Cranes –

Wings of joy

180-gram black vinyl. Cranes is a dream pop/shoegaze band formed by siblings Alison and Jim Shaw. They had a modest start in the late 80s on Bite Back!, a label based in their hometown of Portsmouth on which they released a cassette and a 12' mini-album. A bit later they would record a session for John Peel's BBC Radio 1 show which led them to sign to Dedicated Records, home to influential acts such as Spiritualized, Chapterhouse, Global Communication, Hum and Beth Orton. Their final ascent to stardom occurred following a world tour with the Cure in 1992. Wings of Joy is the first of five studio albusm Cranes did for Dedicated. Even though it's a few shades lighter than their 80s recordings, they have maintained their slightly gripping and unsettling edge, due in part to Alison's poignant, child-like vocals.

Country of Pressing	NL
Artist	Cranes
Released	2025
Music Genre	Pop / Rock
Label	MUSIC ON VINYL
Condition	New
UPC	8719262042483
SKU	al-8719262042483

1.1 Watersong
1.2 Thursday
1.3 Living and Breathing
1.4 Leaves of Summer
1.5 Starblood
1.6 Sixth of May
1.7 Wish
1.8 Tomorrow's Tears
1.9 Beautiful Sadness
1.10 Hopes Are High
1.11 Adoration