Thursday, January 31, 2008

Chrome-Raining Milk (Revisited)





Chrome was a very dynamic group that formed in San Francisco in the late 70s. Their sound incorporated Progressive Rock, Heavy Metal, Psychedelic, Post Punk, Gothic, Kraut Rock and Industrial. I discovered this group through Ralph Records, although they are not actually on that label. This is the last music the classic line-up of Chrome made before a long split up. It was recorded at San Francisco's famous Hyde Street Studios. This is the first album I bought by the group back in the early 80's. It took around 25 years for me to really appreciate the group, but I am a huge fan now. This album is generally considered to be their worst LP, but I have a soft spot for it since it is the first one I heard by them, plus the music is still top notch. The album was issued with incorrect track listing, a deceptively titled song and abridged mixes of songs that previously appeared on the albums "Chronicles 1" and "Chronicles 2". That is the main reason it is not a highly regarded album, however the music is still first rate. I seem to have lost my original vinyl copy of this album, so I downloaded a version on Demonoid (RIP). It was created using the original unedited Chronicles versions of the songs and was taken off pristine vinyl. So, although this isn't actually what the album sounded like exactly, it is the same songs, just properly titled and not edited for time. I added "Future Ghosts" as a bonus track. For those that want an abridged version taken from CD sources, I am offering that as well, it is nearly identical to the original LP. I can't remember the name of the man who shared the long version at Demonoid, but thank you again whoever you are. The top cover shown is from the original 1983 release the lower cover was assembled by me to accompany the revisited 75+ minute version.

Download 75+ Minute Version (From Vinyl)

Download 40+ Minute Version (From CD)

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks. Appreciate the Chrome upload! Ever since Dossier went belly-up, their albums have been insanely difficult to acquire without selling your organs for them.

RIP Demonoid as well. I read the trackers are slowly getting fired up again on Subdemon. Will be a while before anything notable happens.

Anonymous said...

great ! thanks a lot !!
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Anonymous said...

Just what I was looking for. Thank you for your effort, much appreciated!!

eky metal said...

cheers mate
i have been a fan since school.i am now 45.!
thanks heaps

kareem said...

really thnx

kareem said...

really thanx ......

Anonymous said...

thanks to your work i m able to listen to this again after selling all my vinyls long ago.. gracias from patagonia

Steve Engler said...

You're welcome, I'm happy to share this.