Lee, Ben

Vinyl Records and Rare LPs:

	Awake Is The New Sleep Used - LP - NW5115 2016 US Limited Edition Vinyl, 2LP Gatefold Pressing. Tiny Beginning Of Seam Split At Top Edge. Originally Released In 2005, This Is The First Ever Vinyl Release Put Out On RSD 2016. Includes Printed Insert. "Like Most Musicians Who Make A Splash In Their Teens, Ben Lee Has Had A Hard Time Finding His Footing In His Twenties. First, His American Record Label, Grand Royal, Closed After The Release Of His 1999 Album Breathing Tornados, And Then, During The First Half Of The 2000s, Shifting Pop Trends -- Plus A General Unspoken Consensus That He Was No Longer A Pop Wunderkind Now That He Was In His Twenties -- Pushed Him Out Of The Limelight. He Managed To Get An Album Out In His Native Australia In 2002, A Move That Didn't Get Nearly As Much Attention In The U.s. As His 2003 Breakup With Celebrity Girlfriend Claire Danes. So, Approaching The Halfway Point Of His Twenties And The 2000s, Lee Was Adrift, But He Managed To Regroup, At Least Artistically, With His 2005 Album Awake Is The New Sleep. Reteaming With Renowned Indie Rock Producer Brad Wood, Who Helmed His 1997 Lp Something To Remember Me By, Lee Returns To The Gently Melodic, Tentatively Introspective Indie Pop That Marked His Best Work Of The '90s, But There Is A Difference Here. Where That Record, Along With Much Of His Previous Work, Was Marked By A Shy Innocence, Lee Is Older Now. He's Been Through The Wringer And Has Had His Heart Broken, And It's Given His Music A Greater Emotional Resonance. That Alone Would Have Made Awake Is The New Sleep Noteworthy, But What Makes It Stand Alongside Something To Remember Me By As His Strongest Album Is That He's Written A Strong, Melodic Set Of Songs And Wood Has Given Them A Colorful But Unadorned Production That Gives Each Tune Its Own Character. It's Not A Great Change -- He's Still A Gentle, Low-key Pop Singer/songwriter In The Vein Of Evan Dando -- But The Subtle Changes In Tone And Perspective Make Awake Is The New Sleep A Nice, Low-key Comeback And An Album That Proves That Lee Is Beginning To Reach His Musical Maturation." AMG - Stephen Thomas Erlewine. more
	Breathing Tornados New - LP - GR 067 Sealed, Long Out Of Print 1999 Original From The Australian Singer-Songwriter. more
	Deeper Into Depth New - LP - DGB075V Sealed 2011 Gatefold Original. “Recorded And Self-Produced At His Laurel Canyon Home Studio, Australian Singer/Songwriter Ben Lee's Eighth Studio Album, Deeper Into Dream, Lives Up To His Recent Claims That His Days Of "Chasing Alternative Hits" Are Over. Indeed, Other Than The Driving Grunge Of The Contemplative "Get Used To It" And The Flaming Lips-Esque Alt-Pop Of "Pointless Beauty," Little Here Is Likely To Trouble The ARIA Charts In The Same Manner As 2005's Commercial Peak, Awake Is The New Sleep. Instead, The Former Noise Addict Frontman Has Come Up With His Most Personal And Darkest Album To Date, Which, Inspired By Three Years Of Dream Analysis Therapy, Attempts To Understand The Power Of The Unconscious Mind. It's An Ambitious Concept That, For The Most Part, Lee Pulls Off With Ease. The Title Track Is A Gorgeous Alternative Lullaby Underpinned By Subtle Strings And Simple Acoustic Melodies; "Lean Into It" Is A Disorienting And Abstract Fusion Of Ambient Synths, Furious Violins, And Lee's Stream-Of-Consciousness Delivery; While The Spellbinding "I Want My Mind Back" Is Lent An Almost Hymn-Like Air Thanks To Its Atmospheric Organ Chords And Hushed Fervent Chorus. However, The Album's Effortless Ability To Evoke The Wooziness Associated With Its Subject Matter Means That The Several Musical Collages Featuring Various Friends Recalling Their Dreams ("My First Dream," "My Second Dream") Feel Slightly Redundant. Rather Wisely, There Are A Few More Upbeat Offerings That Provide A Respite From The Prevalent Hazy Slumber Vibes, Such As The Jaunty Brass Riffs And Chiming Glockenspiels On The Baroque Indie Pop Of "Indian Myna" And The Breezy West Coast Folk Of "Glue." But Deeper Into Dream Is, Ironically, Far More Captivating When It Appears To Want To Send Listeners To Sleep.” – Jon O’Brien, AMG more
	Grandpaw Would New - LP - GR 015 Sealed 1995 Vinyl Rarity. “Australian Wunderkind Of The '90s Ben Lee Was Only In His Early Teens When He Recorded This Debut LP, But His Songwriting Skills Were Already Evidence Of An Ability Beyond His Years. Stripped To The Barest Of Essentials, And Often Resorting Simply To Lee And His Guitar, The 18 Tracks On The Record Are Full Of Pure Gooey Pop And Trademark Simple But Engaging Lyrics. With Help From Both Liz Phair And Rebecca Gates, As Well As A High-Profile Release From Grand Royal, Lee's First Effort Was Backed By Plenty Of Folks Who Believed In His Skills, And It's Doubtful That Any Were Disappointed With The Result. With Simple Approaches And Plenty Of Songs About Girls, The Singer's Tales Of Childish Infatuation And Normal Fears Are Certainly Believable, And The Inclusion Of More Silly Upbeat Numbers Like "Ductile" And "My Guitar" Paints A Portrait Of Lee As A Normal Teen With A Surprising Penchant For Writing Great Songs. This Record Reeks Of The Innocence That Disappeared From His Later Albums, And For That Alone It Is Wildly Endearing. Grandpa Would Is A Distant Sound Compared To Noise Addict, Lee's Other Group From The Time This Was Recorded, But Its Far From Daunting "Boy And His Guitar" Aspect Is Easy To Fall In Love With, And It Gives Some Good Justification For His Decision To Continue On With A Solo Career.” – Peter J. D’Angelo, AMG more
	Something To Remember Me By New - LP - GR 044 Sealed 1997 2LP Original Including Bonus Tracks Not On The CD. more