℗ 2021 Gleaming Spires, under exclusive license to Omnivore Recordings.
| Released | October 2, 2023 |
| Duration | 1h 13m 39s |
| Record Label | Omnivore Recordings |
| Catalogue No. | OVDG444 |
| Genre | Rock (Alternative) |
Songs of the Spires
Gleaming Spires
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Going Hey Hey
Gleaming Spires |
3:14 | |||
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1.2
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Are You Ready for the Sex Girls?
Gleaming Spires |
4:01 | |||
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1.3
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While We Can
Gleaming Spires |
4:21 | |||
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1.4
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When Love Goes Under Glass
Gleaming Spires |
3:12 | |||
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1.5
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The End of All Good Things
Gleaming Spires |
3:30 | |||
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1.6
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Watch Your Blood Beat
Gleaming Spires |
4:49 | |||
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1.7
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How to Get Girls Thru Hypnotism
Gleaming Spires |
5:36 | |||
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1.8
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Talking in the Dark
Gleaming Spires |
3:14 | |||
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1.9
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Big Hotels
Gleaming Spires |
3:30 | |||
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1.10
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The Way Marlena Moves (Bonus Track)
Bates Motel |
3:22 | |||
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1.11
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Real Time (Bonus Track)
Bates Motel |
2:20 | |||
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1.12
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Only the Young Die Young (Bonus Track)
Bates Motel |
2:30 | |||
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1.13
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Dedication (Bonus Track)
Bates Motel |
4:16 | |||
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1.14
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Unexpected Overnighters (Bonus Track)
Bates Motel |
3:45 | |||
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1.15
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Real Love (Bonus Track)
Bates Motel |
4:37 | |||
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1.16
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Life out on the Lawn (Bonus Track)
Gleaming Spires |
4:36 | |||
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1.17
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Somewhere (Bonus Track)
Gleaming Spires |
3:03 | |||
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1.18
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Passion Pit (Bonus Track)
Gleaming Spires |
5:40 | |||
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1.19
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Walk Right (Bonus Track)
Gleaming Spires |
4:03 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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Leslie Bohem and David Kendrick met in the late ‘70s when David saw Les’ band Bates Motel. Kendrick joined as the band’s drummer. They soon entered the studio with musician/producer, Andrew Gold, to capture their repertoire on tape. They garnered a regional following and played gigs up and down the West Coast, but a record contract eluded them. They met Ron and Russel Mael of Sparks in 1980 and invited them to come see the band. But, instead of the brothers producing them, they asked Leslie and David to join Sparks.
While on tour with Sparks in Germany, Leslie and David continued writing songs, and upon their return, demoed them with Jules & The Polar Bears member, Stephen Hague. The demo found its way to KROQ in Los Angeles, and the radio exposure led Posh Boy Records to sign the band, now named Gleaming Spires. Songs Of The Spires was released in 1981.
This new, expanded edition of Songs Of The Spires is produced for release by David Kendrick, Chaim O’Brien-Blumenthal, and Grammy®-winner Cheryl Pawelski. It features the original album tracks, a rare B-side, the Life Out On The Lawn EP, and 6 previously unissued Bates Motel tracks from their sessions with Andrew Gold.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Omnivore Recordings Studio Masters
Tracks 1-9, 14, 16-19 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source Tracks 10-13, 15 – 44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 96 kHz / 24-bit; contains material which has been processed by a perceptual audio coding algorithm
Tracks 1-9, 14, 16-19 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source Tracks 10-13, 15 – 44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM, mastered in 96 kHz / 24-bit; contains material which has been processed by a perceptual audio coding algorithm
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.06 -4.81 to -0.50 | -18.37 -21.10 to -16.73 | -15.23 -17.70 to -13.90 | 12 11 to 13 | |
| 1 | Going Hey Hey | -0.52 | -18.17 | -14.9 | 12 |
| 2 | Are You Ready for the Sex Girls? | -0.50 | -17.69 | -14.4 | 12 |
| 3 | While We Can | -0.51 | -18.27 | -15.1 | 13 |
| 4 | When Love Goes Under Glass | -0.52 | -18.30 | -15.4 | 13 |
| 5 | The End of All Good Things | -0.50 | -17.81 | -14.9 | 13 |
| 6 | Watch Your Blood Beat | -0.51 | -18.11 | -15.0 | 13 |
| 7 | How to Get Girls Thru Hypnotism | -0.69 | -18.56 | -15.2 | 13 |
| 8 | Talking in the Dark | -0.50 | -18.55 | -15.2 | 13 |
| 9 | Big Hotels | -4.81 | -21.10 | -17.7 | 12 |
| 10 | The Way Marlena Moves (Bonus Track) | -0.51 | -18.47 | -15.1 | 13 |
| 11 | Real Time (Bonus Track) | -0.55 | -18.63 | -15.4 | 13 |
| 12 | Only the Young Die Young (Bonus Track) | -0.52 | -18.40 | -15.0 | 12 |
| 13 | Dedication (Bonus Track) | -1.04 | -17.66 | -14.3 | 12 |
| 14 | Unexpected Overnighters (Bonus Track) | -0.53 | -18.18 | -15.2 | 12 |
| 15 | Real Love (Bonus Track) | -2.84 | -20.03 | -17.0 | 12 |
| 16 | Life out on the Lawn (Bonus Track) | -0.50 | -16.73 | -13.9 | 12 |
| 17 | Somewhere (Bonus Track) | -1.61 | -18.94 | -16.1 | 11 |
| 18 | Passion Pit (Bonus Track) | -1.44 | -18.14 | -15.3 | 11 |
| 19 | Walk Right (Bonus Track) | -1.46 | -17.25 | -14.3 | 12 |