The vinyl sounds gorgeous and looks lovely. All the tracks work well together but none really grabbed my attention as standouts. I generally like the story songs he pens like "Wreck of the Beautiful" or "A Lady of a Certain Age" of which there are a couple of examples here but none as strong as those. Still it is a solid record that will get a generous amount of spins from me.
Tracklist
A1 Queuejumper 03:07
A2 Office Politics 04:02
A3 Norman And Norma 03:46
A4 Absolutely Obsolete 04:13
B1 Infernal Machines 03:05
B2 You'll Never Work In This Town Again 04:11
B3 Psychological Evaluation 02:40
B4 The Synthesiser Service Centre Super Summer Sale 03:51
C1 The Life And Soul Of The Party 03:28
C2 A Feather In Your Cap 04:00
C3 I'm A Stranger Here 04:38
C4 Dark Days Are Here Again 03:15
D1 Philip And Steve's Furniture Removal Company 04:51
D2 'Opportunity' Knox 03:43
D3 After The Lord Mayor's Show 03:46
D4 When The Working Day Is Done 04:13
Included Download code for FLAC or mp3 of this LP as well as a surprise download of the previously unreleased "Swallows and Amazons - The Original Piano Demos" (15 track album of Neil Hannon's original demos for the stage musical adaptation of Swallows and Amazons)
I haven't listened to the download yet - but I am pleased to have it and anxious to give it a listen.
I purchased this from Norman Records UK online shop. It was a pleasant experience and they took the LPs out of the jackets so everything arrived in great shape.
I also bought the new reissues of Placebo's first 6 albums on vinyl. I originally bought them on CD and when I tried getting them on vinyl the prices have been prohibitive. It is nice to have them on vinyl. They sound very nice, like the CDs, though they lack a depth of sound I was hoping for. The percussion (there's a lot of snare and not much else) and bass guitar could stand some punching up (IMO).
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