Tame Impala

Vinyl Records and Rare LPs:

	Currents Colored Vinyl - B0023452 Sealed 2015 Limited Edition 2LP Set On Colored Vinyl, Comes Housed In Gatefold Cover. more
	Currents New - LP - B0023337-1 Sealed 2015 2LP Limited Edition Gatefold With Custom Inner Sleeves. KUSF's 2015 Album Of The Year. more
	Currents Used - LP - B0023337-01 2023 2LP Gatefold With Custom Inner Sleeves. KUSF's 2015 Album Of The Year. "Currents" is the third studio album by Australian music project Tame Impala, released on July 17, 2015. The album marks a departure from the psychedelic rock sound that characterized Tame Impala's earlier work, moving towards a more pop and electronic-influenced sound. Kevin Parker, the mastermind behind the project, recorded the album almost entirely on his own, showcasing his multifaceted talent as a songwriter, producer, and performer. The album explores themes of personal transformation and introspection, with Parker drawing inspiration from changes in his own life. "Currents" includes notable tracks like "Let It Happen" and "The Less I Know the Better," both of which received significant critical acclaim and commercial success. The vinyl release of "Currents" features the album's distinctive artwork, which is a blend of vibrant colors and flowing patterns that visually echo the themes of change and movement found in the music. The album's production emphasizes a lush, immersive sound, with Parker meticulously crafting each track to create a cohesive listening experience. The vinyl format captures the warmth and depth of the album's soundscapes, making it a popular choice for audiophiles and fans of Tame Impala. Since its release, "Currents" has been praised for its innovative approach and has solidified Tame Impala's place within the contemporary music scene, influencing a wide range of artists across genres. more
	Innerspeaker New - LP - MODVL128 Sealed 2011 2LP Reissue Housed In A Gatefold Jacket. Plays At 33 1/3RPM Unlike The Original Pressing And This Particular Reissue Press Doesn't Include The Track "Interlude" On Side C, Like The Other 2011 Repress. “The Limpid Lysergic Swirls And Squalling Fuzz-Toned Riffs That Populate Tame Impala's Debut Clearly Owe A Hefty, Heartfelt Debt To The Hazy Churn Of Late-'60s/Early-'70s Psych Rock, But The Members Of This Perth Threesome Are Hardly Strict Revivalists. In Comparison To Their Similarly Inspired Contemporaries, They Chart A Course Somewhere Between Dungen's Lovingly Meticulous Replication Of Their Chosen Style And Malachai's Deconstructive, Electronically Enabled Pastiche Of Same, Deftly Skirting The Potential For Parodic Excess That Comes With Either Extreme. Balancing An Obvious Reverence For Their Sonic. The Album Frequently Feels So Sonically Massive, So Thick With Ringing Guitars, Walls Of Effects, And Tremendous, Reverberating Drums, That It's Hard To Believe It's The Work Of A Mere Threesome. It's Only Infrequently That Individual Songs Manage To Stand Out From The Surrounding Fluid, Atmospheric Haze -- Typically When The Band Decides To Leave Its Hooks A Bit Of Space To Breathe, As On The Chunky, Chugging Closer "I Don't Really Mind" Or The Crisp, Snakily Phased Guitar Lick Cementing The Deliciously Poppy "Solitude Is Bliss." But The Dearth Of Standout Tracks Here Hardly Feels Like An Issue -- Indeed, Innerspeaker Coasts So Beautifully On Its Blissful, Billowing Waves Of Sound That Readily Discernible Hooks Almost Seem Like Gratuitous Distractions.” K. Ross Hoffman, AMG. more
	Innerspeaker Used - LP - MODVL128 2011 2LP Gatefold Reissue. Appears Glossy And Unplayed. “The Limpid Lysergic Swirls And Squalling Fuzz-Toned Riffs That Populate Tame Impala's Debut Clearly Owe A Hefty, Heartfelt Debt To The Hazy Churn Of Late-'60s/Early-'70s Psych Rock, But The Members Of This Perth Threesome Are Hardly Strict Revivalists. In Comparison To Their Similarly Inspired Contemporaries, They Chart A Course Somewhere Between Dungen's Lovingly Meticulous Replication Of Their Chosen Style And Malachai's Deconstructive, Electronically Enabled Pastiche Of Same, Deftly Skirting The Potential For Parodic Excess That Comes With Either Extreme. Balancing An Obvious Reverence For Their Sonic. The Album Frequently Feels So Sonically Massive, So Thick With Ringing Guitars, Walls Of Effects, And Tremendous, Reverberating Drums, That It's Hard To Believe It's The Work Of A Mere Threesome. It's Only Infrequently That Individual Songs Manage To Stand Out From The Surrounding Fluid, Atmospheric Haze -- Typically When The Band Decides To Leave Its Hooks A Bit Of Space To Breathe, As On The Chunky, Chugging Closer "I Don't Really Mind" Or The Crisp, Snakily Phased Guitar Lick Cementing The Deliciously Poppy "Solitude Is Bliss." But The Dearth Of Standout Tracks Here Hardly Feels Like An Issue -- Indeed, Innerspeaker Coasts So Beautifully On Its Blissful, Billowing Waves Of Sound That Readily Discernible Hooks Almost Seem Like Gratuitous Distractions.” K. Ross Hoffman, AMG. more
	Innerspeaker New - LP - MODVL128 Sealed 2011 2LP Reissue Housed In A Gatefold Jacket. Plays At 33 1/3RPM Unlike The Original Pressing And This Particular Reissue Press Doesn't Include The Track "Interlude" On Side C, Like The Other 2011 Repress. “The Limpid Lysergic Swirls And Squalling Fuzz-Toned Riffs That Populate Tame Impala's Debut Clearly Owe A Hefty, Heartfelt Debt To The Hazy Churn Of Late-'60s/Early-'70s Psych Rock, But The Members Of This Perth Threesome Are Hardly Strict Revivalists. In Comparison To Their Similarly Inspired Contemporaries, They Chart A Course Somewhere Between Dungen's Lovingly Meticulous Replication Of Their Chosen Style And Malachai's Deconstructive, Electronically Enabled Pastiche Of Same, Deftly Skirting The Potential For Parodic Excess That Comes With Either Extreme. Balancing An Obvious Reverence For Their Sonic. The Album Frequently Feels So Sonically Massive, So Thick With Ringing Guitars, Walls Of Effects, And Tremendous, Reverberating Drums, That It's Hard To Believe It's The Work Of A Mere Threesome. It's Only Infrequently That Individual Songs Manage To Stand Out From The Surrounding Fluid, Atmospheric Haze -- Typically When The Band Decides To Leave Its Hooks A Bit Of Space To Breathe, As On The Chunky, Chugging Closer "I Don't Really Mind" Or The Crisp, Snakily Phased Guitar Lick Cementing The Deliciously Poppy "Solitude Is Bliss." But The Dearth Of Standout Tracks Here Hardly Feels Like An Issue -- Indeed, Innerspeaker Coasts So Beautifully On Its Blissful, Billowing Waves Of Sound That Readily Discernible Hooks Almost Seem Like Gratuitous Distractions.” K. Ross Hoffman, AMG. more
	Innerspeaker New - LP - MODVL128 Sealed 2021 2LP Reissue Housed In A Gatefold Jacket. “The Limpid Lysergic Swirls And Squalling Fuzz-Toned Riffs That Populate Tame Impala's Debut Clearly Owe A Hefty, Heartfelt Debt To The Hazy Churn Of Late-'60s/Early-'70s Psych Rock, But The Members Of This Perth Threesome Are Hardly Strict Revivalists. In Comparison To Their Similarly Inspired Contemporaries, They Chart A Course Somewhere Between Dungen's Lovingly Meticulous Replication Of Their Chosen Style And Malachai's Deconstructive, Electronically Enabled Pastiche Of Same, Deftly Skirting The Potential For Parodic Excess That Comes With Either Extreme. Balancing An Obvious Reverence For Their Sonic. The Album Frequently Feels So Sonically Massive, So Thick With Ringing Guitars, Walls Of Effects, And Tremendous, Reverberating Drums, That It's Hard To Believe It's The Work Of A Mere Threesome. It's Only Infrequently That Individual Songs Manage To Stand Out From The Surrounding Fluid, Atmospheric Haze -- Typically When The Band Decides To Leave Its Hooks A Bit Of Space To Breathe, As On The Chunky, Chugging Closer "I Don't Really Mind" Or The Crisp, Snakily Phased Guitar Lick Cementing The Deliciously Poppy "Solitude Is Bliss." But The Dearth Of Standout Tracks Here Hardly Feels Like An Issue -- Indeed, Innerspeaker Coasts So Beautifully On Its Blissful, Billowing Waves Of Sound That Readily Discernible Hooks Almost Seem Like Gratuitous Distractions.” K. Ross Hoffman, AMG. more
	Innerspeaker (2010 - 2020) New - LP - 0725647 Sealed 2020 4xLP 10th Anniversary Special Addition Reissue, Housed In A Box Set. Includes Demos, New Mixes, Jams, Instrumentals & 48-Page A4 Size Deluxe Booklet. Hype Sticker On Shrink. Very Small Bottom Right Corner Crease Line. more
	Live Versions New - LP - 3773739 Sealed 2014 180gm Original. Live Versions Via Modular. And You Guessed It: It Features Live Recordings From The Band. The Set Was Recorded During A 2013 Concert In Chicago. According To A Press Release, Tame Impala's Kevin Parker Picked The Songs "Based On How Different The Live Versions Are From The Album Versions. His Goal Was To Give Fans Something They Won't Already Have; Something They've Only Previously Experienced At A Tame Impala Show." more
	Lonerism Used - LP - MODVL 161 2012 180gm Gatefold Original. Lonerism Is The Second Album By Australian Psychedelic Rock Band Tame Impala, Released On Modular Recordings. Like Their Debut Album Innerspeaker, Most Of The Recording Was Once Again Undertaken By Kevin Parker. The Album Was Heavily Inspired By Todd Rundgren's 1973 Album A Wizard, A True Star. Includes The Band's First Single 'Elephant' And Features A 'Digital Locker' To Access Bonus Material. more
	Lonerism New - LP - MODVL161 Sealed First Repress Of The 2012 180gm Gatefold Original. Lonerism Is The Second Album By Australian Psychedelic Rock Band Tame Impala, Released On Modular Recordings. Like Their Debut Album Innerspeaker, Most Of The Recording Was Once Again Undertaken By Kevin Parker. The Album Was Heavily Inspired By Todd Rundgren's 1973 Album A Wizard, A True Star. Includes The Band's First Single 'Elephant' And Features A 'Digital Locker' To Access Bonus Material. more
	Lonerism New - LP - MODVL161 Sealed 2024 gatefold reissue with custom hype sticker on shrink. "There's a better than decent chance that, no matter where you are, Perth, Australia is pretty far away, a fact that pretty much makes Tame Impala mastermind Kevin Parker an isolated pop genius' isolated pop genius. Working mostly by himself, Parker mines this solitude with brilliant results on Tame Impala's sophomore effort, Lonerism. Diving headfirst into the realm of pop music, the way Parker uses keyboards to explore more traditional melodies makes the album feel like the McCartney to Innerspeaker's Lennon, blending the familiar with the far out to craft a Revolver-esque psych-pop experience. This shift from the guitar-heavy sound of the debut to a more synthed-out approach gives the album a more expansive feeling, allowing Parker to explore new textures through layer after layer of melody. As with Innerspeaker, sonic architect Dave Fridmann handles the mixing, and though he wasn't involved in the recording process, Lonerism definitely shares the producer's knack for using the space as an instrument in and of itself. This layering of not just sounds, but environments, creates a serene and lonely patchwork of sound, texture, and atmosphere that's a pleasure to explore, offering something different with every journey into its swirling haze of classic pop melody and modern, more experimental, construction. Most importantly, the partnership allows Fridmann to help shape Tame Impala's wild, starry-eyed ambition into something enveloping and accessible, a trick he's performed for the Flaming Lips and Mercury Rev again and again. This combination gives Lonerism the best of both worlds, allowing it the creative freedom to emerge as one of the most impressive albums of the home-recording era while still feeling superbly refined." All Music Guide - Gregory Heaney. more
	The Slow Rush New - LP - 7757956 Sealed, latest run of the 2020 180gm 2LP gatefold pressing. Custom hype sticker on shrink. "In the years after the release of Currents, Tame Impala's mastermind Kevin Parker dedicated himself to the art of the collaboration, working his magic on tracks by artists like SZA, Travis Scott, and Lady Gaga and even co-writing with Kanye. All the while, Tame Impala's fan base kept growing to the point where they were able to headline big festivals and fill stadiums. One might assume that Parker would latch on to the mainstream-friendly elements that seeped into Currents, double down on them, and join his friends in the modern pop machine. Amazingly, that doesn't happen on The Slow Rush. Instead, Parker made an intensely personal album that deals with romantic disappointment, the death of his father, and questions about his place in the world, all set to a soundtrack of shimmering disco, trippy Madchester beats, gleaming synth pop, and epic neo-prog balladry. The album's first song, "One More Year," sets the template for the rest of the record with its vocoder harmonies, bubbling house pianos, echoing atmosphere, rubbery beats, and Parker's heart-felt falsetto. It's a mix of the Stone Roses, Daft Punk, Pharrell, and Washed Out made magical thanks to Parker's melodic gifts and production mastery. The bulk of the album treads similar ground, sometimes building the songs out to feel epically windswept ("Instant Destiny"), sometimes turning them inward like on "Tomorrow's Dust," one of the few tracks to feature prominent guitar. That same song showcases Parker's wizardry on various keyboards. Whether he's pounding out cheesy classical-meets-disco chords -- Silvetti's "Spring Rain" seems to be a major influence here -- or dialing up fat sounds from a vintage synth, he shows the same skill level here that he did on guitar in the band's early days. Guitar also shows up on "One More Hour," a powerful song that delves deep into Parker's fears and hopes while serving up majestic chords, soaring leads, and Zeppelin-sized wallop; it's one of the emotional pillars of the record. Another is "Posthumous Forgiveness," a heartbreaking ode to Parker's dad that sees him pouring out his soul and lamenting all the things his dad isn't around to experience, like a phone call with Mick Jagger for one. It's not all big emotions, though, as there are quite a few songs that either dip into a kind of languorous twilight groove ("Breathe Deeper"), bop hard as steel like the tightly wound "Is It True," which sees Parker at his most Pharrell-like, or lope along peacefully ("Borderline"). The Slow Rush is the final nail in the coffin as far as Tame Impala being a guitar rock band goes; the psychedelia is more diffuse now, softer and more likely to bring a tear with a lyrical turn or a synth wash instead of raising goose bumps with wild guitars. The change began on Currents, where it was handled inelegantly. Here it's brought about smoothly and with great skill, and the album's a comeback that once again makes Tame Impala an artistic force equal to their commercial appeal." All Music Guide - Tim Sendra more