{"product_id":"the-1975-the-1975-2-clear-vinyl-lp","title":"The 1975 – The 1975  [2× Clear Vinyl LP]","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe 1975 – The 1975 [2× Clear Vinyl LP]\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2× Vinyl LP, Album, Gatefold, Stereo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e DH00042\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/strong\u003e 602537405152\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Indie Pop \/ Synth Pop \/ Alternative Rock \/ Electropop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dirty Hit \/ Polydor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 September 2013\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVinyl Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Clear\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 1975\u003c\/em\u003e is the debut studio album by The 1975 — \u003cstrong\u003eMatthew \"Matty\" Healy\u003c\/strong\u003e (vocals, guitar, piano), \u003cstrong\u003eAdam Hann\u003c\/strong\u003e (guitar), \u003cstrong\u003eRoss MacDonald\u003c\/strong\u003e (bass) and \u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Daniel\u003c\/strong\u003e (drums, programming, synthesizer) — released on 2 September 2013 through Dirty Hit and Polydor, and one of the most commercially successful British debut albums of the decade. The band had spent the preceding year releasing four self-recorded EPs — \u003cem\u003eFacedown\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSex\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMusic for Cars\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIV\u003c\/em\u003e — on their own Dirty Hit label before approaching producer \u003cstrong\u003eMike Crossey\u003c\/strong\u003e (Arctic Monkeys, Jake Bugg, Foals) to help shape the album recordings. Sessions took place across \u003cstrong\u003eThe Motor Museum in Liverpool\u003c\/strong\u003e (where Crossey had begun his career), \u003cstrong\u003eLivingston Studios in London\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eRose Cottage in Wilmslow\u003c\/strong\u003e between Autumn 2012 and Spring 2013, with Crossey co-producing and mixing the majority of tracks alongside the band. Several of the album's songs had already appeared on the EPs in earlier forms and were re-recorded or reworked for the full-length release, a deliberate continuity that gave the album its unusually cohesive character despite its stylistic range. It entered the UK Albums Chart at \u003cstrong\u003enumber one\u003c\/strong\u003e on 8 September 2013 — the first number one album on Dirty Hit, a label that had been turned down by every major — and has since sold over \u003cstrong\u003e791,000 copies in the UK\u003c\/strong\u003e and over \u003cstrong\u003eone million in the United States\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album's range of styles is exceptional for a debut: across 16 tracks it moves through synth pop, indie rock, electropop, R\u0026amp;B, funk, emo and 1980s-influenced arena pop, unified throughout by Healy's confessional lyrical approach and the band's instinct for melody. The band described their aesthetic at the time as ranging from \"glitchy R\u0026amp;B to big 80s powerpop to mid-90s soul\" — a description borne out by the distance between the atmospheric guitar of opener \u003cstrong\u003e\"The 1975\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and the funk-inflected \u003cstrong\u003e\"M.O.N.E.Y.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, the driving indie rock of \u003cstrong\u003e\"Sex\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and the shimmering pop of \u003cstrong\u003e\"Chocolate\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e\"Girls\"\u003c\/strong\u003e. The six singles drawn from the album span its breadth: \u003cstrong\u003e\"Chocolate\"\u003c\/strong\u003e (number 24 UK) and \u003cstrong\u003e\"Sex\"\u003c\/strong\u003e were established fan favourites from the EPs; \u003cstrong\u003e\"The City\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e\"Girls\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e\"Settle Down\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e\"Robbers\"\u003c\/strong\u003e completed a campaign of sustained commercial and radio success. \u003cstrong\u003e\"Robbers\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — the album's most emotionally direct track, a two-chord ballad in which Healy's vocal delivery carries almost all of the expressive weight — attracted comparisons to The Smiths and became one of the most celebrated songs in the catalogue. The album's name and the band's name both derive from an inscription Healy found in a book of \u003cstrong\u003eJack Kerouac's\u003c\/strong\u003e beat poetry: the date \"1 June, The 1975\" scrawled in the margin, which the band adopted without knowing what it referred to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduction across the album is split between two approaches. Crossey's tracks — the majority — draw on his background in electronic pop as much as indie rock, using \u003cstrong\u003e100-track Pro Tools sessions\u003c\/strong\u003e with extensive programming and arrangement work; Healy noted that Crossey had a unique ability to harness live band energy within highly produced arrangements without losing the feel of a band playing together. Tracks 7 (\"Robbers\"), 12 (\"12\") and 16 (\"Is There Somebody Who Can Watch You\") were produced by Healy and Daniel alone, without Crossey's involvement, and have a more stripped-back character that provides contrast within the album's sequencing. Mastering was by \u003cstrong\u003eRobin Schmidt at 24-96 Mastering\u003c\/strong\u003e. Design is by \u003cstrong\u003eSamüel Johnson\u003c\/strong\u003e, photography by \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Drake\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eDave Ma\u003c\/strong\u003e, with additional photography throughout by \u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Daniel\u003c\/strong\u003e himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal 2013 pressing\u003c\/strong\u003e on \u003cstrong\u003eDirty Hit \/ Polydor\u003c\/strong\u003e, on \u003cstrong\u003e2× clear vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e housed in a \u003cstrong\u003egatefold sleeve\u003c\/strong\u003e, manufactured in Germany under exclusive licence to Polydor Ltd., a division of Universal Music Group.\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\u003eThe 1975\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe City\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eM.O.N.E.Y.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChocolate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTalk!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn Encounter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeart Out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide C\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSettle Down\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRobbers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGirls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide D\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe Way Out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMenswear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePressure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIs There Somebody Who Can Watch You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCredits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatthew \"Matty\" Healy – Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Producer (tracks 7, 12, 16)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdam Hann – Guitar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoss MacDonald – Bass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorge Daniel – Drums, Programming, Synthesizer, Producer (tracks 7, 12, 16)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMike Crossey – Producer, Engineer, Mixer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRobin Schmidt – Mastering (24-96 Mastering)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSamüel Johnson – Design\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavid Drake – Photography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDave Ma – Photography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJamie Oborne – Management, A\u0026amp;R\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabel – Dirty Hit \/ Polydor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The 1975","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57504443826563,"sku":"602537405152","price":30.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/9757\/4275\/files\/43ed93c4-6c5d-41ae-9a77-3698e466cd09.webp?v=1772722641","url":"https:\/\/vikingrecords.co.uk\/products\/the-1975-the-1975-2-clear-vinyl-lp","provider":"Viking Records Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}