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IVC’s August Vinyl: Elliott Smith "XO (Deluxe)"

ELLIOTT SMITH “XO” - IVC EDITION

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For the tenth Interscope Vinyl Collective release, we are announcing Elliott Smith's XO [Deluxe Edition]!

Elliott Smith had already established himself as an indie-rock poet laureate, Oscar nominee and reluctant rock star with his group Heatmiser and three critically acclaimed solo albums. But with XO, his major label debut, he was able to fully translate his rapidly expanding musical vision to wax. As Rolling Stone noted in their laudatory review, XO “features [Smith’s] most adventurous music ever, opening up his acoustic flow with piano, horns, vocal overdubs, even a string section.”

On XO, Smith shows both his love of McCartney and Lennon, blending perfectly crafted pop songwriting with brutally candid observations that rarely suffered fools. “You can hear it all,” Rolling Stone wrote upon the album’s release. "The graceful folk he’s perfected, elaborate orchestrations, an a cappella song, piano ballads, years of anger released in lilting harmony and a newfound hopefulness couched in energized pop tunes.”

This is the first vinyl pressing of XO [Deluxe Edition] with 9 bonus tracks including “How To Take A Fall,” “The Enemy Is You,” and “Miss Misery.” It features a 2LP gatefold jacket with deluxe edition cover art, 180G opaque brown vinyl, and a limited edition lithograph of Elliott Smith. It is individually numbered and limited to 4,000 units globally.

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MikeH said:
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Elliott Smith - "XO (Deluxe)" IVC Edition

First Vinyl Pressing of XO [Deluxe Edition] 2LP Gatefold Jacket with Deluxe Edition Cover Art Features 9 Bonus Tracks Including "How To Take a Fall," "The Enemy Is You," and “Miss Misery”Individually Numbered Limited to 4,000 Units Globally. 180G Opaque Brown Vinyl Limited Edition Lithograph of...
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elliott smith is up for order now
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I want this but we are really living in a weird reality when an Elliott Smith record cost $48.
 
D Jilla said:
No mastering details on XO - for those who've been getting these, has there been a consistent engineer working on them?
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nope. been all over the place. sometimes just reusing plates, sometimes generic in-house pressing plant cuts. I think Kevin Reeves did one recently and he isn't great. don't think they have ever used any of the top tier engineers (no KG/RKS/Bellman/Bernie or anybody like that).
 
MikeH said:
It's a bit of a shame that they are doing some good titles but phoning it on the actual pressings and masterings.
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If their prices are this high with substandard pressings, I'd really hate to see them if they were recut by KG or someone like that.
 
Mather said:
But it's mastered very well, pressed at Optimal who actually did a good job with it, comes in a poly lined sleeve, and costs like $20 USD.
GO BUY A SINGLE OF MISS MISERY
MISS THIS ONE AND SAVE YOURSELF THE MISERY
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I mean, I’m hoping that my XO is in a damaged jacket. That way the whole thing will cost me nothing. However, I am for sure not subbing again after this. May do a one off here or there if they do something else of Betty caliber.
 
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