Young Marble shops Giants first LP

Product Name: Young Marble shops Giants first LP
Musical influences included Eno, Kraftwerk, Neil Young, Lou Reed, the Velvet Underground, Roxy Music, David Bowie, Can and others. Stuart Moxham was a shops fan of Manchester guitarist Vini Reilly's early work, and was also very interested in dub reggae. The band were acquainted with Scritti Politti, the band of Cardiff native Green Gartside, and signed to the same label, Rough Trade Records. Young Marble Giants have also had a lasting influence on many other groups and artists. It was revealed in the 2003 book Journals that the band were, along with the Vaselines, Kurt Cobain's favourite band. Courtney Love's band Hole covered the Young Marble Giants track "Credit in the Straight World"; a cover version of their song "The Man Amplifier" was included on the Magnetic Fields single "Why I Cry" as a B-side; Sydney group Toys Went Berserk covered the song "Brand-New-Life" in 1990. "Final Day" was covered by both Belle and Sebastian and Galaxie 500. The original recording of the song was included.