“Ladies’ Love Oracle is me in the raw, me in the dark, me in the basement. Sometimes a
sketch says more than a mural" is what singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
Grant-Lee Phillips said back in 1999 about his forthcoming debut solo record. Recorded
over the course of three days in the basement studio of Jon Brion (the GRAMMY-winning
producer of Fiona Apple, Aimee Mann and many more), Ladies’ Love Oracle was released
following the dissolution of Grant Lee Buffalo, the widely celebrated trio that first brought
Phillips to national prominence. The album was met with critical acclaim upon release,
with AllMusic declaring that “Phillips joins the gilded ranks of Bob Mould, Mark Eitzel, and
Kristin Hersh -- songwriters who have flourished alone in the wakes of their respective
bands.” For the 25th anniversary of Ladies’ Love Oracle, the album is being issued on
vinyl for the first time. The album has been remastered for vinyl by Mike Westbrook and is
pressed on translucent orange color vinyl. This 25th anniversary pressing of Ladies’ Love
Oracle is limited to 500 copies worldwide.