Pure, by Peter Gutteridge

Pure

by Peter Gutteridge

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Includes new liner notes from Peter Jefferies, along with an insert of a drawing by Peter chosen by his family.

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1.	Lonley 02:23	buy track
2.	Exhibition I 03:24	buy track
3.	First Instrumental 01:45	buy track
4.	Hang On 02:22	buy track
5.	Ocean 02:38	buy track
6.	Dead Pony 02:18	buy track
7.	Fuck Your Mother To Hell 01:17	buy track
8.	Suicide 01:32	buy track
9.	Oil 01:47	buy track
10.	Pure (No. 1) 04:46	buy track
11.	Thumbaline 02:21	buy track
12.	Cause Of You 02:09	buy track
13.	Rubout 01:58	buy track
14.	Planet Phrom 02:41	buy track
15.	Sand 04:12	buy track
16.	Exhibition II 01:46	buy track
17.	Having Fun 01:53	buy track
18.	Bomb 05:56	buy track
19.	Fifty-Seven Seconds 01:04	buy track
20.	Chinese Garden 03:00	buy track
21.	Pure (No. 2) 03:41	buy track

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In the swirl of underground music emerging from Dunedin, New Zealand in the 1980s, Peter Gutteridge stands as one of the era's most intense and shadowy figures. Despite being a founding member of The Clean and The Chills, Gutteridge would eschew indie-rock fame for the hypnotic and driving sounds of his later bands such as Snapper.

Fittingly, it is Pure – Gutteridge's lone solo album of intimate home recordings – that serves as the most revealing and celebrated release of his career. As Peter Jefferies writes in the liner notes, "That's what's so good about Pure. Not only the songs, but the name, the name for the recording. It is as pure as you can get. That's the real deal, when it goes from nothing to something and he catches it on his machine."

Originally released on cassette in 1989 on Xpressway, Pure documents Gutteridge's stunning use of 4-track as instrument. Featuring lo-fi pop gems and interstitial sketches, the LP combines densely layered keyboards and guitars, distorted drum machines and possessed-sounding vocals to create a truly singular work of undistilled artistic vision.

While Gutteridge denied that he was the architect of the "Dunedin Sound," Pure sits comfortably next to the most revered Flying Nun releases of its time. Shifting exquisitely from churning rattle to an airy ease without losing momentum, these twenty-one songs hold a lasting place in the canon of DIY music. Recommended for fans of Syd Barrett, Jim Shepard and early Fad Gadget. Includes drawing chosen by Peter's family.

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released December 8, 2023

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Founding member of The Clean, The Chills, The Great Unwashed and Snapper.

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