You read correct! I'm giving away a brand new, unopened, out of print, numbered limited edition super deluxe vinyl edition of The Black Keys' Brothers LP - Pressed on two 180 gram heavy-weight discs and cut at 45 RPM for an extreme audiophile experience. The set includes a bonus 10" disc of six previously unreleased performances recorded live in the studio, the complete album on CD, as well as a GIANT limited edition poster.
If you've been following this blog for a little while, you probably remember this post about my other blog, Vinyl Hounds. Well, I just launched facebook and twitter pages for that blog and to jump start traffic, I've decided to do this give-away.
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4AD Records: CAD 3014 Format: 12" LP, Standard Black Vinyl Includes: Custom Liner Notes Inner Sleeve - NM! Cover Condition: NM, No ring wear, splits, creases, holes, or saw-cuts. Great collectible condition. Always stored vertically in a protective poly sleeve. Vinyl Condition: NM! Very nice copy! Lables are NM.
Matador Records: Ole 038-1 Format: 12" LP, Standard Black Vinyl Includes: Custom Lyrics/Liner Notes Insert - NM! Cover Condition: VG++, A couple of very minor wrinkles along spine, very solid. Great collectible condition.
Always stored vertically in a protective poly sleeve. Vinyl Condition: VG++, One or two superficial marks that do not affect play. Lables are NM.
Epic Records: E2 87125 Format: 2X12" Double LP, 180g Audiophile Vinyl Includes: BONUS 7" 45RPM - "Float On" b/w "I've Got It All (Most)"...and original high gloss custom inner sleeves. Cover Condition: Near Mint, Awesome Copy!Hardly ever pulled from the shelf and always stored vertically in a protective poly sleeve. Vinyl Condition: Near Mint! Hardly ever played! BONUS 7" 45RPM Near Mint! Custom inner sleeves also near mint!
Release Info: Good News for People Who Love Bad News is the fourth full-length album recorded by alternative rock band Modest Mouse. The album was released by Epic Records on April 6, 2004 on both CD and 180g/m² vinyl record. It was rereleased on DualDisc on October 11, 2005. The first two singles from the album were "Float On" and "Ocean Breathes Salty," both of which debuted on American radio stations in the first half of 2004.
Epic Records: E2 63871 Format: 2X12" Double LP, 180g Audiophile Vinyl Includes: Original lyrics inner sleeves Cover Condition: Very Good+, some minor creasing at top, corners slightly worn, minor ring wear. Hardly ever pulled from the shelf and always stored vertically in a protective poly sleeve. Vinyl Condition: Very Good+, minor paper scuffing, still holds original lustre. Very nice copy. Custom inner sleeves also very good+
Release Info:The Moon & Antarctica is the third full-length album by American rock band Modest Mouse, first released by Epic Records on June 13, 2000. The album was the band's first release on a major label and was released on both compact disc and vinyl LP. It has since been reissued twice on CD and once on vinyl. The album peaked at number 120 on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart.
I didn't get into MM until The Moon & Antartica and even then the infatuation was over before it began really. Can't say why. I moved on to other bands, other styles, I guess. Which explains why my Modest Mouse collection is so...well, modest. Anyway, the two I did purchase happen to be the bands best two albums, if you're asking me. And they're pretty hard to find, too!
Modest Mouse is an American indie rock band formed in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington by singer/lyricist/guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green, and bassist Eric Judy. They are based in Portland, Oregon. Since their 1996 debut album, This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About, their lineup has centered around Brock, Green and Judy. Guitarist Johnny Marr (formerly of The Smiths) joined the band in May 2006, along with percussionist Joe Plummer (formerly of the Black Heart Procession) and multi-instrumentalist Tom Peloso, to work on the album We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank. Guitarist Jim Fairchild joined the band in February 2009.
The band has accrued significant mainstream success since being signed to Sony's Epic Records in 2000 and have been one of the leading bands in the popularization of indie rock, beginning with The Moon & Antarctica and Good News for People Who Love Bad News, which have been certified gold and platinum by the RIAA respectively. They have gone on to sell over three million records since. Elements of Modest Mouse's early sound have been likened to or inspired by that of Pixies and numerous other alternative rock and space rock bands. Their name is derived from a passage from the Virginia Woolf story "The Mark on the Wall" which reads, "I wish I could hit upon a pleasant track of thought, a track indirectly reflecting credit upon myself, for those are the pleasantest thoughts, and very frequent even in the minds of modest, mouse-coloured people, who believe genuinely that they dislike to hear their own praises."
Sonic Boom Records: SBR012 Format: 2X12" Double LP, 180g Audiophile Vinyl Includes: Original 12-page Booklet Cover Condition: NEAR MINT! Flawless Copy! Hardly ever pulled from the shelf and always stored vertically in a protective poly sleeve. Vinyl Condition: NEAR MINT! Played Once and still as good as the day I bought it. 12-Page Booklet also NEAR MINT!
Release Info:Transatlanticism is the fourth studio album by Death Cab for Cutie, released October 7, 2003 on Barsuk Records. Prior to the album's release, Ben Gibbard stated: "...unlike The Photo Album, I feel like this record is definitely more like a proper album. We’ve tried to construct it with transitions of songs going in and out of each other, and I think it's a little bit more expansive than the last record."
Near Mint 2nd U.S. Pressing (2005?) Die Cut Cover with original velum insert
Sonic Boom Records: SBR002 Format: 12" LP, 180g Audiophile Vinyl Includes: Original custom liner notes insert and graphic velum insert Cover Condition: NEAR MINT! Prestine Copy! Hardly ever pulled from the shelf and always stored vertically in a protective poly sleeve. Vinyl Condition: NEAR MINT! All inserts also NEAR MINT!
Rlease Info:Something About Airplanes is the debut studio album by Indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie, released August 18, 1998 on Barsuk Records. A remastered anniversary version of the album was released on November 25, 2008.
Offering up a couple from Death Cab: Something About Airplanes and Transatlanticism. The latter being their finest effort to date, I believe. Both are second issues released by Sonic Boom Records on 180g Audiophile Vinyl. As with most of my listings, these are hard to find limited pressings.
Death Cab for Cutie is an American indie rock band formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997. The band consists of Ben Gibbard (vocals, guitar), Chris Walla (guitar, production), Nick Harmer (bass) and Jason McGerr (drums). Gibbard took the band name from the title of the song written by Neil Innes and Vivian Stanshall and performed by their group, the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, in The Beatles' 1967 film, Magical Mystery Tour.
Gibbard's first album, You Can Play These Songs with Chords, was released as a demo, leading to a record deal with Barsuk Records. It was at this time that Gibbard decided to expand the project into a complete band, and recruited band members to join. The band has released six studio albums, five EPs, and one demo to date. Their most recent album, Narrow Stairs, was released in May 2008.
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" – 4:49 4."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
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
Includes: All original inserts: BONUS 7" single, Multi-fold photo/art and lyrics insert, and DGC promotional Beck publicity photo!!!
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: Mutations is the sixth studio album by American alternative rock artist Beck, released in 1998 on Bong Load Records. Though less successful on the charts than the preceding Odelay, Mutations established Beck as an eclectic and innovative artist for his sample-free mixture of far-ranging musical genres, including tropicalia, bossa nova, country, and blues. The album won a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album.
Mutations was produced by Nigel Godrich, who was well-known at that point for his previous work with Radiohead. The album contains a number of Moog keyboards, acoustic guitars, and string arrangements. The production style was very different from that of his previous album Odelay, which was heavily influenced by hip-hop music and contained many samples. The lyrical content of Mutations is also much more somber and serious than that on Odelay, apparent in the songs "Nobody's Fault But My Own" and "Dead Melodies."
The title Mutations may be a nod to an influential tropicalia band of the late 60s, Os Mutantes.
The record's front cover, a picture of Beck tangled in plastic wrap, was taken by music photographer Autumn de Wilde. Art direction was by abstract artist Robert M. Fisher.
The interior artwork features sculptures and drawings by artist Tim Hawkinson.
Before beginning the recording sessions, Beck gained permission from the major label he was under contract with, Geffen, to release Mutations on the small indie label Bong Load Records. However, when Geffen executives heard the album, they reneged on their agreement and released the record. This led to a lawsuit filed by Beck against Geffen. As the record was in a markedly different style than the multi-platinum Odelay, Geffen's marketing effort suggested that the album was not an "official" follow-up, but this was not given wide credence in the music press.
Singles were released for the songs "Tropicalia", "Cold Brains", and "Nobody's Fault But My Own". No promotional music videos were made for any of the singles. Beck appeared on Saturday Night Live in promotion of Mutations, performing "Tropicalia" and "Nobody's Fault But My Own."
Mutations peaked at #13 in the US, going gold, and achieved #24 in the UK and #23 in Australia. As of July 2008, Mutations has sold 586,000 copies in the United States.
The album received mostly positive reviews, gaining four stars from Rolling Stone and a 9.0 from Pitchfork Media. AllMusic deemed the record "one of the finest albums of the 1990s."
All songs written by Beck Hansen.
1."Cold Brains" – 3:41
2."Nobody's Fault but My Own" – 5:02
3."Lazy Flies" – 3:44
4."Canceled Check" – 3:14
5."We Live Again" – 3:05
6."Tropicalia" – 3:20
7."Dead Melodies" – 2:36
8."Bottle of Blues" – 4:56
9."O Maria" – 3:59
10."Sing It Again" – 4:19
11."Static" – 11:20
Includes: All original inserts! Tri-fold poster, Bong Load Sticker, and Merchandise Order Form 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: Odelay is the fifth studio album by American alternative rock artist Beck, originally released on June 18, 1996 on Bong Load Records. After the mainstream success of "Loser", Odelay featured several hit singles, including "Where It's At", "Devils Haircut", and "The New Pollution". The album peaked at #16 on the Billboard 200 chart and eventually sold over 2 million copies in the United States. It was also Beck's first hit album in the United Kingdom, making #17; it has since gone platinum in the UK.
The sessions for what would become Odelay originally began as a subdued, acoustic affair. In 1994, Beck started to record tracks for his follow-up to Mellow Gold with Bong Load producers Tom Rothrock and Rob Schnapf. Hansen had recently experienced a number of personal tragedies (including the death of his grandfather, Al Hansen), and the tone of the songs as well as their production were considerably somber. Only a handful of tracks from these sessions have been released: "Ramshackle", "Feather in Your Cap", and "Brother". All three of these songs are acoustic, sparse, and melancholic, and have a haunting sound very different from the more upbeat, "party" style of Odelay. Beck would eventually return to this downbeat style with his 1998 album, Mutations.
He would eventually abandon work with Rothrock and Schnapf, opting to work with the Dust Brothers instead. The Dust Brothers' production style was notably more upbeat and hip-hop-focused; their résumé included work with The Beastie Boys and Tone Lōc.
The title is a phonetic English rendering of the Mexican slang interjection "órale." The phrase "odelay" is repeated in the lyrics during the outro of the song "Lord Only Knows".
The album's unusual cover photo, which has been misinterpreted as a mop head jumping over a hurdle, is actually a real photo of a Komondor, a rare Hungarian breed of dog with thick matted hair. The image was chosen at the last minute after Beck failed to decide on an album cover. The image was presented to him by his girlfriend and was chosen almost out of desperation. The typeface was chosen by a record company worker.
Odelay won a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album in 1997, as well as a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for "Where It's At'. It was ranked 16 in Spin's "100 Greatest Albums, 1985-2005". It was voted as the best album of the year in The Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics poll, and also in the NME's annual critics poll. In 1998, Q magazine readers voted Odelay the 51st greatest album of all time. In 2003, the album was ranked number 305 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Voters in Channel 4's 2005 "100 Greatest Albums" poll placed it at number 73. The music website Pitchfork Media ranked it at #19 on their top 100 albums of the 1990s.
All songs written by Beck, John King and Michael Simpson, except where noted. All tracks produced by Beck Hansen and The Dust Brothers, except where noted.
1."Devils Haircut" – 3:14
2."Hotwax" – 3:49
3."Lord Only Knows" (Beck Hansen) – 4:14
4."The New Pollution" – 3:39
5."Derelict" – 4:12
6."Novacane" – 4:37
7."Jack-Ass" – 4:11
8."Where It's At" – 5:30
9."Minus" (Beck Hansen) – 2:32
Produced by Beck Hansen, Mario Caldato Jr. and Brian Paulson.
10."Sissyneck" – 3:52
11."Readymade" – 2:37
12."High 5 (Rock the Catskills)" – 4:10
13."Ramshackle" (Beck Hansen) – 7:29
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:Mellow Gold is the third studio album by American alternative rock musician Beck, as well as his major label debut. Mellow Gold was released on March 1, 1994 on the strength of the surprise hit "Loser" (U.S. #10). Informed by the irreverent Gen X slacker and punk-influenced anti-folk styles of his earlier independent work, critics noted its hybrid of styles and ironic, witty lyrics. The decidedly anti-commercial attitude of Mellow Gold unexpectedly became a commercial success, and the album went platinum. Because of the novelty style of "Loser," Beck was initially perceived by some as a flash in the pan, but the subsequent release of critically-acclaimed album Odelay has silenced these claims.
In an effort to get the album into stores such as Wal-Mart and Kmart, which do not stock albums with a "parental advisory sticker", a "clean" version of the album was released.
Mellow Gold reached #13 in the U.S., and #41 in the UK. As of July 2008, Mellow Gold has sold 1.2 million copies in the United States.
1."Loser" (Beck, Karl Stephenson) – 3:55
2."Pay No Mind (Snoozer)" – 3:15
3."Fuckin With My Head (Mountain Dew Rock)" – 3:41
4."Whiskeyclone, Hotel City 1997" – 3:28
5."Soul Suckin Jerk" (Beck, Stephenson) – 3:57
6."Truckdrivin Neighbors Downstairs (Yellow Sweat)" – 2:55
7."Sweet Sunshine" (Beck, Stephenson) – 4:14
8."Beercan" (Beck, Stephenson) – 4:00
9."Steal My Body Home" – 5:34
10."Nitemare Hippy Girl" – 2:55
11."Mutherfuker" – 2:04
12."Blackhole" – 7:33
Moving right along to the B's we have Mr. Beck Hanson. As will be the case from here on out, I'll showcase the LPs here and provide the links to the auctions on eBay. All of my Beck LPs are the original releases, some extremely rare. All are in near mint condition and include all of the extra goodies that were originally packaged with the albums.Beck Hansen is an United States musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist known by the stage name Beck. With a pop art collage of musical styles, oblique and ironic lyrics, and postmodern arrangements incorporating samples, drum machines, live instrumentation and sound effects, Beck has been hailed by critics and the public throughout his musical career as being amongst the most creative and idiosyncratic musicians of 1990s and 2000s alternative rock.
He rose to underground popularity with his early works, which combined social criticism (as in "MTV Makes Me Want to Smoke Crack" and "Deep Fried Love") with musical and lyrical experimentation. He first earned wider public attention for his breakthrough single "Loser", a 1994 hit.
Beck has released 8 major label albums. Two of Beck's most popular and acclaimed recordings were Odelay and Sea Change. Odelay was awarded Album of the Year by American magazine Rolling Stone and by UK publications NME and Mojo. Odelay also received a Grammy nomination for Best Album.
To date, Beck has sold 7 million copies in the United States, and around 15 million worldwide. Similar Artists:Broken Bells, Frank Black, Camper Van Beethoven, The White Stripes, Gorillaz, Pulp, Simple Kid, Guided by Voices, The Breeders, Butter 08, Mercury Rev, N.E.R.D., East River Pipe, Folk Implosion, Dub Narcotic Sound System, Dr. Octagon, Smog, Hayden, Cripples, Liz Phair, Gnarls Barkley
Lost Highway Records: B0005872 Original First Pressing
Format: 12" LP 180g Audiophile Vinyl
Includes: Original Lyrics/Photo Insert Cover Condition: Near Mint - Still in shrinkwrap, 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: 29 is Ryan Adams' eighth official album, and his third album released in 2005 (although the preceding two were credited to Ryan Adams and The Cardinals). The album was produced by Ethan Johns, who also produced Heartbreaker and Gold. Recorded without (and in fact, prior to) the country-rock sound of the Cardinals, this album's sonic and emotional predecessor is 2003's Love Is Hell. The album's cover art was drawn by Adams.
The album has sold 81,000 copies in the United States and 153,000 worldwide. In November 2009, the album was number 54 on a list of 'The 100 best pop albums of the Noughties' by The Times Music critics.
1 Twenty Nine 5:48
2 Strawberry Wine 7:58
3 Nightbirds 3:51
4 Blue Sky Blues 5:18
5 Carolina Rain 5:25
6 Starlite Diner 3:51
7 The Sadness 6:43
8 Elizabeth, You Were Born to Play That Part 5:07
9 Voices 4:53
Includes: Original Lyrics/Photo Insert and four songs not included on the CD 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: Jacksonville City Nights is the seventh studio album by American alternative country singer-songwriter Ryan Adams, released on September 27, 2005 on Lost Highway. The album is Adams' second with The Cardinals, and the second in a trilogy of albums released in a seven-month timespan during 2005. By 2007, the album had sold 100,000 copies in the United States and 158,000 worldwide. The album was recorded live in the studio, without overdubs. The title is a reference to Adams' hometown of Jacksonville, North Carolina, which has been referenced throughout his career.
Several limited American releases contained a DVD entitled September (which was originally intended to be the title of the album), which featured a 20 minute documentary about the band on the road and in the studio. Former bass player Catherine Popper is featured in the photograph on the album cover.
1 A Kiss Before I Go 2:05
2 The End 3:44
3 Hard Way to Fall 4:06
4 Dear John 4:36
5 The Hardest Part 2:52
6 Games 2:11
7 Silver Bullets 2:56
8 Peaceful Valley 3:42
9 September 2:30
10 My Heart Is Broken 2:14
11 Trains 4:08
12 PA 3:52
13 Withering Heights 2:53
14 Don't Fail Me Now 4:27
Includes: Original Lyrics/Photo Insert 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: Cold Roses is the sixth studio album by alt-country singer-songwriter Ryan Adams, released on May 3, 2005 on Lost Highway. The album is his first with backing band The Cardinals, and the first of three albums released in 2005. Cold Roses is the only album to include Cardinals member Cindy Cashdollar.
Cold Roses has sold 159,000 copies in the United States
LP1
1 Magnolia Mountain 5:52
2 Sweet Illusions 5:02
3 Meadowlake Street 4:28
4 When Will You Come Back Home 4:52
5 Beautiful Sorta 3:01
6 Now That You're Gone 3:51
7 Cherry Lane 4:31
8 Mockingbird 4:47
9 How Do You Keep Love Alive 3:12
LP 2
1 Easy Plateau 5:11
2 Let It Ride 3:23
3 Rosebud 2:55
4 Cold Roses 4:36
5 If I Am a Stranger 4:38
6 Dance All Night 3:15
7 Blossom 3:15
8 Life Is Beautiful 4:28
9 Friends
Lost Highway Records: B0001702 Orignal First Pressing
Format: 2X10" Gatefold Double EP
Includes: Original Lyrics Insert 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: Love Is Hell is the fifth studio album by alternative country artist Ryan Adams, released on May 4, 2004. The album was originally released as two EPs, Love Is Hell pt. 1 and Love Is Hell pt. 2, at the insistence of Lost Highway, who deemed that the album was not commercially viable. A full-length version of the album was released when the EPs proved to be more of a commercial success than anticipated.
"Wonderwall," a cover of a song originally by Oasis, was released as a single in the UK on June 28, 2004. A shorter version of "Anybody Wanna Take Me Home" originally appeared on Rock N Roll. However, the 'longer' version of the song on the Love Is Hell album does not fade-out/back-in as it does on Rock N Roll. Love Is Hell was released in Japan on June 27, 2007 with a bonus disc of tracks recorded during the same sessions as the album.
Adams describes the album as sounding "a lot like Heartbreaker, but better and more severe. It's complex and it's damaged," In a 2007 interview, Adams notes that he loves to play songs from the album live, and that the songs are "usually tunes that The Cardinals and myself get really excited about when they come up in the set." Love Is Hell features guest contributions from Marianne Faithfull (backing vocals on "English Girls Approximately") and Greg Leisz (guitar throughout), and the bonus tracks feature Fabrizio Moretti (drums on "Halloween") and Leona Naess (vocals on "Caterwaul").
Ryan Adams' version of "Wonderwall" can be downloaded for the video game Guitar Hero World Tour.
1 Political Scientist 4:33
2 Afraid Not Scared 4:13
3 This House Is Not for Sale 3:53
4 Anybody Wanna Take Me Home 5:31
5 Love Is Hell 3:19
6 Wonderwall 4:09
7 The Shadowlands 5:18
8 World War 24 4:17
9 Avalanche 5:09
10 My Blue Manhattan 2:23
11 Please Do Not Let Me Go 3:37
12 City Rain, City Streets 3:49
13 I See Monsters 3:57
14 English Girls Approximately 5:42
15 Thank You Louise 2:52
16 Hotel Chelsea Nights 5:09
