Queens Of The Stone Age - Queens Of The Stone Age 2x LP Record - BRAND NEW

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Brand new sealed record.

Queens Of The Stone Age - Queens Of The Stone Age [2LP]

(180 Gram, download, double-gatefold, reissue debut album with three unreleased songs)   

Rekords Rekords    LP-REK-001    801391800114    LP    Alternative Rock   

Upon the dissolution of the criminally overlooked Kyuss, guitarist Josh Homme pulled up stakes from the California Desert for the Pacific Northwest to work on a new project concurrent with spending time on the road as second guitarist in Screaming Trees. Seeking a new sound, Homme discarded the sludgy low-end expanses of his former band for much tighter song structure (for the most part) and honest-togoodness capital 'H' hooks and what was originally christened
Gamma Ray was quickly changed to Queens Of The Stone Age shortly after birth.
Homme returned to his old stomping grounds and re-united with latter day Kyuss drummer Alfredo Hernandez to record as a fake trio (bass player ''Carlo Von Sexron'' is a nom-deboom
for Homme) and QOTSA came into full bloom. If this re-issue doesn't document ''hour zero,'' it's only a few minutes past. ''Regular John'' introduces Homme as a smooth and assured vocalist with great melodic instinct. Tracks like ''Avon'' and ''Walkin' On Sidewalks'' lock into heavy riffs that
are in entrancing in their repetition and subtle shifts. And it's hard to believe that insistently catchy ''How To Handle A Rope'' didn't make a greater impact on mainstream radio upon its initial release. Amidst the mid-fi riffage and willful experimentalism of an artist forging a new sound for himself are some killer guitar melodies that could have easily come from 1971, 1991 or 2011. And that's part of the timelessness of this unassuming debut album. QOTSA can only truly be classified as a ''rock band;'' Any attempt to narrow that down further would be to neglect the scope of Homme's broad body of work and the band's wide-reaching appeal.

This Rekords Records re-issue (in conjunction with Domino) has been fully remastered from the original tapes and has been expanded by three tracks on both CD and double vinyl. ''The
Bronze'' & ''These Aren't the Droids You're Looking For'' (from the a split EP from '98) and ''Spiders and Vinegaroons'' which was part of the posthumous Kyuss/QOTSA split EP. The vinyl is a double LP deluxe gatefold package that will also include a free digital download card.

Selling Points:
- The groundbreaking QOTSA debut is back in print!
- The album has been remastered and repackaged to include three out of print rarities: ''The Bronze'', ''These Aren't The Droids You're Looking For'' and ''Spiders and Vinegaroons.''
-The gatefold doube-vinyl version comes with complimentary digital downloads.

Tracklisting:
Disc 1
Side A
01. Regular John
02. Avon
03. If Only
04. Walkin On The Sidewalks
Side B
05. You Would Know
06. The Bronze
07. How to Handle a Rope ( A lesson in the Lariat)
Disc 2
Side C
08. Mexicola
09. Hispanic Impressions
10. You Cant Quit Me Baby
11. These Arent the Droids You're Looking For
Side D
12. Give the Mule What he Wants
13. Spiders and Vinegaroons
14. I Was A Teenage Hand Model 

RECORD: M
COVER: NM

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Record Grading

Mint (M): New condition.

Near Mint (NM): Nearly perfect, a record with no obvious signs of wear, a perfect sleeve with no more than the most minor defects and signs of slight handling.

Very Good Plus (VG+): A very good plus record will show signs that it was played, but was taken good care of by the previous owner. Record surface may show slight signs of wear or minor scuffs that do not affect play. Picture sleeves may have slight wear, lightly turned up corners.

Very Good (VG): A very good record will show groove wear and may have a few vinyl imperfections which will affect the sound. Picture sleeves will show slightly more wear with perhaps a frayed top edge, ring wear or seam breakdown.

Good (G) / Good Plus (G+): A good record will show significant wear and /or scratches, but will play through without skipping. It will have considerable surface noise. Picture sleeves may have seam splits @ bottom & spines, tape, writing, ring wear, stickers and other defects that will start to overwhelm the item. A good or good plus item is usually acquired to fill a hole in a collection until a better copy comes along.