Please Release Me: The “Other Side” Of Mercury Rev

Welcome to another edition of “Please Release Me,” in which your Idolators request–nay beg–that an out-of-print, delayed or held-up-in-customs album be issued stateside:

Artist: Mercury Rev Hometown: Buffalo, NY Album: See You On The Other Side What is it?: The third album from this ever-evolving psych-space-pop outfit is tricked-out and trippy–strings, horns, flutes and everything else are jammed together, often on the same song–but never inaccessible: “Sudden Ray Of Hope” streamlines cooing soft-rock sanguinity with guitar squonk, while the seven-and-a-half minute “Empire State” veers into every genre imaginable, save for grime, which hadn’t been invented yet. They should have called this See You On The Other Side Of The Dark Side Of The Moon Where Is It?: Released in 1995, it’s been out of print for a while in the States (though you can find affordable used copies on Half.com). A recent U.K.-only best-of collection gives us hope that there may be more MR reissues on the way, and we’d love for an expanded, updated Other Side. Our noise-canceling Bose headphones are rarin’ to give it a go!

Mercury Rev – Empire State (Son House In Excelsis) [MP3, link expired] Mercury Rev – Sudden Ray Of Hope [MP3, link expired] Mercury Rev [Official Site]