{"product_id":"editors-the-back-room-vinyl-lp","title":"Editors – The Back Room [Vinyl LP]","description":"\u003ch3\u003eEditors – The Back Room [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, Reissue, Gatefold, Stereo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e KWX34\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/strong\u003e 828767147116\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Indie Rock \/ Post-Punk Revival \/ Alternative Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kitchenware Records \/ Play It Again Sam \/ [PIAS]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 July 2005\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReissue Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2012\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 Back Room\u003c\/em\u003e is the debut studio album by Editors — released on 4 July 2005 on Kitchenware Records — and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed British indie debuts of the decade. Recorded in Birmingham and produced by \u003cstrong\u003eJim Abbiss\u003c\/strong\u003e (who would go on to produce Arctic Monkeys' \u003cem\u003eWhatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not\u003c\/em\u003e in the same year), it entered the UK Albums Chart at number 13 in July 2005 and steadily climbed on the strength of its singles, eventually peaking at \u003cstrong\u003enumber two in January 2006\u003c\/strong\u003e. It has sold over \u003cstrong\u003eone million copies worldwide\u003c\/strong\u003e, was certified \u003cstrong\u003ePlatinum by the BPI\u003c\/strong\u003e, and earned the band a \u003cstrong\u003eMercury Music Prize nomination\u003c\/strong\u003e — placing it in the company of the finest British debut albums of the 2000s. The album spent over 80 weeks on the UK chart in total.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEditors — \u003cstrong\u003eTom Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e (vocals, guitar), \u003cstrong\u003eChris Urbanowicz\u003c\/strong\u003e (guitar), \u003cstrong\u003eRussell Leetch\u003c\/strong\u003e (bass) and \u003cstrong\u003eEd Lay\u003c\/strong\u003e (drums) — had developed their sound over three years of gigging in Birmingham, drawing explicitly on the post-punk legacy of Joy Division, Echo \u0026amp; The Bunnymen and The Chameleons: the dark, reverb-drenched guitar work, the driving rhythmic precision and the stentorian baritone of Tom Smith's vocals placed them in clear lineage, without tipping into pastiche. Abbiss's production is central to the album's success — he understood that the band's strengths were in dynamics and mood rather than texture, and gave the record a clear, powerful mix in which Lay's drums sit at the front and Smith's voice cuts cleanly through the guitars. \u003cem\u003eNME\u003c\/em\u003e described it as an album where \"doom and gloom sounds surprisingly uplifting and hopeful\" — a description that captures the album's most distinctive quality: its ability to make emotionally heavy material feel emotionally galvanising.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe singles are among the finest of the decade. \u003cstrong\u003e\"Munich\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — released as the fourth single in November 2005, reaching \u003cstrong\u003enumber ten in the UK\u003c\/strong\u003e — is the album's most accessible and most frequently played track, built on an unforgettable ascending guitar riff and one of Smith's most direct lyrical performances. \u003cstrong\u003e\"Blood\"\u003c\/strong\u003e (the lead single, July 2005, number 18 UK) and \u003cstrong\u003e\"All Sparks\"\u003c\/strong\u003e (number 29 UK) preceded it; \u003cstrong\u003e\"Bullets\"\u003c\/strong\u003e (number 13 UK) followed. Four UK Top 30 singles from a debut album is a rare achievement, and each one is sufficiently distinct in mood and tempo to demonstrate that the songs were crafted individually rather than assembled from a template. \u003cstrong\u003e\"Lights\"\u003c\/strong\u003e opens the album with characteristic restraint before building to a full-band crescendo; \u003cstrong\u003e\"Fingers in the Factory\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e\"Distance\"\u003c\/strong\u003e close the two sides with the album's most atmospheric and spacious moments; \u003cstrong\u003e\"Camera\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e\"Open Your Arms\"\u003c\/strong\u003e demonstrate Smith's gift for melodic economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003ereissue\u003c\/strong\u003e on \u003cstrong\u003eKitchenware \/ Play It Again Sam\u003c\/strong\u003e presents the album on \u003cstrong\u003eblack vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e in a \u003cstrong\u003egatefold sleeve\u003c\/strong\u003e, and includes a \u003cstrong\u003edigital download code for the album\u003c\/strong\u003e.\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\u003eLights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMunich\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll Sparks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCamera\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFingers in the Factory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBullets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSomeone Says\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen Your Arms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDistance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCredits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTom Smith – Vocals, Guitar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChris Urbanowicz – Guitar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRussell Leetch – Bass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEd Lay – Drums\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJim Abbiss – Producer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabel – Kitchenware Records \/ Play It Again Sam \/ [PIAS]\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Editors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57515155456387,"sku":"828767147116","price":19.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/9757\/4275\/files\/42c505b3-876f-403a-a95c-ac3f7d4d910d.webp?v=1772798233","url":"https:\/\/vikingrecords.co.uk\/products\/editors-the-back-room-vinyl-lp","provider":"Viking Records Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}