It follows the tracklist of the original UK cassette version, which includes 11 tracks compared to the 10-song US LP. 💬 Community Perspectives
Critics describe this version as "deeper and wider". While the 1985 original was known for thin, jangly production and heavy digital reverb, the 2018 version boasts a harder, buzzier guitar attack and a more "rough-and-tumble" garage band energy.
The recording features original members Scott Garber (fretless bass) and drummers Winston Watson and Tommy Larkins , alongside newer collaborators Gabriel Sullivan and Annie Dolan.
Gelb wanted to redo the sessions using "proper" equipment, specifically a vintage Fender 30 valve amp , rather than the solid-state Roland amp used in the $400 original sessions.