Giant Sand: Chore Of Enchantment (Vinyl 2xLP)

Celebrating 25 years since the release of Giant Sand’s legendary Chore Of Enchantment, the panoramic masterpiece that was the turning point for the classic line-up featuring seasoned songwriter Howe Gelb and latter-day Calexico members Joey Burns and John Convertino from 1999.

Filled with mind-bending one-liners, customary offbeat instrumentation, echo fields and hazy horizons; ‘The Chore Of Enchantment’ is a songbook of Howe Gelb’s greatest songs. The high level production by the legendary Jim Dickinson, PJ Harvey foil John Parish and acclaimed singer/songwriter/producer Kevin Salem, a tour-de-force of Gelb’s unique oeuvre.

Highlighting their eclectic and esoteric career, this reissue celebrates the band’s magnificent, long and winding career. This 2xLP deluxe reissue features restored artwork and newly penned liner notes from MOJO’s Dave Henderson.

“A beautiful, emotionally complex album.” The Quietus

Giant Sand have been the primary outlet for the stylistic curveballs and sun-damaged songcraft of singer-songwriter Howe Gelb. In four plus decades he’s managed to reinvent rock, country, blues, punk, garage, lo-fi, jazz, gospel, avant-garde noise and flamenco gypsy music with his impressionistic imagery and expansive observations of the world.

1. Overture
   
2. (Well) Dusted (For The Millenium)
3. Punishing Sun
4. X-Tra Wide
5. 1972
6. Temptation Of Egg
7. Raw
8. Wolfy
   
9. Shiver
   
10. Dirty From The Rain
    
11. Astonished (In Memphis)
    
12. No Reply
13. Satellite
    
14. Bottom Line Man
15. Way To End The Day
    
16. Shrine
17. Astonished (In Tucson) (Bonus)
    
18. Dusted (In Tucson) (Bonus)
    
19. Shiver (In Tucson) (Bonus)
    
20. Punishing Sun (In Tucson) (Bonus)
    
21. Bad (Not Good) (Bonus)