Reptiles (Channel One Version Extra)- Pylon – Box [New West] 2020

Pylon may have been the best band to have ever come out of Athens, Georgia. A bold statement, perhaps, but one which members of both the B-52's and R.E.M., the most famous bands to emerge from Athens, Georgia, would probably endorse. Pylon's 2020 box set, simply titled Box, contains the two albums (1980's Gyrate and 1983's Chomp) that the band released during its original incarnation, along with The Razz Tape, which documents the band's very first recording session; and Extras, a clean-up disc that covers non-album singles, B-sides, rarities and a handful of live recordings. Taken together, the four records/discs in Box represent a band that found a unique and influential sound early on and subtly experimented with the sound, while staying true to it.