Weller, Paul

Vinyl Records and Rare LPs:

	22 Dreams Used - LP - 69330 New, Unplayed 2008 2LP 180gm HQ Original Housed In A Laminated Gatefold Cover With Black Inner Sleeves And 6 Page Insert. Labels Are Replicas Of 1960's Pink Island With Swirl Logo. more
	22 Dreams New - LP - 357 9336 Sealed 2022 2LP Gatefold Reissue. Beautiful Heavy Duty Gatefold Jacket, With Clear Hype Sticker Of Artist Name & Album Title Affixed To Shrink. Claims To Include A 12" X 36" B/W-poster With Printed Lyrics, Track List And Credits On Back Side & An 8-Page Booklet Titled "The Missing Dream Aka Dream # 22" By Simon Armitage. "Of All The Many Things Paul Weller Has Done In His Career, He Has Somehow Managed To Survive Three Decades Without A Double Album To His Credit. 22 Dreams Rectifies That Wrong, Offering A Luxurious Sprawl That's Proudly, Staunchly Classicist, Just Like Weller's Solo Career Itself. Weller's Embrace Of Rock & Roll Tradition Might Suggest That He Has Taken His Double Album As An Opportunity To Offer A Summation Of His Career, To Summarize Where He's Been And Perhaps Where He's Going. Tempting Though This May Be, Especially Given The Record's Elastic, Elegant Eclecticism, This Isn't Quite A Self-Conscious Summation, Nor Is It Quite A Risk-taking Tour De Force In The Vein Of The White Album, Even Though This Encompasses Everything From Fragile Folk To The Resurrection Of The Sophisticated Collegiate Jazz Of The Style Council. Instead, 22 Dreams Has A Floating Romantic Quality That Justifies The Dreams Of The Title, Drifting From Sound To Sound, Sometimes Taking Elaborate Detours, Sometimes Stopping For A Brief Picturesque Sideshow. In Some Ways, It's The Flip Of The Piledriving As Is Now, Where Weller Indulged In Harder Inclinations, As This Finds Weller Exploring His Softer Side, Often In Ways He Hasn't Quite Done Before. There's Still A Crustiness To Weller -- He'll Get Sensitive, But He Won't Get Sappy -- But There's An Openness To 22 Dreams, In How He Eases Into A Curtis Mayfield Homage As Comfortably As He Pays Tribute To Alice Coltrane With Robert Wyatt In Tow. Wyatt Isn't The Only Guest Here, Either, As Weller Expands His Core Band -- Without Leaving Right-hand Man Guitarist Steve Craddock -- With Cameos By Graham Coxon And Noel Gallagher (Only He Could Unite These Brit-pop Foes), The Latter Collaborating On A Thick, Hazy Psychedelic "Echoes Round The Sun." This Is About As Dense As 22 Dreams Gets, As It Has A Lighter Touch, So Graceful That It Can Disguise The Number Of Styles Weller Touches Upon Here, As He Skips From Electronica And Pastoral Jams Lingering From Wild Wood To Jazz And Soul. Initially, This Doesn't Sound Radical -- It Is Recognizably Of A Piece With His Solo Work, Fitting Neatly Alongside Either Stanley Road Or Illumination -- But More Listens Reveal Just How Finely Textured And Woven This Tapestry Is. And Although It Shares Superficial Sonic Similarities With His Other Records, 22 Dreams Is Really Unlike Any Of Weller's Other Albums, As It's Rich In Sound And Feeling, Possessing A Shimmering Dreamy Quality. It's An Album To Get Lost In." AMG Review By Stephen Thomas Erlewine. more
	A Kind Revolution New Import - 0190295845261 Sealed 2017 Original 180gm Black Vinyl Edition, Housed In A Single Gatefold Jacket. "There's Gentleness At The Heart Of The Title A Kind Revolution, A Suggestion That Paul Weller Is Getting Softer As He Approaches The Age Of 60. In 2017, He's Still A Few Years Away From That Milestone But He's Letting Himself Take Things A Little Slower, Absorbing The Spaciness Of 2015's Saturn's Pattern And Reviving The Sculpted Soulful Grooves Of Wild Wood. This Combination Means A Kind Revolution Feels Straighter Than Any Record Weller Has Released In The Past Decade -- In Other Words, Anything He's Done Since He Started His Collaboration With Simon Dine, Who Acrimoniously Parted After 2012's Sonik Kicks -- But Where As Is Now Hit Hard, This Has An Easy Touch Even When The Events Kick Off With The Raver "Woo Sé Mama." This Isn't The Only Time Guitars Are Cranked On A Kind Revolution -- "Satellite Kid" Descends Into An Extended Jam -- But Soul Is Weller's Guiding Star On This Record, Leading Him To The Well-manicured Upscale Boy George Duet "One Tear" And The Sharp Funk Of "She Moves With The Fayre," Which Features A Cameo From Robert Wyatt. These Guest Appearances, Particularly Wyatt's, Suggest How Weller Isn't Content To Settle Into A Familiar Groove -- The Lovely Vocal Harmonies On The Closing "The Impossible Idea" Are Further Indication Of That -- But A Kind Revolution Nevertheless Feels Cozy, A Record Designed To Provide Nothing But Comfort And That's An Unusual Twist For Paul Weller." AMG - Stephen Thomas Erlewine. more
	A Kind Revolution New Import - 0190295845261 Sealed 2017 Original 180gm Black Vinyl Edition, Housed In A Single Gatefold Jacket. "There's Gentleness At The Heart Of The Title A Kind Revolution, A Suggestion That Paul Weller Is Getting Softer As He Approaches The Age Of 60. In 2017, He's Still A Few Years Away From That Milestone But He's Letting Himself Take Things A Little Slower, Absorbing The Spaciness Of 2015's Saturn's Pattern And Reviving The Sculpted Soulful Grooves Of Wild Wood. This Combination Means A Kind Revolution Feels Straighter Than Any Record Weller Has Released In The Past Decade -- In Other Words, Anything He's Done Since He Started His Collaboration With Simon Dine, Who Acrimoniously Parted After 2012's Sonik Kicks -- But Where As Is Now Hit Hard, This Has An Easy Touch Even When The Events Kick Off With The Raver "Woo Sé Mama." This Isn't The Only Time Guitars Are Cranked On A Kind Revolution -- "Satellite Kid" Descends Into An Extended Jam -- But Soul Is Weller's Guiding Star On This Record, Leading Him To The Well-manicured Upscale Boy George Duet "One Tear" And The Sharp Funk Of "She Moves With The Fayre," Which Features A Cameo From Robert Wyatt. These Guest Appearances, Particularly Wyatt's, Suggest How Weller Isn't Content To Settle Into A Familiar Groove -- The Lovely Vocal Harmonies On The Closing "The Impossible Idea" Are Further Indication Of That -- But A Kind Revolution Nevertheless Feels Cozy, A Record Designed To Provide Nothing But Comfort And That's An Unusual Twist For Paul Weller." AMG - Stephen Thomas Erlewine. more
	At The BBC New - LP - 5313274 New, Unplayed 2008 UK 3LP Original Housed In A Gatefold Cover With Custom Inner Sleeves. more
	Catch-Flame! Live At The Alexandra Palace New - LP - VVR 1039391 Sealed, Out Of Print 2006 2LP 180gm Gatefold Vinyl With Bonus 7", Recorded 5 December 2005. more
	Heavy Soul New - LP - ILPS 8058 New, Unplayed, Long Out Of Print 1997 UK Deluxe Laminated Gatefold Import With Custom Colour Inner Sleeve And Colour Insert. 4 Stars In All Music Guide. Small Center Seam Split On Top Of Jacket, Hence Price. more
	Heavy Soul New - LP - ILPS 8058 New, Unplayed, Long Out Of Print 1997 UK Deluxe Laminated Gatefold Import With Custom Colour Inner Sleeve And Colour Insert. 4 Stars In All Music Guide. more
	Heliocentric New - LP - ISL 8093 Sealed 2000 180gm HQ Import, Laminated Flip-Back Cover And Giant Color Poster. more
	Illumination New - LP - CR00205 Sealed 2021 Reissue. First Ever Vinyl Reissue Of The 2002 Studio LP From Craft Recrdings. Housed In A Custom Die Cut Round-Corner Jacket. "Paul Weller Doesn't Try Anything Explicitly New On His Sixth Solo Album, Illumination, Or At Least It Seems That Way At First. It's Firmly Grounded In The Soulful Singer/songwriter Style That He Etched Out On Wild Wood, But There Are Several Subtle Differences That Give It Its Own Character. As It Turns Out, Heliocentric Was Indeed A Bit Of A Creative Rebirth, Signaling A Return To Stronger Songwriting Plus A Willingness To Play Around With The Arrangements. During The Stanley Road/heavy Soul Phase, It Would Have Been Unthinkable For Weller To Loop A Horn Sample For A Song's Main Hook As He Does On "It's Written In The Stars," But He Not Only Does That, He Offers It As A Lead Single. And The Horn Sample Is A Good Indication Of Where The Sound Of Illumination Lies. There Is Little Of The British Folk And Prog Overtones Of Heliocentric Here, And Soul Takes The Center Stage; Even When A Track Isn't Explicitly Soulful, It Has A Warm, Welcoming Vibe Reminiscent Of Late-'60s/Early-'70s Soul. When The Album Drifts, As It Does On The Largely Instrumental "Spring (At Last)," It's For Atmosphere, Enhancing The Open, Warm Feel Of The Record. Even When Weller Tears Loose On Occasion -- Flashing Violent Rage On The Rampaging "A Bullet For Everyone," For Instance, Or Fiercely Playing His Guitar -- It Functions As An Effective Counterpoint, Emphasizing The Comforting Feel Of The Majority Of The Album. Best Of All, It All Feels Effortless (Unlike, Say, The Labored Efforts Of His Peer, Elvis Costello, On His 2002 Release When I Was Cruel), From The Production To The Songwriting. This Is Unlikely To Be A Huge Hit, Like Stanley Road, Nor Will It Likely Win Many New Fans, But That's Not The Point Of Illumination. This, Like Any Weller Album, Is A Snapshot Of Weller's Mood At The Time, And It Finds Him Aging Gracefully And Appealingly. Anybody Who's Gone This Far With Him Will Surely Find It Very Satisfying." AMG Review By Stephen Thomas Erlewine. more
	It's Written In The Stars New - 10 - ISOM 63TE Sealed 2002 UK 10" Original. Title Track B/W "Horseshoe Drama" And "Push Button Automatic." more
	Live Wood New - LP - 828 561 New, Unplayed 1994 2LP Original With Custom Inner Sleeves. more
	Modern Classics: The Greatest Hits New - LP - ILPSD 8080 Sealed, Long Out Of Print 1998 UK Laminated Gatefold Original With Poster And Custom Inner Sleeves. 16 Hits Plus A Full LP Of "Live" Versions Of Classic Weller Songs. more
	More Modern Classics New - LP - V 3127 Sealed 2014 2LP 180gm Gatefold Original. more
	On Sunset New Import - 0859857 Sealed 2020 2LP Gatefold, Black Vinyl Edition. Custom Hype Sticker On Front, Made In France Sticker On Rear. more
	On Sunset New Import - 0859857 Sealed 2020 2LP Gatefold. "On Sunset Finds Paul Weller Returning To Polydor Records, The Label Both The Jam And Style Council Called Home Back In The 1980s. Polydor And Weller Parted Ways After He Delivered Modernism: A New Decade In 1989, An Excursion Into House Music That The Label Deemed Too Uncommercial At The Time. Ironically, On Sunset Finds Weller Picking Up Some Of The Threads Left Hanging By Modernism, Not By Reviving The Big Beat Of House Music But Rather Delving Deep Into Soul-rock That Looks Forward And Backward In Equal Measure. Reuniting With Jan Kybert -- The Collaborator Who Co-wrote And Co-produced 2015's Saturns Pattern But Largely Sat Out Its 2017 Sequel, A Kind Revolution, And Didn't Appear At All On 2018's True Meanings -- Weller Pushes Himself Into New Textural Territory, Adhering To His Love Of Soul, '60s Rock, And Folk Yet Assembling The Parts In Unpredictable Fashions. All This Is Apparent From The Moment The Cool Electronic Groove Underpinning The Opening "Mirror Ball" Starts Fracturing Into Space, Losing Its Rhythm And Melody As It Enters The Stratosphere. A Few Other Songs Perform A Similar Trick -- Particularly Those Like "More," Which Seem To Stretch Out Across The Horizon -- But That Fluid Sensibility Enlivens The Leaner Tracks, Most Of Which Arrive On The Second Half Of The Album. As The Songs Grow Tighter, Weller Indulges In A Few Familiar Obsessions -- Pastoral Folk Vies With Psych-pop In The Tradition Of Steve Marriott -- But Everything Is Cloaked In A Glassy, Reflective Sheen, One That Can Sound Progressive Or Electronic Or Traditional Depending On Perspective. The Ever-changing Sound Exists Largely On The Surface, Not The Songs Themselves, As They're Sturdy, Winning Tunes That Find Weller In An Appealing Troubadour Mode. What's Different About On Sunset Is That Expansive Hybrid Of Electronic And R&b, A Fusion Colored By Just Enough Experimentation And Craft To Make The Album Feel Fresh And Distinctly Belonging To Weller." AMG Review By Stephen Thomas Erlewine. more
	Paul Weller Used - LP - 828 343 Rare 1992 UK Gatefold Original With Stapled-In Colour Booklet. Appears Unplayed. Tiny Area Of Sticker Residue. His Excellent Solo Debut. more
	Saturns Pattern New - LP - 548935-1 Sealed 2015 180gm Original Housed In A Gatefold Cover. As The Leader Of The Jam, Paul Weller Fronted The Most Popular British Band Of The Punk Era, Influencing Legions Of English Rockers Ranging From His Mod Revival Contemporaries To The Smiths In The '80s And Oasis In The '90s. Since Turning His Back On Trad Rock In 2008 With The Psychedelic Folk Of 22 Dreams, Weller Has Grown Increasingly Eclectic, Each New Album Adding A Fresh Sound To His Palette. Saturns Pattern, His 12th Set As A Solo Artist, Is His Least Sprawling Record In Some Time, Its Nine Tracks Encompassing Stooges-Style Rock, Gentle, Chemically Enhanced '60s Pop And, On "White Sky," The Kind Of Fiery Blues From Which The Young Punk Would Have Run A Mile, Writes The Guardian. The New Album Was Recorded In Weller's Own Black Barn Studio And Produced By Jan "Stan" Kybert (Oasis, Bjork, Massive Attack, Etc.). Weller And Kybert Have Worked Together Extensively In The Past On Albums Such As Sonik Kicks (2012), As Is Now (2005), Studio 150 (2004) And Illumination (2002). more
	Sonik Kicks New - LP - YEP 2259 Sealed, Rare 2012 180gm Gatefold Original With Two Hype Stickers. "Sonik Kicks" Is The Eleventh Solo Studio Album By British Musician Paul Weller, Released On March 19, 2012. The Album Was Produced By Weller Himself, With Additional Production By Simon Dine And Was Recorded In Weller's Own Black Barn Studios In Surrey, England. The Album Received Positive Reviews From Critics And Debuted At Number One On The Uk Albums Chart. It Features Guest Appearances From Artists Such As Noel Gallagher, Graham Coxon, And Blur's Steve Cradock. Weller Has Stated That The Album Was Influenced By A Variety Of Genres, Including Krautrock, Electronic Music, Dub, And Soul. The Album's Title Track, "Sonik Kicks," Was Released As The Lead Single, And Other Notable Tracks Include "That Dangerous Age," "The Attic," And "By The Waters." Overall, "Sonik Kicks" Showcases Weller's Experimentation With New Sounds And Styles While Still Maintaining His Signature Sound. The Album Marks Another Successful Addition To Weller's Extensive Discography And Continues To Be A Fan Favorite. more
	Sunflower Used - 12 - GOD X 102 Beautiful 1993 UK 12" Single In Picture Sleeve. Tracks Are "Sunflower," "Kosmos SXDUB 2000," "Bull-Rushin/Magic Bus" And "That Spiritual Feeling (New Mix)." more
	True Meaning New Import - 0190295635947 Sealed 2018 2LP Gatefold. True Meanings Is An Album Characterized By Grandiose-Yet-Delicate, Lush Orchestration: An Aesthetic To Which Weller's Better-Than-Ever Voice, Singing Some Of His Most Nakedly Honest Words, Is Perfectly Suited. A Dreamy, Peaceful, Pastoral Set Of Songs To Get Lost In, It Is Both An Album That His Faithful Audience Has Been Wanting Him To Make For A Long Time, And An Album That Many New People Outside Of That Audience Will Relate To. True Meanings Was Recorded In Just Over Three Weeks At Weller's Own Black Barn Studio With The Aforementioned Revolving Cast Of Characters Dropping In For A Day Here And There. The Orchestration Was Added Soon After And That Was That. It Is Always A Good Sign When The Recording Of An Album Is Swift, And Here You Can Just Hear That The Man At The Center Of These Songs Is More Focused And Inspired Than He Has Ever Been. more
	Wake Up The Nation New - LP - YEP 2218 Sealed 2010 180gm Original With Custom Hype Sticker On Shrink. Features Appearances By Bruce Foxton (Jam) And Kevin Shields (My Bloody Valentine). more