{"product_id":"arctic-monkeys-the-car-vinyl-lp","title":"Arctic Monkeys – The Car  [Vinyl LP]","description":"\u003ch3\u003eArctic Monkeys – The Car [Vinyl LP]\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl LP, Album, Stereo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e WIGLP455\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/strong\u003e 887828045518\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Indie Rock \/ Art Rock \/ Chamber Pop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Domino Recording Co.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReleased:\u003c\/strong\u003e 21 October 2022\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New \u0026amp; Sealed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Car\u003c\/em\u003e is the seventh studio album by Arctic Monkeys — \u003cstrong\u003eAlex Turner\u003c\/strong\u003e (vocals, guitar), \u003cstrong\u003eJamie Cook\u003c\/strong\u003e (guitar), \u003cstrong\u003eNick O'Malley\u003c\/strong\u003e (bass) and \u003cstrong\u003eMatt Helders\u003c\/strong\u003e (drums) — released on 21 October 2022 on Domino Recording Co. It debuted at \u003cstrong\u003enumber one on the UK Albums Chart\u003c\/strong\u003e with 53,697 chart units in its first week — their seventh consecutive number one album, making them only the third act in UK chart history to achieve seven consecutive number ones after Elvis Presley and Madonna. It was the \u003cstrong\u003ebestselling album on vinyl in the UK in 2022\u003c\/strong\u003e, the biggest vinyl week of the year at the time of release, and simultaneously topped the UK Vinyl Albums Chart and the Record Store Chart in its first week of release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced by \u003cstrong\u003eJames Ford\u003c\/strong\u003e — the Simian Mobile Disco drummer who has produced every Arctic Monkeys album since \u003cem\u003eHumbug\u003c\/em\u003e (2009), and who simultaneously produced the Monkeys' touring bandmates' records — and recorded across three locations: \u003cstrong\u003eButley Priory in Suffolk\u003c\/strong\u003e (where the band had previously recorded \u003cem\u003eTranquility Base Hotel + Casino\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cstrong\u003eLa Frette Studios in Paris\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eRAK Studios in London\u003c\/strong\u003e. The album continues and deepens the orchestral, cinematic direction of \u003cem\u003eTranquility Base Hotel + Casino\u003c\/em\u003e (2018), drawing on 1960s film scores, baroque pop, lounge jazz and chamber orchestration while retaining the wry, image-dense lyricism that has defined Turner's writing across all seven records. It is a record of considerable compositional ambition: the arrangements — featuring strings, woodwind and brass arranged to give the band's sound genuine orchestral depth — were developed by Ford and Turner with the same care and precision usually associated with classical rather than rock production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe four singles released ahead of the album are among the finest of their career. \u003cstrong\u003e\"There'd Better Be a Mirrorball\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — released in September 2022 as the lead single, reaching number four in the UK — is an unhurried, piano-driven ballad of aching romantic uncertainty, accompanied by a Nick Uff-directed video; \u003cstrong\u003e\"I Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am\"\u003c\/strong\u003e is the album's most rhythmically propulsive track, a tightly wound piece of cinematic pop that recalls their earlier more guitar-based work while remaining unmistakably of the current period; \u003cstrong\u003e\"Body Paint\"\u003c\/strong\u003e is a slow-burning seven-minute suite that closes the album's first side on a note of epic restraint; and \u003cstrong\u003e\"Sculptures of Anything Goes\"\u003c\/strong\u003e demonstrates the album's command of melodic understatement. The album's interior tracks — the title track \u003cstrong\u003e\"The Car\"\u003c\/strong\u003e itself, \u003cstrong\u003e\"Big Ideas\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e\"Hello You\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e\"Mr Schwartz\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and the closing \u003cstrong\u003e\"Perfect Sense\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — reward patient, attentive listening in ways that their more immediately accessible earlier work rarely required.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis pressing on \u003cstrong\u003eblack vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e is housed in a \u003cstrong\u003esingle sleeve with spot gloss finish\u003c\/strong\u003e on the cover image, with a \u003cstrong\u003eprinted inner sleeve\u003c\/strong\u003e reproducing lyrics and credits, and includes a \u003cstrong\u003edigital download code\u003c\/strong\u003e. Made in the EU.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere'd Better Be a Mirrorball\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSculptures of Anything Goes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJet Skis on the Moat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBody Paint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Car\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBig Ideas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHello You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMr Schwartz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerfect Sense\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCredits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlex Turner – Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJamie Cook – Guitar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNick O'Malley – Bass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatt Helders – Drums\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJames Ford – Producer, Engineer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabel – Domino Recording Co.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Arctic Monkeys","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57514408051075,"sku":"887828045518","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/9757\/4275\/files\/2620ad76-c510-46a3-9a69-ed8812d55db8.webp?v=1772796728","url":"https:\/\/vikingrecords.co.uk\/products\/arctic-monkeys-the-car-vinyl-lp","provider":"Viking Records Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}