BECK Sea Change MOBILE FIDELITY MFSL 2-308 Limited Edit

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BECK Sea Change (VG+/NM) Vinyl LP
Record label/brand: Mobile Fidelity MFSL 2-308 upc/mpn: 82179730810 year: 2002
Nice MFSL copy of Beck's 2010 release, Sea Change. 180 gram vinyl packaged in sturdy gatefold jacket with all of Mobile Fidelity's bells and whistles. Sleeve is in Very Good Plus condition. All four corners are blunted and there is about a one inch split on top and bottom of the right side. There is very little wear on the cover itself which is glossy and nice looking. Vinyl is Near Mint. Looks like new and plays beautifully. Despite the tears on the cover, the vinyl itself appears to be new and never been played.
Songs:
Side 1 1. The Golden Age 2. Paper Tiger 3. Guess I'm Doing Fine
Side 2 4. Lonesome Tears 5. Lost Cause 6. End of the Day
Side 3 7. It's All in Your Mind 8. Round the Bend 9. Already Dead
Side 4 10. Sunday Sun 11. Little One 12. Side of the Road
Review: Sea Change was released on September 24, 2002. Recorded over a two month period at Ocean Way Studios in Los Angeles with producer Nigel Godrich, the record includes themes of heartbreak and desolation, solitude and loneliness. "Lost Cause" and "Guess I'm Doing Fine" were released as singles, respectively.
For the record, much of Beck's trademark recondite, ironic lyrics were replaced by more sincere, simpler lyrical content. He also eschewed the heavy sampling of his previous albums for real, live instrumentation. In interviews, Beck cited the breakup with his longtime girlfriend as the major influence on the album. Sea Change, which itself is an idiom for broad transformation, peaked at number 8 on the Billboard 200, later being certified gold in March 2005 by the Recording Industry Association of America.
The album received overwhelmingly positive critical acclaim upon release, with several reviews regarding it as Beck's magnum opus. Reviewers parsed the change in style from the sonically experimental to simple and emotional. Over time, the album has become highly regarded as one of the best albums of the 2000s.
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