Blood Visions Explained

Blood Visions
Type:	studio
Artist:	Jay Reatard
Cover:	BloodVisionsAlbum.jpg
Released:	October 10, 2006
Recorded:	July 2005 – December 2005
Genre:	Punk rock garage punk garage rock indie rock power pop^[1]
Length:	29:09
Next Title:	Watch Me Fall
Next Year:	2009

Blood Visions is the debut solo studio album by American punk rock singer and songwriter Jay Reatard, formerly of the Reatards.

The track, "Oh It's Such a Shame" has been covered by Deerhunter (for the "Fluorescent Grey/Oh, It's Such a Shame" split single) and more recently by Arcade Fire during their support tour for The Suburbs.^[2]

Just prior to Jay Reatard's death in 2010, he sold the rights to the record to Fat Possum Records, after which In the Red Records ceased production and distribution of the record.^[3]

The album was reissued on Record Store Day in 2016 as an exclusive 10th anniversary 12" on red vinyl, featuring a gatefold jacket and bonus 7" of Blood Visions demos. The release was limited to 2000 copies.^[4]

Critical reception

The music review online magazine Pitchfork Media, placed Blood Visions at number 200 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.^[5]

Musicians

Jay Reatard – vocals, guitar, bass, drums
Alix Brown – bass on "I See You Standing There" and vocals on "We Who Wait"

Notes and References

Web site: Pitchfork Staff . The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s . . October 2, 2009. Blood Visions is a crossover in the best sense of the term, stealing...the melodies of power pop.... April 27, 2023.
Web site: The Arcade Fire Go Gospel on Jay Reatard Cover » Cover Me . Covermesongs.com . 2010-12-07 . 2012-01-16.
http://terminal-boredom.com/itr2.html Interview
Web site: Jay Reatard – Blood Visions 10th Anniversary . . 2016-04-22.
Web site: The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 200-151. Pitchfork Media. Crock, Jason. September 28, 2009. October 1, 2009. May 21, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120521032244/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7706-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-200-151/. dead.