{"product_id":"the-verve-a-storm-in-heaven-180g-vinyl-lp","title":"The Verve – A Storm in Heaven  [180g Vinyl LP]","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe Verve – A Storm in Heaven [180g 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, Remastered, Gatefold, Stereo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4786538\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/strong\u003e 602547865380\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Psychedelic Rock \/ Shoegaze \/ Space Rock \/ Indie Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Virgin \/ Universal Music\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 1993\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReissue Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9 September 2016\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePressing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180 Gram Vinyl\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\u003eA Storm in Heaven\u003c\/em\u003e is the debut studio album by The Verve — released in June 1993 on Hut Recordings — and one of the most distinctive and misunderstood British albums of the decade. Recorded in the winter of 1992–93 at \u003cstrong\u003eSawmills Studios in Cornwall\u003c\/strong\u003e with producer \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Leckie\u003c\/strong\u003e — who had worked with XTC, Stone Roses and Magazine — it arrived at the height of grunge's commercial dominance and sounded like nothing else in British music: eight extended psychedelic pieces built from layering, reverb and texture rather than conventional song structure, with \u003cstrong\u003eNick McCabe's\u003c\/strong\u003e guitar work at the centre — a sound that drew equally from Kevin Shields's approach on \u003cem\u003eLoveless\u003c\/em\u003e, the Velvet Underground's drone experiments and John Coltrane's modal improvisations. At the time it received respectful but limited commercial attention; in the three decades since, its critical reputation has grown steadily into that of a lost masterpiece, and it is now widely regarded as one of the finest British psychedelic records of the post-shoegaze era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe band — \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Ashcroft\u003c\/strong\u003e (vocals, guitar, bass, percussion), \u003cstrong\u003eNick McCabe\u003c\/strong\u003e (guitar, keyboards, piano, accordion), \u003cstrong\u003eSimon Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e (bass) and \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Salisbury\u003c\/strong\u003e (drums) — were from Wigan, and had built a following on the British festival circuit since 1990. The album's ten tracks occupy a specific and difficult-to-replicate atmospheric register: billowing, open, unhurried, with Ashcroft's vocals frequently buried deep in the mix rather than foregrounded, functioning as another textural element rather than a primary melodic voice. \u003cstrong\u003e\"Star Sail\"\u003c\/strong\u003e opens with a slow-building space-rock ascent; \u003cstrong\u003e\"Slide Away\"\u003c\/strong\u003e shifts between quiet and powerful in a pattern that anticipates the dynamics of \u003cem\u003eA Northern Soul\u003c\/em\u003e (1995); \u003cstrong\u003e\"Already There\"\u003c\/strong\u003e is the album's most hauntingly complete piece — a slow, reverb-drenched meditation that \u003cem\u003eAllMusic\u003c\/em\u003e described as the album's best track; \u003cstrong\u003e\"Beautiful Mind\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e\"The Sun, The Sea\"\u003c\/strong\u003e sustain the album's atmospheric plateau through Side A's closing sequence. Side B's \u003cstrong\u003e\"Virtual World\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e\"Make It 'Til Monday\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e\"Blue\"\u003c\/strong\u003e hint at the more structured songwriting that would follow; the closing \u003cstrong\u003e\"See You in the Next One (Have a Good Time)\"\u003c\/strong\u003e ends the album with characteristic economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003e2016 Virgin \/ Universal reissue\u003c\/strong\u003e presents the album \u003cstrong\u003eremastered by Chris Potter\u003c\/strong\u003e — co-producer of \u003cem\u003eUrban Hymns\u003c\/em\u003e (1997) — \u003cstrong\u003eand Tony Cousins\u003c\/strong\u003e, from the \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal ½-inch analogue master tapes\u003c\/strong\u003e, and cut by \u003cstrong\u003eMatt at Alchemy Mastering\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is pressed on \u003cstrong\u003e180 gram black vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e in Germany and housed in a \u003cstrong\u003egatefold sleeve faithfully reproducing the original first pressing packaging\u003c\/strong\u003e in full — the cover photography and interior design restored to the specifications of the 1993 Hut Records original.\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\u003eStar Sail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlide Away\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlready There\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeautiful Mind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Sun, The Sea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVirtual World\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMake It 'Til Monday\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eButterfly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSee You in the Next One (Have a Good Time)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCredits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRichard Ashcroft – Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Percussion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNick McCabe – Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Accordion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimon Jones – Bass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeter Salisbury – Drums\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Leckie – Producer, Mixing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Cornfield – Engineer, Programming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChris Potter – Remastering (2016)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTony Cousins – Remastering (2016)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatt – Lacquer Cut, Alchemy Mastering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoddy Lorimer \/ Kick Horns – Horn Arrangements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabel – Virgin \/ Universal Music\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Verve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57504486195587,"sku":"602547865380","price":26.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/9757\/4275\/files\/7819a7a6-23f7-4cf7-8c85-4b6887f63ea0.webp?v=1772723173","url":"https:\/\/vikingrecords.co.uk\/products\/the-verve-a-storm-in-heaven-180g-vinyl-lp","provider":"Viking Records Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}