Collection: The Strokes Vinyl Records – Is This It, Room On Fire & Essential Albums on Vinyl
The Strokes rewrote indie rock in the summer of 2001. Five friends from Manhattan — Julian Casablancas, Nick Valensi, Albert Hammond Jr., Nikolai Fraiture and Fabrizio Moretti — playing sharp, two-minute guitar songs with an effortless New York cool that made everything that came before sound bloated. Is This It is one of the genuinely era-defining debuts.
Their catalogue moves from the tight, garage-pop perfection of the first two albums through increasingly ambitious records, ending (so far) with the Grammy-winning return The New Abnormal in 2020. The Strokes on vinyl is a particular joy — the interlocking guitars of Valensi and Hammond Jr. are almost hi-fi-test material, and the early RCA pressings are beautifully mastered.
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Best The Strokes Albums on Vinyl
Is This It (2001)
The debut that redefined indie rock. Last Nite, Someday, Hard to Explain, The Modern Age — every track a miniature classic, recorded with intentional lo-fi warmth. The UK cover (the famous gloved-hand photo) is the collector's choice.
Room On Fire (2003)
The follow-up that doubled down on the formula. Reptilia, 12:51, Under Control — produced by Gordon Raphael again, with Casablancas's hooks at their most ruthless. Tighter and denser than the debut and arguably the better listen start-to-finish.
First Impressions of Earth (2006)
The ambitious third record, polarising on release but increasingly respected. Juicebox opens it with genuine menace, You Only Live Once is one of their best singles, and the sprawling Ize of the World is the album's secret highlight.
The New Abnormal (2020)
The comeback album, produced by Rick Rubin and winner of the Grammy for Best Rock Album. At the Door, Bad Decisions and The Adults Are Talking prove the band still had extraordinary songs in them. Clean modern pressings sound superb.
Angles (2011)
The most underrated Strokes record. Machu Picchu, Under Cover of Darkness and Taken for a Fool show a band pulling in slightly different directions with interesting results. The vinyl pressing brings out the layered production beautifully.
