Gorillaz - Demon Days (2005)

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Near Mint Original UK 1st Pressing

Parlophone Records: 873 8381
"MASTERDISK" "1A", "1B", "1C", and 1D" stampers on each respective side
Format: 2X12" Double Gatefold LP, Black Vinyl
Includes: NM Custom Band Member Portraits Inner Sleeves
Cover Condition: NM, No ring wear, splits, creases, holes, or saw-cuts. Near perfect collectible condition. Always stored vertically in a protective poly sleeve.
Vinyl Condition: NM! Spectacular copy, plays great! Labels are NM!

Release Info:  Demon Days is the second studio album by British band Gorillaz, released in May 2005. The album features contributions from De La Soul, Neneh Cherry, Martina Topley-Bird, Roots Manuva, MF DOOM, Ike Turner, Bootie Brown of the Pharcyde, Shaun Ryder, Dennis Hopper, the London Community Gospel Choir and the Children's Choir of San Fernandez.

Demon Days entered the UK charts at #1 and the U.S. charts at #6, outperforming the band's 2001 debut, Gorillaz. The album has sold over ten million copies as of 2010. The album features the singles "Feel Good Inc.", "DARE", "Dirty Harry" and "Kids with Guns"/"El Mañana".

Demon Days was first mentioned in articles detailing the reopening of Gorillaz' website in early December 2004. Initially, a March or April 2005 release date was announced, but it was later pushed back. In an article for Q magazine in February 2005 it was reported that the album was to be titled We Are Happy Landfill. Another early title was reported to be Reject False Icons, which is also the title of Gorillaz' culture jamming project.

In January 2005 a promo for the song "Dirty Harry" was released as a white label 12" and an exclusive video was released online entitled "Rock It". It was later reported that the track would not appear on the album, although it later appeared on D-Sides, a collection of remixes, rare songs and B-sides released in November 2007.

Demon Days' lead single "Feel Good Inc." became Gorillaz' biggest hit (UK #2, US #14, US-Modern Rock #1) at the time. The album's second single, "DARE" featuring Shaun Ryder, became a big hit as well, giving the band their first #1 single in the UK. Since its release, Demon Days has been certified double platinum in the U.S. and 5 times platinum in the UK.

The album cover is a reference to Let It Be by The Beatles. It also resembles the artwork from Blur: The Best Of (the greatest hits album by Albarn's first band, Blur). The insert is composed entirely of artwork for each track as opposed to a lyric booklet. This makes it technically possible, by folding the insert the right way, to choose which piece of artwork, and therefore which track, appears on the front cover. However, one of the sections (specifically, the one with the credits) is slightly larger than the others, making folding difficult and the results unprofessional.

All songs written by Gorillaz except as indicated.

1."Intro" (Gorillaz/Don Harper) – 1:03
2."Last Living Souls" – 3:10
3."Kids with Guns" (featuring Neneh Cherry) – 3:47
4."O Green World" – 4:32
5."Dirty Harry" (featuring Bootie Brown & Children's Choir of San Fernandez) (Gorillaz/Romye Robinson) – 3:43
6."Feel Good Inc." (featuring De La Soul) (Gorillaz/Dave Jolicoeur) – 3:41
7."El Mañana" – 3:50
8."Every Planet We Reach Is Dead" – 4:53
9."November Has Come" (featuring MF Doom) (Gorillaz/Daniel Dumile) – 2:41
10."All Alone" (featuring Roots Manuva & Martina Topley-Bird) (Gorillaz/Rodney Smith/Simon Tong) – 3:30
11."White Light" – 2:08
12."DARE" (featuring Shaun Ryder) – 4:04
13."Fire Coming Out of the Monkey's Head" (featuring Dennis Hopper) – 3:18
14."Don't Get Lost in Heaven" – 2:00
15."Demon Days" (featuring The London Community Gospel Choir) – 4:28