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Bong Load: BL46 Original First Pressing
Format: 12" Gatelfold LP
Includes: Original Lyrics/Photo Insert
Cover Condition:Near Mint - 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: Midnite Vultures is the seventh (and fourth major-label) studio album by American alternative rock artist Beck, released in November 1999 by Geffen Records. Though similar to most of Beck's previous albums in its exploration of widely varying musical styles, Midnite Vultures didn't achieve the same blockbuster success as his breakthrough, Odelay though it was well-received by his fans and critics and continues to receive wide acclaim.
Midnite Vultures reached #34 in the U.S., where it went gold, and also hit #19 in the UK. As of July 2008, Midnite Vultures has sold 743,000 copies in the United States.
The album was praised by most critics. Some like Rolling Stone, NME and Pitchfork Media praised the album with 4-star reviews (8.5/10 on Pitchfork). It was awarded the status of 'Universal Acclaim' by MetaCritic with a score of 83/100 but in 2006 was named the 50th 'Worst Album Ever' by music magazine Q, despite the fact that they gave the album 4 stars.
Midnite Vultures was nominated in 2000 for Best Album at the 43rd Grammy Awards.
Several songs were inspired by very prominent 80s acts; "Debra" was inspired by both Prince's hit "Raspberry Beret" and the David Bowie song "Win" from Young Americans, while "Get Real Paid" quotes directly from Kraftwerk's Computer World album. Working titles for the album included Zatyricon (the name of a song released in 2000 as a B-side on the "Nicotine & Gravy" single and later included on the Beck EP) and I Can Smell the V.D. in the Club Tonight (a line from "Milk & Honey").
The first 500,000 copies came in a digipak.
All songs were written by Beck Hansen, except where noted.
1."Sexx Laws" – 3:39
2."Nicotine & Gravy" – 5:13
3."Mixed Bizness" – 4:10
Ends with 25 seconds of noise (described as "robots doing the nasty").
4."Get Real Paid" – 4:20
5."Hollywood Freaks" (Hansen, John King, Michael Simpson) – 3:59
6."Peaches & Cream" – 4:54
7."Broken Train" (originally titled "Out of Kontrol") – 4:11
8."Milk & Honey" (Hansen, Buzz Clifford) – 5:18
9."Beautiful Way" – 5:44
Ends with 9 seconds of spray-painting effects.
Seemingly inspired by The Velvet Underground's "Countess from Hong Kong," a demo of which appears on the 1995 box set Peel Slowly and See. (Beck's bassist Justin Meldal-Johnsen claimed they had been listening to the demo while recording the 1999 b-side "Halo of Gold.")
10."Pressure Zone" – 3:07
11."Debra" (Hansen, King, Simpson) – 13:46
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