Arctic Monkeys

Vinyl Records and Rare LPs:

	AM New - LP - WIGLP317 Sealed 2013 Gatefold, 180GM. Their 5th Album Was Highly Respected Between Critics And Audience Alike. Always A Good Jumping Off Point For The Interested New Listener. more
	AM New - LP - WIGLP317 Sealed 2020 US 180gm Reissue Housed In A Gatefold With Hype Sticker. Their 5th Album Was Highly Respected Between Critics And Audience Alike. Always A Good Jumping Off Point For The Interested New Listener. more
	AM Used - LP - WIGLP317 2020 or later gatefold 180gm reissue. Jacket EX condition, small split to top seam on rear gatefold. Pressed at RTI, no mastering credit in deadwax. "If Arctic Monkeys launched a tentative retreat on Suck It & See, their first effort after being seduced by Josh Homme, the group once again forge ahead into bold new territory on AM, their fifth album. Neatly splitting the difference between the band's two personalities -- the devotees of barbed British pop and disciples of curdled heavy rock -- AM consolidates Arctic Monkeys strengths, a tricky task in and of itself, but the band pushes further, incorporating unapologetic glam stomps, fuzzy guitars, and a decidedly strong rhythmic undercurrent. At times, AM pulses to a distinctly danceable rhythm -- "Fireplace" percolates while "Why Do You Only Call Me When You're High" simmers and "Knee Socks" nearly rivals Franz Ferdinand in disco rock -- but this isn't an album made for nights out; it's a soundtrack for nights in. Too much of Alex Turner's mind is preoccupied with love gone wrong, jealousy, and general misanthropy, so even when he's singing about a "No. 1 Party Anthem," he's doing so with a nearly visible sneer. Such an undercurrent of cynicism makes AM an ideal album to listen to under the cover of darkness, but due to the Arctic Monkeys' muscular wallop and musical restlessness, it never feels like the band is wallowing in bleakness. Instead, this is vibrant, moody music that showcases a band growing ever stronger with each risk and dare they take." All Music Guide - Stephen Thomas Erlewine. more
	AM New - LP - WIGLP317 Sealed 2020 180gm gatefold reissue. Their 5th album was highly respected between critics and audience alike. Always a good jumping off point for the interested new listener. more
	Favourite Worst Nightmare New - LP - 093624945796 Sealed 2021 US Reissue. "Breathless Praise Is A Time-honored Tradition In British Pop Music, But Even So, The Whole Brouhaha Surrounding The 2006 Debut Of The Arctic Monkeys Bordered On The Absurd. It Wasn't Enough For The Arctic Monkeys To Be The Best New Band Of 2006; They Had To Be The Saviors Of Rock & Roll. Lead Singer/songwriter Alex Turner Had To Be The Best Songwriter Since Noel Gallagher Or Perhaps Even Paul Weller, And Their Debut, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, At First Was Hailed As One Of The Most Important Albums Of The Decade, And Then, Just Months After Its Release, Nme Called It One Of The Top Five British Albums Ever. Heady Stuff For A Group Just Out Of Their Teens, And They Weathered The Storm With Minimal Damage, Losing Their Bassist But Not Their Sense Of Purpose As They Coped In The Time-honored Method For Young Bands Riding The Wave Of Enormous Success: They Kept On Working. All Year Long They Toured, Rapidly Writing And Recording Their Second Album, Favourite Worst Nightmare, Getting It Out Just A Little Over A Year After Their Debut, A Speedy Turnaround By Any Measure. Some May Call It Striking When The Iron Is Hot, Cashing In While There's Still Interest, But Favourite Worst Nightmare Is The Opposite Of Opportunism: It's The Vibrant, Thrilling Sound Of A Band Coming Into Its Own. The Arctic Monkeys Surely Showed Potential On Whatever People Say I Am, But Their Youthful Vigor Often Camouflaged Their Debt To Other Bands. Here, They're Absorbing Their Influences, Turning Their Liberal Borrowings From The Libertines, The Strokes, And The Jam Into Something That's Their Own Distinct Identity. Unlike Any Of Those Three Bands, However, The Arctic Monkeys Haven't Stumbled On Their Second Album; They Haven't Choked On Hubris, They Haven't Overthought Their Sophomore Salvo, Nor Have They Cranked It Out Too Quickly. That Constant Year Of Work Resulted In Startling Growth As The Band Is Testing The Limits Of What They Can Do And Where They Can Go. Favourite Worst Nightmare Hardly Abandons The Pleasures Of Their Debut But Instead Frantically Expands Upon Them. They Still Have A Kinetic Nervous Energy, But This Isn't A Quartet That Bashes Out Simply Three-chord Rock & Roll. The Monkeys May Start With An Infectious Riff, But Then They'll Violently Burst Into Jagged Yet Tightly Controlled Blasts Of Post-punk Squalls, Or They'll Dress A Verse With Circular Harmonies As They Do At The End Of "Fluorescent Adolescent." Their Signature Is Precision, Evident In Their Concise Songs, Deftly Executed Instrumental Interplay, And The Details Within Turner's Wry Wordplay, Which Is Clever But Never Condescending. Indeed, The Remarkable Thing About The Arctic Monkeys -- Which Favourite Worst Nightmare Brings Into Sharp Relief -- Is Their Genuine Guilelessness, How They Restructure Classic Rock Clichés In A Way That Pays Little Mind To How Things Were Done In The Past, And That All Goes Back To Their Youth. Born In The '80s And Raised On The Strokes And The Libertines, They Treat All Rock As A Level Playing Field, Loving Its Traditions But Not Seeing Musical Barriers Between Generations, Since The Band Learned All Of Rock History At Once And Now Spit It All Out In A Giddy, Cacophonous Blend Of Post-punk And Classic Rock That Sounds Fresh, Partially Because They Jam Each Of Their Very Songs With A Surplus Of Ideas. Some Of This Was True On Their Debut Album, But It's The Restlessness Of Favourite Worst Nightmare That Impresses -- They're Discovering Themselves As They Go And, Unlike So Many Modern Bands, They're Interested In The Discovery And Not Appearances. They'll Venture Into Darker Territory, They'll Slow Things Down On "Only Ones Who Know," They'll Play Art Punk Riffs Without Pretension. Here, They Sound Like They'll Try Anything, Which Makes This A Rougher Album In Some Ways Than Their Debut, Which Indeed Was More Cohesive. All The Songs On Whatever Shared A Similar Viewpoint, Whereas The Excitement Here Is That There's A Multitude Of Viewpoints, All Suggesting Different Tantalizing Directions They Could Go. On That Debut, It Was Possible Hear All The Ways They Were Similar To Their Predecessors, But Here It's Possible To Hear All The Ways The Arctic Monkeys Are A Unique, Vibrant Band And That's Why Favourite Worst Nightmare Is In Its Own Way More Exciting Than The Debut: It Reveals The Depth And Ambition Of The Band And, In Doing So, It Will Turn Skeptics Into Believers." AMG Review By Stephen Thomas Erlewine. more
	Humbug New - LP - DNO 237 Sealed 2018 180gm US Reissue. more
	Humbug New - LP - DNO 237 Sealed 2018 180gm US Reissue. more
	Live At The Royal Albert Hall Used - LP - WIGLP490 2020 US 2LP gatefold original. VG++/EX glossy jacket, with corner ding & tiny top seam split. "While Britain's Arctic Monkeys are best known for their acclaimed and arty albums, they've also proven to be a hardworking and inspired live act. In the years since releasing their 2006 debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, the band have garnered a reputation for their swaggering, wickedly theatrical live shows, ably translating their post-punk grooves and Alex Turner's literate, serpentine lyrics into performance alchemy. 2020's Live at the Royal Albert Hall captures this alchemical spark, showcasing the group's performance on June 7, 2018, at the storied London venue. Recorded during the band's tour for their sixth album, Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino, the concert was held in support of the charity group War Child, with all proceeds going to aid the organization's ongoing work with children who have experienced the trauma of war. Live at the Royal Albert Hall finds Arctic Monkeys digging into a vibrant cross-section of material from throughout their career. Cuts like "Do I Wanna Know" and "RU Mine?" (off 2013's AM) swing with a bluesy, glitter-edged intensity, while others like "Brianstorm" (off 2007's Favourite Worst Nightmare) are kinetic ragers that evoke the band's nervy, punk-influenced early years. We also get enthralling takes on "Four Out of Five," "Arabella," and "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?" There's a high-definition energy to Arctic Monkeys' performance here that seems to speak to their passion for the charity at hand. There's also a palpable enthusiasm at play between them and their fans, as on "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair," in which the audience claps and sings along, matching Turner's menacingly seductive baritone croon." All Music Guide - Matt Collar. more
	Suck It And See New - LP - DNO300 Sealed 2011 Gatefold. 180gm & MP3 download. more
	Suck It And See Used Import - WIGLP258 2023 gatefold repress. Suck It And See is the fourth studio album by English rock band Arctic Monkeys, released in 2011. The album features a more laid-back, melodic sound compared to the band's previous works, with a focus on Alex Turner's skillful songwriting and catchy hooks. The album's title comes from a British slang phrase, which means to try something out before making a decision about it. The album received critical acclaim for its mature songwriting, showcasing the band's growth and versatility. Some of the standout tracks include "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair," "Black Treacle," and "Reckless Serenade." Suck It And See is a must-listen for fans of the Arctic Monkeys and anyone who appreciates well-crafted indie rock. more
	Suck It And See Used - LP - DNO300 2011 gatefold repress with updated Domino Records address at 20 Jay Street, Brooklyn. Suck It And See is the fourth studio album by English rock band Arctic Monkeys, released in 2011. The album features a more laid-back, melodic sound compared to the band's previous works, with a focus on Alex Turner's skillful songwriting and catchy hooks. The album's title comes from a British slang phrase, which means to try something out before making a decision about it. The album received critical acclaim for its mature songwriting, showcasing the band's growth and versatility. Some of the standout tracks include "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair," "Black Treacle," and "Reckless Serenade." Suck It And See is a must-listen for fans of the Arctic Monkeys and anyone who appreciates well-crafted indie rock. more
	Suck It And See New - LP - DNO300 Sealed, latest repress of the 2011 gatefold original with custom hype sticker. 180gm & MP3 download. Suck It And See is the fourth studio album by English rock band Arctic Monkeys, released in 2011. The album features a more laid-back, melodic sound compared to the band's previous works, with a focus on Alex Turner's skillful songwriting and catchy hooks. The album's title comes from a British slang phrase, which means to try something out before making a decision about it. The album received critical acclaim for its mature songwriting, showcasing the band's growth and versatility. Some of the standout tracks include "Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair," "Black Treacle," and "Reckless Serenade." Suck It And See is a must-listen for fans of the Arctic Monkeys and anyone who appreciates well-crafted indie rock. more
	The Car Used - LP - WIGLP455 2022 gatefold original with custom printed inner sleeve. "The Car is in every way a sequel to Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino, the 2018 album that found Alex Turner pushing Arctic Monkeys in the direction his side project Last Shadow Puppets pursued. Louche and lugubrious, The Car is rife with signifiers of a stylish, seedy past: wah-wah guitars, swelling cinematic strings, tinkling ivories, and analog synths. What's missing is any sense of rock & roll, a swagger that's absent in the backbeat rhythms, slithery guitars, and falsetto croon Turner adopts for the majority of the album. Ever the wordsmith, he packs a lot of lyrics into his winding melodies yet ends up obscuring their intent by singing like a lounge singer whiling away his hours in a second-rate hotel. The effect is intentional and is not without appeal. There's a certain charm in hearing Arctic Monkeys abandon all their previous strengths, defiantly avoiding melody and muscle; few groups of their stature embark on such a radical revision of their aesthetic. The Car doesn't feel like a progression from Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino so much as a holding pattern, though, with any forward motion arriving in arrangements, not compositions or execution, particularly because Turner seems to be angling for atmosphere, not hooks, with his melodies. The free-floating croon helps The Car amiably drift in space, but it also highlights how the record could use a couple of elements to bring it back to earth." All Music Guide - Stephen Thomas Erlewine. more
	The Car Used Import - WIGLP455 2022 Black Vinyl Pressing. The Arctic Monkeys are a British rock band that formed in 2002 and released their debut album, "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not," in 2005. The Car is in every way a sequel to Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino, the 2018 album that found Alex Turner pushing Arctic Monkeys in the direction his side project Last Shadow Puppets pursued. Louche and lugubrious, The Car is rife with signifiers of a stylish, seedy past: wah-wah guitars, swelling cinematic strings, tinkling ivories, and analog synths. What's missing is any sense of rock & roll, a swagger that's absent in the backbeat rhythms, slithery guitars, and falsetto croon Turner adopts for the majority of the album. Ever the wordsmith, he packs a lot of lyrics into his winding melodies yet ends up obscuring their intent by singing like a lounge singer whiling away his hours in a second-rate hotel. The effect is intentional and is not without appeal. There's a certain charm in hearing Arctic Monkeys abandon all their previous strengths, defiantly avoiding melody and muscle; few groups of their stature embark on such a radical revision of their aesthetic. The Car doesn't feel like a progression from Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino so much as a holding pattern, though, with any forward motion arriving in arrangements, not compositions or execution, particularly because Turner seems to be angling for atmosphere, not hooks, with his melodies. The free-floating croon helps The Car amiably drift in space, but it also highlights how the record could use a couple of elements to bring it back to earth. AMG - Stephen Thomas Erlewine more
	Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino Used - LP - WIGLP339 2018 Heavyweight 180gm vinyl lp house in gatefold jacket. Tiny corner ding. "It was inevitable that Alex Turner would incorporate the loungey swagger of his busman's holiday the Last Shadow Puppets into his main gig of the Arctic Monkeys, yet the soft louche touch of Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino comes as something of a shock. Chalk it up, perhaps, to the fact that Turner was a mere 32 years old when he unleashed Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino onto the world, a young age that seems older because Arctic Monkeys released their debut when he was just 19. Throughout Tranquility Base, Turner comes across as if he were much, much older than his actual age, cocking an eyebrow to a potential paramour who has the audacity to have never seen Blade Runner, and reminiscing about the '70s -- a decade he never saw. He may have been born at the height of Brothers in Arms, but Turner fetishes the swinging sci-fi '60s, winking at futurism while acknowledging that its starry potential has curdled in the digital age. Tranquility Base hints at these dashed dreams in its stylish soft contours, which are neither retro nor modern: they're hung suspended between these two extremes, sounding precisely like Alex Turner while never touching upon the frenzied, heavy roar of the Monkeys. Perhaps it's easy to miss that youthful punchiness, but the expansive aural horizons of Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino suggest there are plenty of avenues for Turner to steer Arctic Monkeys into a fruitful middle age. So, it's an accomplished, slyly snappy, and admirable affair, and yet there still seems to be something lacking -- namely, songs that stick. Turner nails the concept, wallowing in warped dreams and painting widescreen soundscapes, but the foundation is wobbly; at a glance, it's impressive, but the slipshod details reveal themselves upon close inspection." All Music Guide - Stephen Thomas Erlewine. more
	Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino New - LP - WIGLP339 Sealed 2018 Heavyweight 180gm Vinyl LP House In Gatefold Jacket. Custom Hype Sticker On Shrink And Includes Download Code. Tiny Bottom Right Corner Rub. more
	Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not New - LP - DNO 086 Sealed 2021 Black Vinyl Repress With Custom Hype Sticker On The Shrink Wrap. more
	Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not New - LP - DNO 086 Sealed 2021 Black Vinyl Repress With Custom Hype Sticker On The Shrink Wrap. more
	Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not New - LP - DNO 086 Sealed 2021 Black Vinyl Repress With Custom Hype Sticker On The Shrink Wrap. more
	Whatever People Say I Am,That's What I'm Not New - LP - 8610 Sealed 2006 Original With Custom Hype Sticker On The Shrink Wrap. more
	When The Sun Goes Down New - 12 - DNO 080 Sealed 2005 Four-Track 12" Single In Picture Sleeve. Includes Title Track Plus "Stickin' To The Floor," "Settle For A Draw" And "7". more