Hall of Fame, "First Came Love, Then Came the Tree"

Amish is proud to offer for the first time on vinyl, HALL OF FAME'S second album, 1999's, First Came Love, Then Came the Tree . . . This limited edition of 250 LPs appears almost a decade after the original CD, currently out-of-print, was issued.  To commemorate, we’ve launched the Delux Redux series, which in this case will include the LP reissue and a bonus CDr of a 40-minute Hall of Fame performance from 1998 recorded at the now-defunct Louisville, KY nightclub The Mercury Paw.
 
This is what folks had to say about First Came Love, Then Came the Tree . . . when it was first issued:
 
"Starting off with beautiful guitars and violin . . . it proceeds to float in, out and around styles of drone, musique concrete, pop and raga moderne... the way Hall of Fame is evolving, you might as well make space in your Lower East Side box, alongside The Godz, Moondog and those early Velvets boots."  - BANANAFISH
 
"First Came Love, Then Came the Tree. . . finds Hall of Fame further refining their lo-fi, avant-drone aesthetic, adding more warmth, melody, and accessibility to their vocal and instrumental pieces.”  - ALL MUSIC GUIDE
 
For those unaware of their history, Hall of Fame existed from 1996 through the early 2000s.  They released their first two full-lengths and a seven-inch on Amish Records, a subsequent full-length for Siltbreeze, a posthumous album on the Social Registry and a number of 7"s and live albums in-between.  The group was comprised of three musicians who have gone on to create a significant body of solo material and collaborations:  Samara Lubelski has had three solo albums on The Social Registry (plus releases on Eclipse, Destijl, Child of Microtones, among others).  She has also played in late incarnations of Tower Recordings and Metabolismus and, most recently, recorded and toured with Thurston Moore.  After Hall of Fame broke up, Theo Angell toured with Jackie O'Motherfucker and has gone on to release three solo albums (Polyamory, Amish and Digitalis).  Theo also works in film and video art and has done music videos for JOM, Samara Lubelski, Exceptor and others.  Dan Brown recorded one incredible album of solo percussion for Amish, Inner Boroughs. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles and plays in a free jazz ensemble.
 
In addition to offering the Delux Redux version of First Came Love, Then Came the Tree . . . we are also, for a limited time, bundling this release with other Amish-related Hall of Fame titles in our webstore.  Get the new LP (+ CDr), their Self-Titled LP and the "Coliseum Rising" 7" for the low price of $28 postpaid in the US (foreign orders must add additional postage).
 
Go to http://www.amishrecords.com/main_purchase.html
 
Forthcoming from Amish:  new CDs and LPs from Son of Earth, Black Taj, Metabolismus, Metal Mountains (Helen Rush, Samara Lubelski & PG SIX) and more.
 
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