Flashbacks, Memories, and Dreams by The Virgins

Album: Strike Gently (2013)

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This was the first track to be released from The Virgins' second album, Strike Gently. The record was recorded at the East Village Recording Center underneath the site of the former rock club Brownies in New York City. "East Villagers may remember that venue," singer Donald Cumming told Spinner. "It still has all the old band graffiti on the walls." The LP was produced by Johnny T Yerington and Gus Oberg as The Unicorn Parade.
The track was temporarily available as a free download before the release of Strike Gently. Cumming told Spinner: "This song was a lot of fun to record. It was really new when we took it into the studio and everyone kinda just went for it. We got it in a couple of takes. It's cool to capture a live performance, especially of a new song, because you get a lot of little details and accidents that might not have made it onto a more polished track."

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