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  • American Football – American Football (Deluxe Edition Red Marble LP Vinyl)

American Football – American Football (2-LP Vinyl)

American Football Vinyl Records

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$ 34.95
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Est. 1974, Curated by Heads
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Recorded in a house in Urbana, Illinois while the members were still college students, this debut captured something that wouldn't fully register until the internet era amplified its reach, turning a quietly released Polyvinyl record into one of the most influential touchstones in emo's evolution. Mike Kinsella would go on to lead Owen, but it's this single album that cemented the band's unlikely legend, its intricate guitar work and late-night melancholy still finding new listeners decades on.

Deluxe edition 2 LP 2014 reissue on red marbled 180-gram vinyl. Jazz influences took their effect on the short-lived emo band American Football. All through their self-titled 1999 debut album, you can hear jazz rhythm and timing while the instruments trade off solos like they are talking to each other. Yet, blended with true emo lyrics and musical styling's, the jazz flavoring makes for a one-of-a-kind experience. All of it is due to the understated creative genius of drummer and trumpeter Steve Lamos, guitar and organ player Steve Holmes and guitarist, bassist and vocalist Mike Kinsella. As a band, American Football dissolved into the history books almost as soon as their album was released, but it's success continues to grow in their absence. Fan requests for vinyl pressings were eventually acted upon, and several early editions sold out almost instantly. The now standard nationwide reissue on green vinyl remains in print. This deluxe edition comes on 2 red-marbled, 180-gram vinyl Long-Play albums. It also includes a 10-page 12" X 12" lyrics booklet.

Tracklist

Disc 1

1. Never Meant
2. The Summer Ends
3. Honestly?
4. For Sure
5. You Know I Should Be Leaving Soon
6. But The Regrets Are Killing Me
7. I’ll See You When We’re Both Not So Emotional
8. Stay Home
9. The One With The Wurlitzer

Disc 2

1. Intro (Live At The Blind Pig, Champaign, Il, 1997)
2. Five Silent Miles (Live At The Blind Pig, Champaign, Il, 1997)
3. Untitled #1 (The One With The Trumpet), (Boombox Practice Session, 1998)
4. Untitled #2 (Boombox Practice Session, 1998)
5. Stay Home (Boombox Practice Session, 1998)
6. Untitled #3 (Boombox Practice Session, 1999)
7. Never Meant (4-Track Album Prep, 1999)
8. But The Regrets Are Killing Me (4-Track Album Prep, 1999)
9. I’ll See You When We’re Both Not So Emotional (4-Track Album Prep, 1999)
10. The 7’s (Live At The Blind Pig, Champaign, Il, 1997)

UPC: 644110027610
Label: Polyvinyl Records
Release Date: 5.19.14
Format: LP Vinyl