The Blue Aeroplanes are Bristol's longest running band and a true art-rock institution who have inspired generations of post-punk and alternative groups including R.E.M., Radiohead, and Manic Street Preachers. 'Magical Realism - The Best Of The Blue Aeroplanes 1985-2025' is the first definitive anthology curated by the band, including tracks from across their catalogue.

The collection includes 25 tracks, featuring indie anthems like '... And Stones' and 'Jacket Hangs,' classic and more recent fan-favourites from 'Fun' and 'Bury Your Love Like Treasure to 'Dead Tree! Dead Tree!', plus eight tracks making their debut on vinyl.

'Magical Realism' also includes new track-by-track sleeve notes by frontman Gerard Langley, offering insight into the stories and inspirations behind each song, rare photographs from the band's archives, and a 12"x12" lyric sheet.? The cover art features a painting by Ann Sheldon, the artist behind many of the band's most memorable covers. Remastered by Phil Kinrade and cut by Barry Grint at AIR Mastering.

Label
Chrysalis
Genre
Pop & Rock LP
Action Painting
Tolerance (Single Version)
Spitting Out Miracles
Season Ticket To A Bad Place
Bury Your Love Like Treasure
Severn Beach
Jacket Hangs
...And Stones (US Promo Single Edit)
Yr Own World (12" Single Version)
Fun
Colour Me (Alternate Mix)
Broken And Mended
Whatever Happened To Our Golden Birds
Missy Lane
Warhol's Fifteen (Live)
Cavaliers Pt 2
Beautiful Is (As Beautiful Does)
Camus In Pocket
Up In A Down World
Sulpher
Elvis Festival
Dead Tree! Dead Tree! (Single Edit)
Building An Ark For The Anthropocene
Showing Off To Impress The Girls
I Will Love You (Previously Unreleased)

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