Anodyne is the fourth and final studio album by American alternative country band Uncle Tupelo, released on October 5, 1993. The recording of the album was preceded by the departure of the original drummer Mike Heidorn and the addition of three new band members: bassist John Stirratt, drummer Ken Coomer, and multi-instrumentalist Max Johnston. The band signed with Sire Records shortly before recording the album; Anodyne was Uncle Tupelo's only major label release until 89/93: An Anthology in 2002. Recorded in Austin, Texas, Anodyne featured a split in songwriting credits between singers Jay Farrar (pictured in 2007) and Jeff Tweedy, plus a cover version of the Doug Sahm song "Give Back the Key to My Heart", with Sahm on vocals. The lyrical themes were influenced by country music and—more than their preceding releases—touched on interpersonal relationships. After two promotional tours for the album, which sold over 150,000 copies, tensions between Farrar and Tweedy culminated in the breakup of Uncle Tupelo. Well- received upon its initial release, Anodyne was re-mastered and re- released in 2003 by Rhino Entertainment including five bonus tracks.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1789:

French Revolution: Upset about the high price and scarcity of bread, thousands of Parisian women and their various allies marched on the royal palace at Versailles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_March_on_Versailles

1910:

The Portuguese Republican Party organised a coup d'etat, deposed the constitutional monarchy and implanted a republican regime in Portugal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_October_1910_revolution

1963:

The U.S. suspended the Commercial Import Program, its main economic support for South Vietnam, in response to oppression of Buddhism by President Ngo Dinh Diem. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_Import_Program

1973:

Seven nations signed the European Patent Convention, providing an autonomous legal system according to which European patents are granted. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Patent_Convention

2011:

Two Chinese cargo ships were attacked on a stretch of the Mekong River in the Golden Triangle area of Southeast Asia, and their crew murdered. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mekong_River_massacre

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

amber: 1. Translucent fossilized tree resin, generally yellow or orange but sometimes blue, often used as jewelry. 2. (in British English) The middle light in a set of three traffic lights, between the red and the green lights. 3. (in biology, biochemistry and genetics) The RNA codon UAG, which stops the third stage of protein production, translation. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/amber

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

No man has received from nature the right to give orders to others. Freedom is a gift from heaven, and every individual of the same species has the right to enjoy it as soon as he is in enjoyment of his reason.   --Denis Diderot https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Denis_Diderot