*

Side C

1. Broken And Mended
2. Whatever Happened To Our Golden Birds?
3. Missy Lane
4. Warhol’s Fifteen (Live)
5. Cavaliers Pt 2*
6. Beautiful Is (As Beautiful Does)*
7. Camus In Pocket*

Side D
1. Up In A Down World*
2. Sulpher
3. Elvis Festival
4. Dead Tree! Dead Tree! (Single Edit)*
5. Building An Ark For The Anthropocene  

Side E (7”)

1. Showing Off To Impress The Girls

Side F (7”)

1. I Will Love You (Previously Unreleased)*

(orders placed now will be shipped end of Jan 2025)