Camper Van Beethoven “Key Lime Pie” 1989. (2014 Ominvore Records reissue, double-LP, the 4th side at 45 rpm in reverse to make things extra-confusing). Key Lime Pie was CVB’s 5th and final release before breaking up in 1990 (though they got back together in the early 2000′s and started recording again); it became their best-selling album and went to #141 in the US. It’s a mix of neo-psychedelia, Americana (a lot of violin/fiddle) and 80′s alternative rock – not quite punk but hard-edged, humorous and occasionally political. CVB’s cover of Status Quo’s 1968 “Pictures of Matchstick Men” is one of my favorite songs from the era. It became their most popular single, hitting #1 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart. Also great are “Jack Ruby” (tense, stomping, political), “Borderline” (a ska/alt-country/klezmer mashup) and “June” (lovely, soaring, anthemic).