Suede- S/T (1993) Deluxe Edition (Bonus Disc + DVD Audio Rip) MP3 & FLAC

"I was born as a pantomime horse, ugly as the sun when he falls to the floor."

Suede always seemed an odd choice for poster boys of the "Brit-Pop" movement; far more rooted in early-seventies Glam than mid-sixties guitar-pop, far more gloomy Manchester than jingle-jangle "Madchester," few bands had inspired as much hype before releasing their debut album (including being featured on the front cover of Melody Maker), and fewer still had ever delivered on the hype the way Suede did. Quite literally marrying the androgyny & excess of Ziggy-era Bowie to the dark working-class romanticism of The Smiths, Brett Anderson, Bernard Butler & co. couldn't have been more out of step with the music trends dominating London and America during the early-nineties; however, Suede possessed a magnetic stage presence that was rare in an era known for its shoegazing. As one music journalist put it: "They had charm, aggression, and [...] if not exactly eroticism, then something a little bit dangerous and exciting." After parting ways with original member Justine Frischmann who would later resurface as the lead singer of Elastica, Suede issued a slew of successful singles throughout 1992 and early 1993 before releasing its eponymous debut album, which promptly became the most successful debut in British music history (only to be eclipsed by Oasis a year later). Drenched in the same literate nihilism, polymorphous perversity, and theatrical pretensions that made Bowie's early work feel so dangerously compelling, Suede, nevertheless, has a distinctive feel all its own due to the palpable creative tension between Anderson and Butler that is evident throughout the album, a dynamic rivalry, somewhat reminiscent of Morrissey and Johnny Marr, that would result in Butler's acrimonious exit the following year. From brilliant Glam-anthems such as "So Young" and "The Drowners" to the sultry gloom of songs such as "Pantomime Horse" and "Sleeping Pills," Anderson's preening, "mockney" lead vocals intricately intertwine with Butler's lush, molten lava guitar leads, spinning a web of hazy, melancholy decadence that lends the music a certain sense of grandeur dressed up in Punk attitude and Glam-inspired androgyny. Regarding the latter, Anderson, like Bowie before him, sensed the mystique of ambiguity: "Too much music is about a very straightforward sense of sexuality [....] Twisted sexuality is the only kind that interests me. The people that matter in music [...] don't declare their sexuality. Morrissey never has and he's all the more interesting for that."

Suede 

(Edsel ~ 2011/1993 ~ Deluxe Remastered 2 CD + DVD Edition)

Disc I: Suede (2011 Remaster)

Tracklist-

 1. So Young  (3:39)

 2. Animal Nitrate  (3:26)

 3. She's Not Dead  (4:34)

 4. Moving  (2:51)

 5. Pantomime Horse  (5:50)

 6. The Drowners  (4:10)

 7. Sleeping Pills  (3:51)

 8. Breakdown  (6:03)

 9. Metal Mikey  (3:28)

10. Animal Lover  (4:18)

11. The Next Life  (3:42)

-Bonus Tracks-

12. The Drowners (Rocking Horse Demo)  (3:59)

13. Metal Mikey (Island Demo)  (2:38)

14. Pantomime Horse (Island Demo)  (5:39)

15. He's Dead (Rocking Horse Demo)  (4:11)

16. Moving (Rocking Horse Demo)  (3:01)

17. To the Birds (Rocking Horse Demo)  (5:18)

18. Sleeping Pills (East West Demo)  (3:56)

MU: Lossy (MP3@320)

Part I- MU: Lossless (FLAC) 

Part II- MU: Lossless (FLAC)

Disc II: The B-Sides

Tracklist-

 1. My Insatiable One  (2:59)

 2. To the Birds  (5:25)

 3. He's Dead  (5:14)

 4. Where the Pigs Don't Fly  (5:36)

 5. Painted People  (2:51)

 6. The Big Time  (4:28)

 7. High Rising  (5:58)

 8. Dolly  (2:45)

-Bonus Tracks-

 9. My Insatiable One (Piano Version)  (2:48)

10. Brass in Pocket  (3:42)

11. Diesel (Instrumental)  (3:56)

12. Stars on 45 (Rehearsal Room Recording)  (2:32)

13. Just a Girl (Early Demo w/ Justine Frischmann)  (3:01)

14. Sleeping Pills (Strings)  (1:16)

MU: Lossy (MP3@320)

MU: Lossless (FLAC)

DVD (Ripped to FLAC)

Tracklist-

-Video Mixes

 1. The Drowners  (3:48)

 2. Metal Mickey  (3:26)

 3. Animal Nitrate  (3:24)

 4. So Young  (3:40)

 5. The Drowners (U.S. Version)  (3:49)

 6. Animal Nitrate (The Brit Awards- Alexandra Palace, Feb. 16, 1993)  (3:25)

-Live at the Leadmill, Sheffield, Feb. 27, 1993

 7. Metal Mickey  (4:10)

 8. Moving  (3:10)

 9. My Insatiable One  (2:56)

10. Animal Nitrate  (3:27)

11. Pantomime Horse  (6:07)

12. The Drowners  (4:15)

13. Painted People  (2:38)

14. So Young  (3:31)

15. Animal Lover  (4:32)

16. Sleeping Pills  (4:06)

17. To the Birds  (3:12)

-Love and Poison: Live at Brixton Academy, May 16, 1993

18. The Next Life  (6:12)

19. Moving  (2:56)

20. Animal Nitrate  (3:07)

21. My Insatiable One  (3:06)

22. Metal Mickey  (3:02)

23. Pantomime Horse  (5:44)

24. He's Dead  (5:24)

25. The Drowners  (4:03)

26. Painted People  (2:30)

27. She's Not Dead  (4:29)

28. To the Birds  (5:42)

29. Sleeping Pills  (3:52)

30. So Young  (6:58)

31. Brett Anderson / Bernard Butler 2011 Interview  (26:24)

MU: Lossy (MP3@320)

Part I- MU: Lossless (FLAC)

Part II- MU: Lossless (FLAC)

Suede- "Animal Nitrate" Video (1993)