Looper Up a Tree (25th Anniversary Edition) Vinyl LP 2024

A1 The Treehouse
A2 Impossible Things #2
A3 Burning Flies
A4 Festival '95
A5 Ballad of Ray Suzuki

B1 Dave The Moon Man
B2 Quiet And Small
B3 Columbo's Car
B4 Up A Tree Again
B5 Back to the Treehouse

FLEXI DISC

1 Brilliant Paper

Mute celebrates the 25th Anniversary Edition of Looper’s 1999 album, Up A Tree, featuring never-before-released songs.

Initially released on Sub Pop, Up A Tree is the debut record by the Scottish lo-fi band led by Stuart David (co-founder and bass player of Belle & Sebastian) and his wife Karn David. Upon release, the album reached #24 on the UK independent album charts and received acclaim for its gentle sound and honest lyrics, being described by singer-songwriter Ben Folds as “…a gift of a record.”

The anniversary edition also features alternative artwork designed by Karn and includes new sleeve notes by Sub Pop’s Jenny Hayo, who recounts working with Looper on their first records and first US tour, alongside words from Stuart’s sister Karla Black, who takes us back to Glasgow School of Art in 1998, reminiscing about the first Looper show.

The vinyl edition of Up A Tree comes with a Flexi Disc of ‘Brilliant Paper’, an unreleased track by Looper and Sue Tompkins (Life Without Buildings) and the double CD includes a remix by Pulp (credited as The Chocolate Layers).