Vile, Kurt

Vinyl Records and Rare LPs:

	(Watch My Moves) New - LP - B0034851-01 Sealed 2022 Original Gatefold Edition. Standard Black Vinyl Pressing. His Major Label Debut! "Like So Many Touring Musicians, Kurt Vile Was Thrown Completely Off His Axis By The Covid-19 Pandemic. With The Consistent Cycle Of Recording, Album Release, And Extensive Touring Upended, Vile Spent Much Of 2020 And 2021 Sculpting (Watch My Moves), His Ninth Solo Album, Major-label Debut, And Perhaps Simultaneously The Most Considered And Most Fractured Reading Of His Meditative Slacker Pop. Vile's Wandering Songwriting Often Veers Off In Unexpected Directions, But With Some Extra Time On His Hands, He Uses (Watch My Moves) To Linger On Weird Ideas And Expanded Textural Experimentation. "Like Exploding Stones" Has The Same Lackadaisical Tempo And Simple Kind Of Chord Progression As Many Of Vile's Songs, But Its Bumbling Groove Is Padded By Cosmic Synths And Broken Up By Noisy Guitar Outbursts And Heavily Processed Saxophone. Detuned Synth Tones Take Up Almost As Much Space As The Layers Of Woozy Slide Guitar On "Mount Airy Hill (Way Gone)," With Vile Riffing Demented Stream Of Consciousness Lyrics Over An Instrumental That Could Pass For A More Animated Beach House. Vile Duets With Cate Le Bon On "Jesus On A Wire" (A Track Le Bon Also Produced) For One Of The Album's Most Pop-friendly Moments, And Gets Into Rustic Folk-rock With The Swaying Acoustic Guitars And Mournful Violins Of "Chazzy Don't Mind," Abstract Synth Detours On A Few Instrumental Interludes, A Heavy-lidded Cover Of Springsteen's Born In The Usa Outtake "Wages Of Sin," And Puts Together Sing-song Melodies, Rudimentary Piano, A Full Horn Section, And Self-referential Lyrics About Opening Up For Neil Young On The Childlike Opening Track "Going On A Plane Today." Some Of The Claustrophobia And Cloistered Feelings Of The Early Covid-19 Lockdowns Surface In "Flyin' (Like A Fast Train)," Where Vile Paints Psychedelic Scenes Of Being Stuck In His House While His Mind Is Traveling Through Unknown Galaxies And Acid Flashbacks. Many Of Vile's Albums Are Lengthy Statements, And (Watch My Moves)'s 15 Tracks And Hour-plus Runtime Follow Suit, But The Blend Of Manicured Production Details And Vile's Commitment To Follow Every Idea Wherever It Leads Makes The Album Feel More Epic. The Sounds Will Be Familiar (Even Comforting) To Longtime Fans, But There Are So Many Unpredictable Turns And Head-scratching Moments That Vile Ends Up Taking His Music Somewhere New By Approaching The Same Kind Of Songwriting He's Been Doing Since He Started From Unlikely Angles." AMG - Fred Thomas. more
	(Watch My Moves) New - LP - B0034851-01 Sealed 2022 Original Gatefold Edition. Standard Black Vinyl Pressing. His Major Label Debut! "Like So Many Touring Musicians, Kurt Vile Was Thrown Completely Off His Axis By The Covid-19 Pandemic. With The Consistent Cycle Of Recording, Album Release, And Extensive Touring Upended, Vile Spent Much Of 2020 And 2021 Sculpting (Watch My Moves), His Ninth Solo Album, Major-label Debut, And Perhaps Simultaneously The Most Considered And Most Fractured Reading Of His Meditative Slacker Pop. Vile's Wandering Songwriting Often Veers Off In Unexpected Directions, But With Some Extra Time On His Hands, He Uses (Watch My Moves) To Linger On Weird Ideas And Expanded Textural Experimentation. "Like Exploding Stones" Has The Same Lackadaisical Tempo And Simple Kind Of Chord Progression As Many Of Vile's Songs, But Its Bumbling Groove Is Padded By Cosmic Synths And Broken Up By Noisy Guitar Outbursts And Heavily Processed Saxophone. Detuned Synth Tones Take Up Almost As Much Space As The Layers Of Woozy Slide Guitar On "Mount Airy Hill (Way Gone)," With Vile Riffing Demented Stream Of Consciousness Lyrics Over An Instrumental That Could Pass For A More Animated Beach House. Vile Duets With Cate Le Bon On "Jesus On A Wire" (A Track Le Bon Also Produced) For One Of The Album's Most Pop-friendly Moments, And Gets Into Rustic Folk-rock With The Swaying Acoustic Guitars And Mournful Violins Of "Chazzy Don't Mind," Abstract Synth Detours On A Few Instrumental Interludes, A Heavy-lidded Cover Of Springsteen's Born In The Usa Outtake "Wages Of Sin," And Puts Together Sing-song Melodies, Rudimentary Piano, A Full Horn Section, And Self-referential Lyrics About Opening Up For Neil Young On The Childlike Opening Track "Going On A Plane Today." Some Of The Claustrophobia And Cloistered Feelings Of The Early Covid-19 Lockdowns Surface In "Flyin' (Like A Fast Train)," Where Vile Paints Psychedelic Scenes Of Being Stuck In His House While His Mind Is Traveling Through Unknown Galaxies And Acid Flashbacks. Many Of Vile's Albums Are Lengthy Statements, And (Watch My Moves)'s 15 Tracks And Hour-plus Runtime Follow Suit, But The Blend Of Manicured Production Details And Vile's Commitment To Follow Every Idea Wherever It Leads Makes The Album Feel More Epic. The Sounds Will Be Familiar (Even Comforting) To Longtime Fans, But There Are So Many Unpredictable Turns And Head-scratching Moments That Vile Ends Up Taking His Music Somewhere New By Approaching The Same Kind Of Songwriting He's Been Doing Since He Started From Unlikely Angles." AMG Review By Fred Thomas. more
	B'lieve I'm Goin Down New - LP - OLE-1033-1 Sealed 2015 2LP Gatefold Original. more
	Bottle It In New - LP - OLE-1146-1 Sealed 2018 2LP Gatefold Original. more
	Childish Prodigy Used - LP - OLE 887 2009 180gm Original With Insert And Custom Hardstock Inner Sleeve. Coupon For Albuym Download, Though Can't SpeakTo It's Validity. "Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover. Kurt Vile's Long-Haired Hippie Appearance May Suggest West Coast Roots -- Even Though He's Actually A Philadelphian -- But His Sound Comes Straight Out Of The Underbelly Of The Big Apple. With A Slack-Singing Style Reminiscent Of Lou Reed Or Alan Vega, And His Vocals Doused In Slap-Back Reverb, The Songs On Childish Prodigy Shift Between Gritty Numbers Driven By Guitar Fuzz And Steady Ballads Backed By One-Key Baritone Drones. If This Sounds A Bit Derivative Of Thevelvets, Well, It Is And It Isn't. Vile And His Backing Band The Violators Are Knowledgeable Students Of The Cbgb School Of Rock, Circa Son Of Sam, But Just When You Think You Have Them Pegged As Leather-Clad Street Hoodlums On "Freak Train," A Shuffling Roland 707 Groove Topped With A Distortion Wall And Tense Yelps ("I've Never Been So Insulted In My Whole Life! Shit!"), They Double Back The Other Way With The Mellow, Fingerpicked Circles Of "Blackberry Song." The '70S New York Scene Makes Up A Big Chunk Of This Album, But Vile's Unique As A Visionary With His Own Sound And A Wide Range Of Voices That Turn From Rambunctious To Innocent In A Blink. Childish Prodigy Is Split Between Drunken Caterwauling And Quiet Hangover-Recovery Sessions, And Both Sides Of The Spectrum Are Fantastic. The Band's Spirit Is Captured Perfectly, Courtesy Of Jeff Zeiglar's Open-Sounding Recording Style, And The Indie Underground Rarely Seems This Fresh And Free." 0- Jason Lymangrover, All Music Guide more
	God Is Saying This To You... New - LP - MEX 012 Sealed 2009 Repress Printed On Crimson Marbled Color Virgin Vinyl. Limited Edition Of 500 Hand-Numbered Copies. This Is Number 377. Tiny Corner Bump. more
	Smoke Ring For My Halo Used - LP - OLE 938 2011 Original With Custom Inner Sleeve And Lyric Sheet. more
	Wakin On A Pretty Daze Colored Vinyl - OLE 998-0 Sealed 2013 2LP Deluxe Numbered, Limited Edition Pressed On Translucent Blue Vinyl And Housed In A Gatefold Jacket. Custom Hype Sticker On Shrink. Kurt Vile Is Slowly, Quietly Becoming One Of The Great American Guitarists And Songwriters Of Our Time. This 69-Minute Double Album Is Comprised Of Sweeping, Expansive Songs That Are Both Very Intimate And Conversational. Wakin On A Pretty Daze Is A Timeless Record That Would Have Sounded Great 30 Years Ago, Sounds Great Today, And Will Still Sound Great In Another 30 Years' From Now. Beautifully Produced By John Agnello, The Record Is Filled With Hazy, Swooning Guitar Lines And Dreamy, Beatific, And Occasionally Sardonic Vocals. It Is Summed Up By The Staggeringly Gorgeous 9-Minute Opener. more
	Wakin On A Pretty Daze New - LP - OLE 998-1 Sealed 2013 2LP Gatefold Original. Kurt Vile Is Slowly, Quietly Becoming One Of The Great American Guitarists And Songwriters Of Our Time. This 69-Minute Double Album Is Comprised Of Sweeping, Expansive Songs That Are Both Very Intimate And Conversational. Wakin On A Pretty Daze Is A Timeless Record That Would Have Sounded Great 30 Years Ago, Sounds Great Today, And Will Still Sound Great In Another 30 Years' From Now. Beautifully Produced By John Agnello, The Record Is Filled With Hazy, Swooning Guitar Lines And Dreamy, Beatific, And Occasionally Sardonic Vocals. It Is Summed Up By The Staggeringly Gorgeous 9-Minute Opener. more
	Wakin On A Pretty Daze New - LP - OLE 998-1 Sealed 2013 2LP Gatefold Original. Kurt Vile Is Slowly, Quietly Becoming One Of The Great American Guitarists And Songwriters Of Our Time. This 69-Minute Double Album Is Comprised Of Sweeping, Expansive Songs That Are Both Very Intimate And Conversational. Wakin On A Pretty Daze Is A Timeless Record That Would Have Sounded Great 30 Years Ago, Sounds Great Today, And Will Still Sound Great In Another 30 Years' From Now. Beautifully Produced By John Agnello, The Record Is Filled With Hazy, Swooning Guitar Lines And Dreamy, Beatific, And Occasionally Sardonic Vocals. It Is Summed Up By The Staggeringly Gorgeous 9-Minute Opener. more