This album was released on May 7, 2020, exactly 40 years from the day of its original release. This record had been out of print since its first and only prior vinyl pressing in 1980. This vinyl reissue is a limited edition collectible pressing and here are the unique features of this release:
*Hand numbered limited edition of 500 copies
*180 gram red vinyl
*Personally autographed by Skafish
*Meticulously remastered for vinyl
*Includes the bonus track Sink or Swim
*Includes a unique, collectible digital download card (lossless quality)
*Purchase also includes immediate high quality digital download via Bandcamp
*All new artwork design includes restored original cover
*Redesigned inner sleeve includes complete lyrics with photos
*Pressed and manufactured to the highest industry standards by Smashed Plastic Pressing in Chicago
PERSONALIZATION:
This album is only sold with a personalized autograph. When you choose the Buy Record/Vinyl option to make your purchase, click on Include a message to Skafish. Then, make sure to indicate your name and the inscription you would like.
You will be given the lowest numbered copy available at the time of your purchase.
SHIPPING NOTE:
Album ships in a substantial cardboard LP mailer with 2 cardboard inserts to protect this collectible. Price reflects Priority Shipping in the US and International First Class for other areas of the world.
TRACK LISTINGS:
SIDE A
1. INTRODUCTION :33
2. JOAN FAN CLUB 3:29
3. MAYBE ONE TIME 2:54
4. OBSESSIONS OF YOU 2:56
5. WE'LL SEE A PSYCHIATRIST 3:29
6. ROMANTIC LESSONS 3:39
7. SINK OR SWIM (Bonus Track) 3:57
Time: 21:01
SIDE B
1. WORK SONG 3:47
2. GUARDIAN ANGEL 4:16
3. DISGRACING THE FAMILY NAME 3:33
4. NO LIBERATION HERE 4:49
5. TAKE IT OUT ON YOU 3:16
Time: 19:44
Total Album Time: 40:45
Includes unlimited streaming of SKAFISH (Remastered Reissue)
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
...more
ships out within 7 days
edition of 500
$40USDor more
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
The digipack CD package includes the restored album cover, photos (circa 1979), a 16 page booklet that contains every lyric (both sung and spoken), along with the original and reissue credits.
Includes unlimited streaming of SKAFISH (Remastered Reissue)
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 5 days
$15USDor more
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
The digipack CD package includes the restored album cover, photos (circa 1979), a 16 page booklet that contains every lyric (both sung and spoken), along with the original and reissue credits, personally autographed by Skafish.
Please indicate how you would like this personalized (name, message).
Includes unlimited streaming of SKAFISH (Remastered Reissue)
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 5 days
$25USDor more
Streaming + Download
Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
11" x 17" limited edition poster, personally autographed by Skafish, shipped in a sturdy poster container.
Please indicate how you would like this personalized (name, message).
ships out within 5 days
$10USDor more
T-Shirt/Apparel
Black t-shirt with full-color album cover on front. Sizes available are S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL. The shirts are Gildan 5000 Heavy 100% preshrunk cotton. T-shirt comes in a plastic bag.
First run, limited quantities. This is a pre-order and starts shipping on November 29, 2019.
In just under 3 minutes, this piece weaves through 8 distinct musical sections, featuring a virtuosic mixture of punk, rock, pop, electronica, orchestral, classical, complex 4-5 part vocal harmonies, and lyrics that nakedly showcase the suicidal obsession Skafish has for his love interest.
lyrics
You aren't turned on by me at all
You don't like the way that I look
Every night I will cast a spell, it is put on you
So you lose your will then you will be mine
Obsessions, obsessions, they are of you
Possession, possession, I want your heart
Together, together, we never part
So happy, so happy, just me and you
When I’m with you I just put myself down (down, down)
I act nervous, you must think that I’m a clown (clown)
You don't think that I am in pain when you're with your love
Sitting way too close then you go to bed
Obsessions, obsessions, they are of you
You infest my blood stream
You grow roots in my heart (in my heart)
You are the disease in me
that spreads and won’t stop (it won’t stop)
I might kill myself today
'Cause I want you
You don't want me
I want my way
I won't give in
This time I will not compromise my dream of having you
But should I wait just one more day
To be a pest
And ring your phone
To act like I
Just called to talk?
When I want every word and every breath to be a dream
I shake
When I see you I shake
For you it's nothing
Now I pray my life can come to an end (now)
Rest in peace
There's no rest when a soul is black when disease is there
There will be no peace there is no escape
Obsessions, obsessions, they are of you
Possession, possession, I want your heart
Together, together, we never part
So happy, so happy, just me and you
And now the time has come
To take a stand
I won't back down
I cannot live with nothing
I want everything
I want my way
I am stuck alive
My soul (soul), it cannot die
I've tried before
The body dies
The soul lives on
My soul is sick
It has disease
I watch it grow
It spreads and kills my heart
(no, no,)
And travels through my bloodstream
(no, no, no,)
Finding every part of me
(no, no, no)
Chicago and Indiana's first punk, new wave, alternative, indie and underground rock artist, and a pioneer of these art forms
internationally. Skafish made his first record in 1970, has released 7 LP’s, toured/performed with such artists as The Police, Ramones, Iggy Pop, XTC, UB-40, Stranglers, The Cramps, English Beat, Sha Na Na, Scorpions, & U-2, and appeared in the film "Urgh! A Music War!...more
supported by 7 fans who also own “Obsessions of You”
XTC had their moment in time...this recording extends it...Full of small, tight , quirky songs it juz rolls along. Recommended but maybe only for XTC fans.. cwhitney
Situationist coldwave from France that is deliciously icy, high-drama vampire vocals colliding with icy synth & guitar. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 7, 2021
Subsonic Eye combines math rock, dream pop, and guitar sounds borrowed from post-rock for songs that whirl and flurry, but never quite settle. Bandcamp Album of the Day Sep 15, 2023
