{"product_id":"anthony-meynell-smash-vinyl-lp-black","title":"Anthony Meynell \/ Squire - SMASH - Vinyl LP CLASSIC BLACK","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSMASH was proposed as the Squire album to follow two very different records: the dayglo beat pop of Get Smart!, mixed at Ocean Way Studios in LA, and the monochrome power pop of September Gurls, recorded in London. But it was shelved, and remained unheard until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSMASH is a 15-track blast of frenetic sunshine psychedelia, filtered through two-minute songwriting, written between LA and London. Recorded on four-track in 1985, the original tape sessions have been restored and mixed for the first time in 2026, with nothing added that wasn't on the tape that day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSide One is Rickenbacker twelve-string, from the first note to the last.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSide Two's nine tracks take you from blue-eyed soul through psychedelia to bubblegum pop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\"SQUIRE fashioned a string of perfect pop records that not only marked them out from their mod revival peers but presaged the jangly psychedelia of the Paisley Underground and the '80s college radio powerpop sound.\" — Shindig! #178, August 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eLimited edition of 300 copies - 200 Translucent Blue and 100 Black vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hilo Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57581676036469,"sku":null,"price":23.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0028\/9465\/9630\/files\/SMASH_black_bandcamp_vinyl_12_inch_1150_1800.jpg?v=1790090844","url":"https:\/\/www.hilorecords.co.uk\/products\/anthony-meynell-smash-vinyl-lp-black","provider":"Hilo Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}