The Days of Wine and Roses

For other uses, see Days of Wine and Roses (disambiguation).
The Days of Wine & Roses
Studio album by
The Dream Syndicate
ReleasedOctober 1982 (1982-10)
RecordedSeptember 1982
GenrePost-punk, jangle pop, Paisley Underground
Length42:33
LabelRuby Records/Slash (original release)
Rhino Records (reissue)
Rough Trade Records
ProducerChris D.
The Dream Syndicate chronology
The Dream Syndicate (EP)
(1982) 		The Days of Wine & Roses
(1982) 		Medicine Show
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Pitchfork8.5/10[3]
Q[4]
Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10[5]
Uncut[6]
The Village VoiceB+[7]

The Days of Wine and Roses is the second record and the debut studio album by the American alternative rock band the Dream Syndicate. It was released in October 1982 through Ruby Records, a division of Slash Records.[8] Produced by Chris D. (of the Flesh Eaters/Divine Horsemen), it was recorded in Los Angeles in September 1982. It was released for the first time on CD in 1993. 2001 and 2015 reissues on CD featured different bonus tracks.

The phrase "days of wine and roses" is originally from the poem "Vitae Summa Brevis" by the English writer Ernest Dowson (1867–1900):

They are not long, the days of wine and roses:
Out of a misty dream
Our path emerges for a while, then closes
Within a dream.

The album is ranked number 99 in Blender's 100 Greatest Indie-Rock Albums Ever.[9]

  1. ^ Deming, Mark. "The Days of Wine and Roses – The Dream Syndicate". AllMusic. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  3. ^ Deusner, Stephen M. (June 24, 2023). "The Days Of Wine and Roses (40th Anniversary Expanded Edition) | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "The Dream Syndicate: The Days of Wine and Roses". Q (182): 144. October 2001.
  5. ^ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  6. ^ "The Dream Syndicate: The Days of Wine and Roses". Uncut (52): 194. September 2001.
  7. ^ Christgau, Robert (December 28, 1982). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  8. ^ Wood, Gerry, ed. (Oct 23, 1982). "New LP/Tape Releases" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 42. New York: Billboard Pubs. p. 71.
  9. ^ "Blender's 100 Greatest Indie-Rock Albums Ever". 14 November 2007. Retrieved July 22, 2018.