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A Spectacle for Compassionate Minds (25th Anniversary Edition)

by The Lavone

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1.
The Elephant Man 02:43
2.
I Don't Like People 02:11
3.
No Endless Doors 03:49
4.
Never Again 06:59
5.
Scar 02:32
6.
Daydreamer's Nightmare 05:54
7.
The Clone 03:06
8.
Black 03:10
9.
Kaniranze Drone 04:41
10.
Where's Mother Going? 03:42
11.
Dissolution 04:43
12.
A Kamikaze Part 2 06:16
13.
Heavy Metal Spam 01:35
14.
Shining Wyllo In The Sunset 02:12
15.
Screaming Electric 04:11
16.
Winter 03:11
17.
Christendom 02:53
18.
Empty Corpse 05:17
19.
Midsummer Night's Dream 04:50
20.
Vegetable 02:34
21.
The Wake 02:00
22.
Feel 05:43
23.
The Clone (Alternate Version) 02:59
24.
In My Cradle 03:45
25.
Tranquility 03:11
26.
Iris 00:47
27.
Flying 04:43
28.
Hope 02:48

about

Welcome to The Lavone's 1990 DIY, 4-track, lo-fi, art-rock epic "A Spectacle for Compassionate Minds". digitally transferred from the best-preserved cassette copies. Spectacle was a year long effort for The Lavone, a band consisting of three high school students, a Rickenbacker, a Telecaster, a Moog, an Oberheim, a drum set, and a Fostex X-26, among other things. It was originally released on cassette on the Nuclear Gopher Cheese Factory label and sold direct to friends and fans. 25 years later, Spectacle returns for those who are interested in this sort of thing.

The Lavone started life in 1986 when brothers Rhett and Ryan Sutter decided to record music under the name. In 1988 they were joined by guitarist and lyricist Mike Thomas and The Lavone became a trio. At the time Spectacle was recorded, Rhett and Mike were juniors and Ryan was a sophomore at Apple Valley High School in Apple Valley, MN.

After the recording of Spectacle, there was a falling out between Rhett and Mike. After recording one more album as a trio, Mike left the band and The Lavone reverted to a duo. Although other members came and went from The Lavone, the core of Rhett and Ryan remained. In 2005, Rhett died unexpectedly and in 2012 Mike also passed away. In their memory, 25 years later, this transfer was made and now it's being released out to the world. So please enjoy these ambitious noises from three kids from Apple Valley as they capture a time that will never come again.

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released September 1, 1990

Rhett Sutter: drums, vocals, piano, guitars, synths
Ryan Sutter: guitar, vocals, piano, synths, bass
Mike Thomas: guitar, vocals

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Nuclear Gopher Productions was a record label and music community that was active from 1989-2005. This is an archive of music from the Nuclear Gopher artists. More to come!

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