{"title":"Elliott Smith Vinyl Records","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"elliott-smith-either-or-black-vinyl-lp","title":"Elliott Smith – Either\/Or [180g Black Vinyl LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--StartFragment --\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eElliott Smith – Either\/Or [180g Black Vinyl LP]\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl LP, Album, Reissue, Single Sleeve + Insert, Stereo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4752941\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/strong\u003e 602547529411\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Indie Rock \/ Lo-Fi \/ Singer-Songwriter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Universal Music\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 25 February 1997\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReissue Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2024\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePressing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180 Gram Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New \u0026amp; Sealed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEither\/Or\u003c\/em\u003e is the third studio album by Elliott Smith — the record on which he found the sound that would define his career, and the bridge between the stark lo-fi intimacy of \u003cem\u003eRoman Candle\u003c\/em\u003e (1994) and \u003cem\u003eElliott Smith\u003c\/em\u003e (1995) and the lush studio productions that would follow with \u003cem\u003eXO\u003c\/em\u003e (1998) and \u003cem\u003eFigure 8\u003c\/em\u003e (2000). Recorded in several Portland, Oregon locations — Joanna Bolme's house, the Heatmiser house, The Shop, Undercover Inc. and Laundry Rules studio — while Smith was still a member of post-punk band Heatmiser, and produced by Smith alongside \u003cstrong\u003eTom Rothrock\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eRob Schnapf\u003c\/strong\u003e, it was released on 25 February 1997 on Kill Rock Stars, shortly after Heatmiser's dissolution. The album did not chart on release, but its critical standing grew steadily in the years that followed, and it is now consistently ranked among the finest singer-songwriter records of the 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e1997 proved to be the year everything changed. Director \u003cstrong\u003eGus Van Sant\u003c\/strong\u003e had already approached Smith about contributing music to his new film \u003cem\u003eGood Will Hunting\u003c\/em\u003e, and several \u003cem\u003eEither\/Or\u003c\/em\u003e tracks — including \u003cstrong\u003e\"Between the Bars\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e\"Say Yes\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — appeared on the soundtrack. The original song Smith wrote for the film, \u003cstrong\u003e\"Miss Misery\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, was nominated for the \u003cstrong\u003eAcademy Award for Best Original Song\u003c\/strong\u003e, and Smith's performance at the 1998 ceremony — appearing in a white suit against the gilded pageantry of the Oscars — became one of the defining cultural images of the decade. The sudden crossover exposure brought \u003cem\u003eEither\/Or\u003c\/em\u003e to an entirely new audience without Smith having changed a note of his approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe album's 12 tracks are meticulously crafted and emotionally unsparing — intimate multi-tracked acoustic and electric guitar arrangements built around Smith's layered vocals, elliptical melodies, and lyrics that oscillate between tenderness and despair with unnerving precision. \u003cstrong\u003e\"Speed Trials\"\u003c\/strong\u003e opens at a clip; \u003cstrong\u003e\"Alameda\"\u003c\/strong\u003e is languid and aching; \u003cstrong\u003e\"Ballad of Big Nothing\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e\"Between the Bars\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — the album's two singles — demonstrate Smith's ability to make devastation sound effortless; \u003cstrong\u003e\"Angeles\"\u003c\/strong\u003e is the album's most delicate and widely loved track; \u003cstrong\u003e\"2:45 AM\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and the closing \u003cstrong\u003e\"Say Yes\"\u003c\/strong\u003e end the record on a note of exhausted, flickering hope. The album's production is a masterclass in apparent simplicity: Smith's guitar playing is technically assured, the arrangements are spare but never thin, and the lo-fi aesthetic is a deliberate and entirely appropriate choice rather than a limitation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003e2024 European reissue\u003c\/strong\u003e on \u003cstrong\u003eUniversal Music\u003c\/strong\u003e faithfully reproduces the sought-after 2017 Kill Rock Stars 180g edition — pressed on \u003cstrong\u003e180 gram black vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e, housed in a replica of the original single sleeve with the \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal lyrics and credits insert\u003c\/strong\u003e. A clean, authoritative standard edition of one of the essential albums of the 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\"\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-decimal flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eSpeed Trials\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eAlameda\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eBallad of Big Nothing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eBetween the Bars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003ePictures of Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eNo Name No. 5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-decimal flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eRose Parade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003ePunch and Judy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eAngeles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eCupid's Trick\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e2:45 AM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eSay Yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"text-text-100 mt-3 -mb-1 text-[1.125rem] font-bold\"\u003eCredits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eElliott Smith – Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Producer, Mixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eTom Rothrock – Producer, Mixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eRob Schnapf – Producer, Mixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eLarry Crane – Engineer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eDebbie Pastor – Cover Photography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eJoanna Bolme – Back Photography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eNeil Gust – Layout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eLabel – Universal Music\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--EndFragment --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elliott Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57563837792643,"sku":"602547529411","price":30.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/9757\/4275\/files\/CS1044908-01A-BIG.jpg?v=1773245147"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/9757\/4275\/collections\/CS1044908-01A-BIG.jpg?v=1778780259","url":"https:\/\/vikingrecords.co.uk\/collections\/elliott-smith-vinyl-records.oembed","provider":"Viking Records Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}