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Title: The Jesus And Mary Chain – April Skies
Year/Genre/City: 1987, Alternative Rock / Noise Pop, East Kilbride, Scotland
Matrix #: 0-20714
Condition: VG+

Cultural Facts:

[Sibling War]: The band’s core tension was real-life: brothers Jim and William Reid were famous for blowups and onstage friction, with the group’s story often reading like a family argument happening in public.

[Creation Link]: They became one of the defining early acts of Alan McGee’s Creation Records era, helping set the label’s reputation years before it later became synonymous with Britpop.

[Gig Chaos]: Early shows were widely reported as volatile—very short sets, confrontations, and nights that ended in crowd anger or venue drama—turning their live reputation into part of the myth.