CONSTANTINES Tournament Of Hearts LP SUB POP 2005 US/CAN orig+insert+white SP669
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€ 48
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Nov 8, 2023
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THIS IS THE US & CANADA ORIGINAL PRESSING on SUB POP label. IN SHRINK SINGLE COVER + INSERT + WHITE VINYL. The cover is in EX condition: normal wear and without any major deterioration BUT light discolouration/wear on right corners (where missing shrink), left spine is fully readable; INSERT in great condition but creases on corner; for details see photos. The vinyl is in EX condition [barely played] and plays wonderfully.
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CONSTANTINES
The Constantines first rocked their way out of Guelph, Ontario, in 1999, with Bryan Webb and Steve Lambke on vocals and guitar; bassist Dallas Wehrle; keyboardist Will Kidman; and drummer Doug McGregor. By 2001, the quintet had relocated to Toronto and issued their initial, eponymous full-length. The album's raw, moody mix of arty dub-punk with trad rock energy and pop angles was immediately and roundly embraced. The Constantines was nominated for a Best Alternative Album Juno award and topped the college radio charts in both Canada and America. The band toured extensively through 2002 and issued the Modern Sinner Nervous Man EP (Suicide Squeeze) in April of that year. By summer 2003, the Constantines' constant touring and widespread critical acclaim had built up quite a buzz; when Shine a Light dropped from Sub Pop in August, it only made that racket louder. The band stayed on the road through October of that year. After spending much of 2004 touring and recording, the Constantines resurfaced in 2005 with Tournament of Hearts."TOURNAMENT OF HEARTS"
2005 LP SUB POP RECORDS SP 669 PRINTED IN U.S.A. ORIGINAL PRESSING WHITE VINYL IN SHRINK SINGLE SLEEVE + INSERT HEAVY CARDBOARD COVER
Barcode and Other Identifiers Barcode: 098787066913
SUP POP - BLACK LABEL w/YELLOW ARTWORK RIM - SILVER TEXT
Catalog on cover: SP 669 Catalog on labels: SP 669
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): SP-669-A 13527.1(3)... (Stamped): SAE MASTERING Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): SP-669-B 13527.2(3)...
On labels: All songs © Constantines, SOCAN 2005
On back cover: Tracklist ©℗ 2005 Sub Pop.......PO Box 20367 Seattle, WA 98102..... in Canada: ©Three Gut Records.......Toronto, ON M5T IW8
tracklisting Side A: DRAW US LINES - HOTLINE OPERATOR - LOVE IN FEAR - LIZAVETE - SOON ENOUGH Side B: WORKING FULL-TIME - GOOD NURSE - THIEVES YOU ARE A CONDUCTOR - WINDY ROAD grading RECORD EX but (please, read above description) SLEEVE EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)
More about refinement than reinvention, Tournament of Hearts gives the Constantines' sound just a few tweaks that add up to even more impact. While Shine a Light gave a better grasp of the band's ability to span combustible rock and lighters-aloft ballads, Tournament of Hearts focuses their aggression and beauty into a set of songs that are slightly more accessible but still formidable. The life-and-death urgency that has characterized the Constantines' work from the beginning is still here, most notably on the fantastic, charging opener, "Draw Us Lines" -- which does with a few, artfully placed guitar blasts what legions of other bands try to do with their amps continually cranked to 11 -- and its stealthy but just as hard-hitting follow-up, "Hotline Operator." And, with its "Sweet Child O' Mine"-like guitar breakdown and lyrics like "we won't be undersold," "Working Full-Time" touches on the band's common-man roots (unlike too many indie rock bands, the Constantines never sound elitist). However, during most of the album, this intensity is channelled into slower, but still tensely coiled, songs that make Tournament of Hearts the Constantines' subtlest work yet. Fortunately, the band is as good at quietly anthemic ballads as it is at loudly anthemic rockers -- and the brass that colors "Love in Fear" and "Lizaveta" has nearly as much kick as the band's guitars. "Soon Enough" is one of the rousing, slightly rootsy songs that seem to come to the Constantines effortlessly, while "Thieves"' cool electric pianos and whispery vocals underscore the late-night tension that runs through all of Tournament of Hearts. However, the album's finest moments might be its final two songs: the soaring, massive-sounding "You Are a Conductor" and simple, delicate "Windy Road" are a study in contrasts from a band that excels at being anthemic, romantic, brooding, and world-weary at the same time. Classic without being too traditional or contrived, Tournament of Hearts is the sound of the Constantines operating at the peak of their powers...(AllMusic)
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