Beck Sea Change 180-gram Mobile Fidelity MFSL Audiophile 2LP Limited # VG++/M-

$

200

Beck ~ Sea Change

• Made in the U.S.A.
• Double Vinyl ~ 2LP Set
  
• 2009, 180-gram Half-Speed Mastered Analogue Audiophile pressing.
• Special Limited Edition numbered, #001011.
  
• Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs Records ~ MFSL-2-308
• Vinyl are VG++ to Mint-. some faint and minro, inaudible marks: inaudible, faint, circular marks from the platter of the turntable or machine-cleaner; some inaudible, faint inner-sleeve marks and some on the outer-edge; all are very faint, only visible upon close and focused inspection. LP#1 plays Mint- or better. LP#2 is VG++ to Mint-: a few, minor and random background pops and ticks, very minor; 95% plays Mint-.
  
• Gatefold cover is VG++ to Mint-, small and minor corner-bends and wear; faint cover-wear, especially on the back; inside of gatefold has some inor wear and the open, right-side edge has some small and minor indentation "nudges".
• Includes two, thick MFSL cardboard LP protectore sleeves, VG++ to Mint-, mostly Mint-
• Includes the original MFSL plastic inner-sleeves.
• Labels are excellent: some minor manufacturer imperfections and a few, faint and minor spindle-marks.
  
• Out of Print, Audiophile-remastered album.
  

"Beck has always been known for his ever-changing moods -- particularly since they often arrived one after another on one album, sometimes within one song -- yet the shift between the neon glitz of Midnite Vultures and the lush, somber Sea Change is startling, and not just because it finds him in full-on singer/songwriter mode, abandoning all of the postmodern pranksterism of its predecessor. What's startling about Sea Change is how it brings everything that's run beneath the surface of Beck's music to the forefront, as if he's unafraid to not just reveal emotions, but to elliptically examine them in this wonderfully melancholy song cycle. If, on most albums prior to this, Beck's music was a sonic kaleidoscope -- each song shifting familiar and forgotten sounds into colorful, unpredictable combinations -- this discards genre-hopping in favor of focus, and the concentration pays off gloriously, resulting in not just his best album, but one of the greatest late-night, brokenhearted albums in pop. This, as many reviews and promotional interviews have noted, is indeed a breakup album, but it's not a bitter listen; it has a wearily beautiful sound, a comforting, consoling sadness. His words are often evocative, but not nearly as evocative as the music itself, which is rooted equally in country-rock (not alt-country), early-'70s singer/songwriterism, and baroque British psychedelia. With producer Nigel Godrich, Beck has created a warm, enveloping sound, with his acoustic guitar supported by grand string arrangements straight out of Paul Buckmaster, eerie harmonies, and gentle keyboards among other subtler touches that give this record a richness that unveils more with each listen. Surely, some may bemoan the absence of the careening, free-form experimentalism of Odelay, but Beck's gifts as a songwriter, singer, and musician have never been as brilliant as they are here. As Sea Change is playing, it feels as if Beck singing to you alone, revealing painful, intimate secrets that mirror your own. It's a genuine masterpiece in an era with too damn few of them."

-allmusic.com

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