A Little Mercy

Fra Lippo Lippi - Small Mercies [MAD 1011 CD FRA 1986 FLAC]

Small Mercies was originally released in Norway in 1983, this reissue cd surfaced in 1986 off the back of the band's major label deal. For me personally this is their greatest work, like the missing link between their doomy post-punk releases and the glossy, grown-up pop of the two Virgin albums. There are delightful melodies throughout, led by a gently strummed & plucked guitar and piano which compliment each other superbly. Just think... a bit more butch than China Crisis, and a little less thought provoking than Black or The Blue Nile. The opening Some Things Never Change will just hook you up and reel you in, I promise!

I'll put a 24-bit rip of the original Norwegian vinyl up at the other place.

01 Some Things Never Change
02 A Small Mercy
03 Barrier
04 Sense Of Doubt
05 The Treasure
06 Slow Sway
07 Now And Forever
08 French Painter Dead