Happy release day!
The 30th anniversary editions of “Maximum Sincere” are finally out.
The expanded new mix is available in very limited premium editions on special purple CD in gatefold wallet with foldout insert, 2LP 180gram vinyl with gatefold insert and hi-gloss sleeve as well as double cassette. The tape includes the only physical edition of bonus 11 track album “Monochrome Maxima” that features 6 unique songs. All formats include download codes for both albums.
Order directly through the label, bandcamp or at Red Eye Records, but make it snappy! @loveasfictionrecords@redeyerecords
LJ, an artist and associate of the band, has shared a story about what Max meant to her as a young person. If anyone here would like to share any memories they have of the album and/or the time we’d love to hear it.
The 30th anniversary edition of Maximum Sincere is released on Friday and available to order via @loveasfictionrecords and @redeyerecords
Love As Fiction Records re-release our 1997 album Maximum Sincere, expanded in a new mix by Wayne Connolly, on March 20th 2026.
Of course, it doesn’t feel like it was 30 years ago that we recorded it.
“Max” had 4 singles lifted from it (Big Mouth, May, Cheating On A Dead Wife, Maximum Sincere) and the album opened doors for us to tour with UK heroes Radiohead & Stone Roses, not to mention our dear pals Powderfinger and Jebediah.
This album will always hold a very special place in our collective hearts and it’s thrilling to present it to you again with a fresh lick of paint and some surprises added.
For those interested, the original sleeve art (image 1) was replaced and built from the ground-up as the original file was on a low-res floppy disc! This was never gonna fly for a 12” sleeve. So my friend and bandmate Pat Haid designed something new using original shots by Sophie Howarth Photography from the album sessions.
The original mix of the album was made for the dynamic range of a CD in 1997 and as some of my contemporaries, studio engineers and bandmates will attest I REALLY laid into those cymbals (all ride cymbals too - I was so green).
So the new mix is similar but less fatiguing, and the sonic space allows for other ear candy to reveal itself - if that makes sense.
Sounds punchy and warm on all the physical formats so pre-order with confidence via Red Eye Records or in various bundles directly through the label.
There’s very few of these so don’t snooze if you’re keen.
For a preview find the three “new” singles released so far on our page and via YouTube.
“With his short attention span, add to that the pills he takes… #loveasfictionrecords #redeyerecords #wayneconnollyproduction
@bigheavystuff All For One / New Scientist
From the forthcoming reissue of Maximum Sincere plus Monochrome Maxima
https://youtu.be/PPsbIOYQbhQ?si=O-Xv4kORJyqx1zV4
SOUND ON! @bigheavystuff double single out today, the first of four from Maximum Sincere coming soon on @loveasfictionrecords
Raise The Dead / Beck And Call
Hold the line! The call is coming from inside the house!
From midnight our new single - two resuscitated monsters exhumed for your listening pleasure.
Share and crank via @youtubemusic
Pre-order information arriving soon through @loveasfictionrecords . 👻O
Polley gets misty-eyed!
Young self-deprecates! We recorded so much stuff but it wasn’t a matter of “b-sides and outtakes”, just a very prolific band trying to sort it all out.
Kennedy says : “Hold my beer!”
Exciting news coming soon. @loveasfictionrecords
Thanks to all who’ve supported the reissue campaign so far - most stock is SOLD OUT but you may find some last copies via @loveasfictionrecords@redeyerecords@beatdisc (related announcement coming soon)
Greg talk “Bruises” and Ups And Downs compilation “Stained Glass Memories” on the Listen Carefully podcast with @nathanjolly182 .
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