{"product_id":"salem-66-salt-cd","title":"Salem 66 \"SALT\" CD","description":"\u003cp class=\"text-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSalem 66\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewere founded by Judy Grunwald, Beth Kaplan and Susan Merriam in Boston in 1981. A major part of a thriving Boston scene that produced bands like Mission of Burma and Dinosaur Jr (Dinosaur Jr's first New York show was notably an opening slot for Salem 66 at Folk City), the band were ahead of their time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-paragraph\"\u003eThey were one of the few women-led bands in their scene, and made their mark with an adventurous blend of arty post-punk (they notably covered Wire's \"Fragile\") and melodic pop. Between 1984 and 1990 they released one self-titled EP, 2 singles and 4 albums, 1985's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Ripping Spin, 1987's Frequency \u0026amp; Urgency, 1988's Natural Disasters, National Treasures, and 1990's Down The Primrose Path\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e(produced by Sean Slade and Paul Q. Kolderie who went on to produce Radiohead’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePablo Honey\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand Hole’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLive Through This\u003c\/em\u003e), all on the venerable New York imprint Homestead Records, label home to bands like Sonic Youth, Big Black and The Chills\u003cem\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eThe band earned comparisons to R.E.M., The Talking Heads and The Velvet Underground from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/strong\u003e, and further praise from outlets like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRolling Stone, CREEM\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethe Village Voice\u003c\/strong\u003e. They shared stages with The Replacements, Mission of Burma, the Go-Betweens, the Wipers, the Saints and the Raincoats, and toured across the country on multiple occasions, but despite their prominence in the '80s, the Salem 66 catalog has been out of print for decades and their music has never been available on streaming. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToday, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDon Giovanni Records\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are announcing a new compilation entitled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSALT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and have made the band's music available on all streaming services for the first time. To mark the announce the band are sharing a recently unearthed video for their song \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLucky Penny\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e----------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRed Barn\u003cbr\u003eAcross The Sea\u003cbr\u003eCarry A Torch\u003cbr\u003ePlayground\u003cbr\u003eWidow's Walk\u003cbr\u003eIsabella\u003cbr\u003eSecret\u003cbr\u003eThaw\u003cbr\u003eBell Jar\u003cbr\u003eLost and Found\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Salem 66","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51384486953203,"sku":"CD-DG-301","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/8706\/1491\/files\/0f0e6bbf75bc3042ff27b92b01b54f22.png?v=1789654839","url":"https:\/\/dongiovannirecords.com\/products\/salem-66-salt-cd","provider":"Don Giovanni Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}