{"product_id":"lanky-wait-remastered-reissue","title":"Lanky – Wait (Remastered Reissue)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBorn from friendship, a shared desire to make music outside the mainstream, \u003cstrong\u003eLank\u003c\/strong\u003ey’s Wait finally emerges on limited-edition vinyl — a fitting tribute to the late \u003cstrong\u003eJim Laing\u003c\/strong\u003e and a musical collaboration and friendship that spanned decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNewly remastered by \u003cstrong\u003eAngus McNaughton\u003c\/strong\u003e, Wait is out on November 20th on limited edition vinyl via Flying Nun Records and Holiday Records. This is the first time the album will be released digitally and on vinyl, after the Arch Hill CD release in 2000, and includes two unreleased tracks; ‘How Sweet’ and ‘Big Plans’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanky\u003c\/strong\u003e began with a meeting between musicians\u003cstrong\u003e Jim Laing\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003eJean-Paul Sartre Experience\u003c\/strong\u003e) and \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Key\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cake Kitchen\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Expendables\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Kilgour\u003c\/strong\u003e’s \u003cstrong\u003eHeavy Eights\u003c\/strong\u003e) in the mid-1980s. What followed was a deep friendship and creative partnership built around a shared affinity for melodic grooves, drawing from the low-glow worlds of post-punk, alt-country, glam and soul, with influences ranging from \u003cstrong\u003eMarvin Gaye\u003c\/strong\u003e to \u003cstrong\u003eNeil Young\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMore than two decades after its original CD release, Wait stands as both a document of \u003cstrong\u003eLanky\u003c\/strong\u003e's creative journey and a tribute to \u003cstrong\u003eJim Laing\u003c\/strong\u003e: a musician, friend and collaborator whose influence continues to resonate through the songs they made together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThere may be more to come, with some of the unreleased recordings potentially finding their way onto digital platforms in the future. For now, the vinyl release of Wait offers an opportunity to rediscover Lanky — a band that may have flown under the radar, but whose music has endured through friendship, memory and the quiet persistence of a shared creative vision. Wait is out on the 20th of November via \u003cstrong\u003eFlying Nun Records\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eHoliday Records\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Holiday Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50912818724912,"sku":null,"price":69.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0003\/9269\/1726\/files\/Lanky1.png?v=1793710472","url":"https:\/\/holidayrecords.com\/products\/lanky-wait-remastered-reissue","provider":"Holiday Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}