Magical Realism – The Best Of The Blue Aeroplanes 1985-2025 CD

The Blue Aeroplanes are Bristols longest running band and a true artrock institution who have inspired generations of postpunk and alternative groups including R.E.M., Radiohead, and Manic Street Preachers. Magical Realism The Best Of The Blue Aeroplanes 19852025 is the first definitive anthology curated by the band, including tracks from across their catalogue, newly remastered by Phil Kinrade at AIR Mastering. The collection includes 23 tracks, featuring indie anthems like 039...And Stones039 and 039Jacket Hangs,039 fanfavourites such as the classics 039Fun039 and 039Bury Your Love Like Treasure039, as well as more recent songs including Dead Tree Dead Tree which has become a highlight of the bands legendary live sets. Also included are two bonus tracks Showing Off To Impress The Girls, a recording by preBlue Aeroplanes group Art Objects, and I Will Love You, an exclusive demo of a brandnew track. Magical Realism features a 24page booklet with lyrics, new trackbytrack sleeves notes by frontman Gerard Langley offering insight into the stories and inspirations behind each song, plus rare photographs from the bands archives. The cover art features a painting by Ann Sheldon, the artist behind many of the bands most memorable covers.