Psychocandy
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Psychocandy is the debut studio album by Scottish rock band the Jesus and Mary Chain. It was released in November 1985 on Blanco y Negro Records. The album is considered a landmark recording: its combination of guitar feedback and noise with traditional pop melody and structure proved influential on the forthcoming shoegaze genre and alternative rock in general.

The album reached No. 31 on the UK…

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Released
Feb, 1985
Type
Album
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Blanco y Negro Records

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AllMusic (Ned Raggett)
5/5 stars
Pitchfork (Nitsuh Abebe – 4 August 2006)9.6/10
The Village Voice (Robert Christgau – 1 April 1986)A−
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Last updated: October 8th, 2011

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