Stereophonics - You Gotta Go There To Come Back (2003)

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NM Original UK 1st Pressing

V2 Records: VVR1026341
Format: 3X12" Gatefold Triple LP, Heavy Audiophile Pressing, Black Vinyl
Includes: NM Heavy Custom Lyrics Inner Sleeves
Cover Condition: VG++, Very minor dings to the upper and lower left corners.
No ring wear, holes, creases, or saw-cuts. Very nice collectible condition.
Always stored vertically in a protective poly sleeve.
Vinyl Condition: All three vinyls NM! Great copy, sounds great! Labels are NM

Release Info:  You Gotta Go There to Come Back is Stereophonics' fourth album, released on V2 in 2003. It became their third consecutive album to top the UK chart.

The album shows a newly found maturity compared to the brazenness of the previous three. After this mature and soulful album they returned to the sound of their previous albums with their next album. The title can also be explained by this statement: they had to go here, and record this album, to come back and return to their old sound.

The album was released in gatefold sleeve at first, containing two records. When "Moviestar" was included on the album the gatefold sleeve contained three records.

The album is the only Stereophonics record which features both Stuart Cable and Javier Weyler. Cable played drums on most tracks as the band's drummer and Weyler, who replaced Cable as the band's drummer in 2005, contributed to the record as a engineer, programmer and percussionist.

You Gotta Go There to Come Back joined its predecessors at #1 on release. It was re-issued with bonus tracks in February 2004, coming into the UK charts again at #35, finally re-entering at #16 in September 2004. It was the 28th biggest selling album of 2003 in the UK.

The track "Maybe Tomorrow" became one of their biggest hits; it was played over the credits of the Academy Award-winning movie Crash (2004) and also during the opening scene of the movie Wicker Park (2004). It was also used in a season one episode of One Tree Hill and featured on the first Charmed soundtrack.

Track listing

1."Help Me (She's Out of Her Mind)" – 6:55
2."Maybe Tomorrow" – 4:33
3."Madame Helga" – 3:55
4."You Stole My Money Honey" – 4:18
5."Getaway" – 4:08
6."Climbing the Wall" – 4:55
7."Jealousy" – 4:26
8."I'm Alright (You Gotta Go There to Come Back)" – 4:36
9."Nothing Precious at All" – 4:20
10."Rainbows and Pots of Gold" – 4:11
11."I Miss You Now" – 4:50
12."High as the Ceiling" – 3:19
13."Since I Told You It's Over" – 4:43