The Strokes – First Impressions Of Earth
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RCA – 19658801671 |
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Europe |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Garage Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | You Only Live Once | |
| A2 | Juicebox | |
| A3 | Heart In A Cage | |
| A4 | Razorblade | |
| A5 | On The Other Side | |
| A6 | Vision Of Division | |
| A7 | Ask Me Anything | |
| B1 | Electricityscape | |
| B2 | Killing Lies | |
| B3 | Fear Of Sleep | |
| B4 | 15 Minutes | |
| B5 | Ize Of The World | |
| B6 | Evening Sun | |
| B7 | Red Light |
Companies, etc.
- Pressed By – Record Industry – 96758
Notes
Sticker on front cover:
FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF EARTH
LIMITED EDITION
HAZY RED VINYL
FEATURING
YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE
AND HEART IN A CAGE
INCLUDES CODE
FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF EARTH
LIMITED EDITION
HAZY RED VINYL
FEATURING
YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE
AND HEART IN A CAGE
INCLUDES CODE
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 196588016714
- Matrix / Runout: (Side A): 96758 2A MOVLP 885 (Etched)
- Matrix / Runout: (Side B): 96758 2B MOVLP 885 (Etched)
- Rights Society: BIEM/GEMA
- Label Code: LC00316
Other Versions (5 of 51)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| First Impressions Of Earth (CD, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Digipak) | Sony BMG Music Entertainment | RCA 82876 76420 2, 82876 76420 2 | Europe | 2005 | |||
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First Impressions Of Earth (CDr, Album, Promo) | Rough Trade | none | UK | 2005 | ||
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First Impressions Of Earth (CD, Album) | RCA | 82876 73503 25 | Mexico | 2005 | ||
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First Impressions Of Earth (CD, Album, Unofficial Release) | Not On Label | VK 10174 | US | 2005 | ||
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New Submission
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First Impressions Of Earth (LP, Album, Test Pressing) | Rough Trade | RTRADLP330 | Europe | 2005 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Edited 5 months agoOh man! Love this album a lot despite its reputation of being the most controversial Strokes record. The guitar composition on this one is amazing and this is the group at their peak aggressiveness.
In of the sound quality, it’s fuller and more dynamic than any other pressing of this record and what you will hear on any streaming platforms. Finally can hear the rumbling bass and the snare doesn’t sound like small tin can. With so much music cramped in one disc, it’s very important to crank the volume up (it was cut at a low volume).
However, it’s still an ear fatiguing experience. I have a strong feeling there was clipping even during recording (guitar sounds clipped in some loud parts). This could be also due to brickwalling in the mastering stage but clipping is very audible.
This is cut from the same lacquers MOV used in 2013. This is still readily available so grab this if you can.
The poster and artwork inside is 100/100!
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Cool looking vinyl, free of pops/cracks/sibilance, sounds fine to my ears. You do have to turn it up a little bit as it is ~52 minutes crammed onto two sides. -
Flat, silent and punchy. The vinyl colour is lovely too and fits the overall aesthetic. Contains a nice foldout insert featuring the band (This perhaps should've been used as the album cover) and artwork to represent each track. FIOE, the 'difficult' third album is definitely a case of an album of two sides. Side A is my absolute favourite run of Strokes tracks and quite different to anything they have done before (or since). Side B is mostly uninteresting and largely forgettable which is a shame.
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