DGC Records: B0004372 Original First Pressing
Format: 2X12" Double LP 180g Audiophile Vinyl
Includes: Original generic white inner sleeves
Cover Condition:Near Mint - Purchased brand new by me, pulled from the shelf only a few times and always stored vertically in a protective poly sleeve.
Vinyl Condition: Near Mint - Only played a few times, still like new!
Release Info: Sea Change is the eighth studio album by American alternative rock artist Beck and was released in September 2002. Inspired by the dissolution of a relationship, Sea Change received glowing reviews upon its release.
Sea Change peaked at #8 on Billboard's Top 200 chart and was eventually certified gold in March 2005. In the UK charts, it peaked at #20. As of July 2008, Sea Change has sold 680,000 copies in the United States.
On Sea Change, much of Beck's trademark recondite, ironic lyrics were replaced by more sincere, simpler lyrical content. He also eschewed the heavy sampling of his previous albums for real, live instrumentation. In interviews, Beck cited the breakup with his long-term girlfriend as the major influence on the album.
In 2002, Sea Change was one of only two albums to receive Rolling Stone magazine's highest rating of five stars, the other being Bruce Springsteen's The Rising. The magazine went on to call it the best album of 2002. The next year, the album was ranked number 440 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. It was ranked number 17 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 best albums of the 00s.
Sea Change was released with four different album covers, each version containing distinct artwork on the CD and the booklet. There were also different hidden messages (lyrical snippets) written under each version's CD tray.
The original cover art for the album was used as an effigy in the music video for lead single "Lost Cause".
It is said that the album sound concept is inspired by the sound of Serge Gainsbourg's album Histoire de Melody Nelson. Beck would later produce an album for, and record with, Gainsbourg's daughter Charlotte.
All songs written by Beck Hansen.
1."The Golden Age" – 4:35
2."Paper Tiger" – 4:36
3."Guess I'm Doing Fine" – 4:494."Lonesome Tears" – 5:38
5."Lost Cause" – 3:47
6."End of the Day" – 5:03
7."It's All in Your Mind" – 3:06
8."Round the Bend" – 5:15
9."Already Dead" – 2:59
10."Sunday Sun" – 4:45
11."Little One" – 4:27
12."Side of the Road" – 3:23
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