CODY CHESNUTT The Headphone Masterpiece limited 200 grm gatefold 3xLP Mint NO.95
£
20
$
27
Favourite Auctions
To save auctions to your favourites, please login
If you don't have an account, please register
Description
From my own collection. Bought & put on the shelf, need to shift some vinyl to buy more. This is in mint condition, number 95 of a limited press run on Ready Set Go in 2004.
Cody ChesnuTT ?– The Headphone Masterpiece
Label:
Ready Set Go! ?– TPLP345
Format:
3 × Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:
UK
Released:
2004
Genre:
Hip Hop, Rock, Funk / Soul
Style:
Garage Rock, Soul, Lo-Fi, Funk
The Headphone Masterpiece is the debut album by American recording artist Cody Chesnutt. He recorded the album in his home bedroom with a 4-track recorder and played guitar, bass, keyboard, and an organ. A 36-song double album, The Headphone Masterpiece features neo soul and lo-fi music, and distorted, overdubbed production. It was written and arranged by Chesnutt, whose ironic and sincere lyrics reflect on personal experiences such as falling in love with his wife and reconciling his love for rock and roll with the drawbacks of the rock lifestyle.
After unsuccessfully shopping the album to record companies, Chesnutt released it himself on his website in September 2002 before releasing it on September 24 through his own label Ready, Set, Go!. The album charted for one week on the Billboard 200 and had sold 25,000 copies by March 30, 2003, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The Headphone Masterpiece was well received by music critics, who found it musically adventurous, albeit indulgent.
Chesnutt shopped the album around to record companies, but they mistook it for a demo and rejected it. They encouraged him to reproduce it smoothly, rearrange the drums, and rerecord his vocals. He said in an interview for Vibe at the time, "I refuse to re-record it-that defeats the purpose. What about the experience I had in my bedroom? To go back to the studio, I'd be chasing something. If you're listening to it and you love it, then it's already done what it's supposed to do." In September 2002, Chesnutt made the album available through his website, and released it on September 24 on his own label Ready, Set, Go!
Chesnutt performed at clubs in Los Angeles in the album's promotion. He subsequently toured with Macy Gray, Erykah Badu, and The Roots, who covered his song "The Seed" on their 2002 album Phrenology. The band released a music video for the song featuring Chesnutt, which received airplay on MTV.[Consequently, The Headphone Masterpiece entered the Billboard 200 at number 128 with sales of 8,000 copies. By March 30, 2003, it had sold 25,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.It spent one week on the Billboard 200.
price rating