Too Much Joy went all out with this reissue of their 1989 breakthrough, packing in 34 tracks for anyone willing to take the ride.
The extras here are worth your time. Early demos from Radio Tokyo let you hear how these songs started, and the ska version of “Clowns” gives the fan favorite a fun twist. “My Past Lives 2025” is particularly cool because it captures how the band plays the song now after years of performing it live. It’s one of those rare albums that you can enjoy from the first track to the last.
The band clearly had fun putting this together, and the 24-page booklet with stories about recording and releasing the album adds plenty of context. You can tell they respect their past work without being overly serious about it. This reissue gives you the full picture of where Too Much Joy was at this point in their career, and it is a solid way to experience an album that deserved more attention than it got.
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