{"product_id":"656605051314","title":"HARD TO LOVE A MAN (ANNIVERSARY\/REISSUE) | VINYL RECORD (LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003eMagnolia Electric Co., Celebrating twenty years since it's release, Magnolia  Electric Co.'s Hard to Love a Man will be expanded and available  for the first time on vinyl in February 2026. This anniversary  release of the band's first EP includes three additional tracks:  remastered demos of \"31 Seasons in the Minor Leagues,\"  previously titled as \"Tonight I'm So Down,\" and \"Lonesome  Valley,\" recorded at Echo Park Studios in Indiana during the  Hard to Love a Man sessions, as well as \"One Thin Dime,\"  recorded during the Black Ram sessions at Sound of Music  Recording Studios in Richmond, Virginia.  \"'Working class rock' is a phrase used frequently to  describe The Magnolia Electric Co. Categorically, the band has  secured their place amongst like-minded icons such as Bob  Seger, CCR, Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen, but it's not  merely an aesthetic description. Magnolia backs it up with their  work ethic. Amazingly, The Magnolia Electric Co. Will have been  on the road eight months by the end of 2005. This fact is most  apparent to the band members themselves having been away  from their homes and their loved ones for such extended  periods of time. Hence the significance of the title track. When  Jason Molina assumes the perspective of the one he left behind  on \"Hard To Love A Man\" and sings: \"It was hard to love a man  like you \/ Goodbye was half the words you knew \/ While you  were waiting for me not to call \/ I sent my love,\" the loneliness  and guilt of separation is painfully obvious. The wounded  feminine voice of Jennie Benford, coupled with Jason Groth's  sweeping guitar and Mike Kapinus' mournful organ dramatically  reiterate this sentiment. Mark Rice and Pete Schreiner deliver  their signature tight and tasteful rhythm and Nicole Evans adds  a new and dynamic voice.  While \"Hard To Love A Man\" and live set favorite,  \"Werewolves Of London\" were recorded with Steve Albini at his  Electrical Audio Studios, the rest of the tracks were recorded  during a brief five day visit home in Indiana at Echo Park Studios  with Paul Mahern, whose engineering resume includes The  Blake Babies, Lisa Germano and John Mellencamp. As we watch  Magnolia grow, Jason Molina doesn't have to coach us through  another one, letting the inmates run the asylum. The Magnolia  Electric Co. #cast no doubt by putting their business in the  street.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48242541068533,"sku":"656605051314","price":19.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/9325\/5669\/files\/0656605051314.jpg?v=1780892056","url":"https:\/\/thevinylvista.com\/products\/656605051314","provider":"Vinyl Vista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}