Thursday, November 18, 2010

Gomez - Split the Difference (2004)


SOLD! $27.09
Auction Link (ended November 24th)
VG+ Original UK 1st Pressing

Hut Records: HUTDLP 84
Format: 2X12" Gatefold Double LP, Black Vinyl
Stampers "A-1", "B-1", "C-1", and "D-1"
AUTOGRAPHED BY ALL SIX MEMBERS OF THE BAND!
Ian Ball, Ben Ottewell, Paul (Blackie) Blackburn, Tom Gray, Olly Peacock, and defacto member, Dajon Everett!
Includes: NM Heavy Custom Graphic Inner Sleeves
Cover Condition: VG+! Minor wear, No holes, creases, splits, or saw-cuts.
Very nice collectible condition, Always stored vertically in a protective poly sleeve.
Vinyl Condition: VG++ Minor Sleeve Scuffing. Labels are NM

Release Info:  Split the Difference is the 2004 album by UK band Gomez. It is their fourth studio album. While Gomez's first three albums had been self-produced, the band entered its new recording studio in Portslade in East Sussex with Tchad Blake as producer. Blake had previously produced albums by Tom Waits and Crowded House.

The album reached the top 40 at number 35 in the UK in May 2004. In the same month, the first single "Catch Me Up" entered the UK top 40 at number 36 while "Silence" and "Sweet Virginia" failed to hit top 40.

The album was met with mixed critical response, with Allmusic rating it as four stars out of five and BBC Internet Music Reviews describing it as "one of the finest releases of the year so far. If you were one of those people who wrote them off two years ago, it's time to get listening again." However, the album received less than favourable reviews from a number of other sources, including Pitchfork Media and NME.

In an effort to build their popularity in the US, Gomez toured extensively throughout the year. With Ian Ball relocating to Los Angeles with his wife, the band played at venues across the US in 2004, with the band being part of the 2004 Lollapalooza tour.

The song, "Where Ya Going?", was featured in the trailer for the FX original series Sons of Anarchy.

Track listing

1."Do One" – 2:40
2."These 3 Sins" – 2:37
3."Silence" – 2:55
4."Me, You and Everybody" – 4:24
5."We Don't Know Where We're Going" – 4:42
6."Sweet Virginia" – 6:06
7."Catch Me Up" – 3:47
8."Where Ya Going?" – 3:41
9."Meet Me in the City" – 3:12
10."Chicken Out" – 3:32
11."Extra Special Guy" – 3:31
12."Nothing Is Wrong" – 5:35
13."There It Was" – 3:43

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