The High Llamas Santa Barbara Vinyl LP 2024

1. Put Yourself Down
2. Birdies Sing
3. Banking on Karma
4. Market Traders
5. Travel
6. The Taximan’s Daughter
7. Period Music
8. Holland
9. Apricots

For the Llamas’ 1992 debut, Sean O’Hagan, working the sextant to navigate a post-Microdisney course in the musical world, posted them up as a guitar pop band (RIYL: NRBQ, Big Star, Steely Dan), with nine exquisitely crafted examples of the oft out-of-step sound. Had there been no more after this, Santa Barbara would still be sought-after buried treasure by the perennial waves of voyagers seeking these sweet, jangling spices to this very day. 1st ever LP pressing!