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BECK

One of the most inventive, eclectic figures of the alternative era, the epitome of post-modern chic in an era obsessed with junk culture. Initially pegged as the voice of a generation when "Loser" turned into a smash crossover success, Beck wound up crystallizing much of the postmodern ruckus inherent in the '90s alternative explosion, but in unexpected ways. Based in the underground anti-folk and noise-rock worlds, Beck encompassed all manner of modern music, drawing in hip-hop, blues, trash rock, pop, soul, lounge music -- pretty much any found sound or vinyl dug up from a dusty crate -- blurring boundaries and encapsulating how '90s hipsters looked toward the future by foraging through the past. In another time, Beck may have stayed in the province of the underground, but he surfaced just as alternative rock turned mainstream.

"SEA CHANGE"

<published first on cd only in 2002>

2006        2LP     GEFFEN RECORDS     B0004372-01

PRINTED IN U.S.A.   2006 FIRST PRESSING ON VINYL

GATEFOLD COVER

HEAVY CARDBOARD COVER

NOTES: US First vinyl release.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 6 06946 33931 9

Label: GEFFEN  - 4-COLOUR LABELS - DARK PINK/GREEN/ORANGE/BLUE TEXT 

Catalog on cover: B0004372-1    

Catalog on labels: DISC ONE: B0004372-01 LP01     DISC TWO: B0004372-01 LP02

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): B0004372-01 LP01-A ?

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched):  B0004372-01 LP01-B ?

Matrix / Runout (Side C, Etched): B0004372-01 LP02-A ?

Matrix / Runout (Side D, Etched): B0004372-01 LP02-B ?

On labels: rim text "Beck Sea Change ? ?© 2002 Geffen............by Universal........"

On Back Cover: Tracklist

Produced by Nigel Godrich

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Side A: THE GOLDEN AGE - PAPER TIGER - GUESS I'M DOING FINE

Side B: LONESOME TEARS - LOST CAUSE - END OF THE DAY

Side C: IT'S ALL IN YOUR MIND - ROUND THE BEND - ALREADY DEAD

Side D: SUNDAY SUN - LITTLE ONE - SIDE OF THE ROAD

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Beck has always been known for his ever-changing moods -- particularly since they often arrived one after another on one album, sometimes within one song -- yet the shift between the neon glitz of Midnite Vultures and the lush, somber Sea Change is startling, and not just because it finds him in full-on singer/songwriter mode, abandoning all of the postmodern pranksterism of its predecessor. What's startling about Sea Change is how it brings everything that's run beneath the surface of Beck's music to the forefront, as if he's unafraid to not just reveal emotions, but to elliptically examine them in this wonderfully melancholy song cycle. If, on most albums prior to this, Beck's music was a sonic kaleidoscope -- each song shifting familiar and forgotten sounds into colorful, unpredictable combinations -- this discards genre-hopping in favor of focus, and the concentration pays off gloriously, resulting in not just his best album, but one of the greatest late-night, brokenhearted albums in pop. This, as many reviews and promotional interviews have noted, is indeed a breakup album, but it's not a bitter listen; it has a wearily beautiful sound, a comforting, consoling sadness. His words are often evocative, but not nearly as evocative as the music itself, which is rooted equally in country-rock (not alt-country), early-'70s singer/songwriterism, and baroque British psychedelia. With producer Nigel Godrich, Beck has created a warm, enveloping sound, with his acoustic guitar supported by grand string arrangements straight out of Paul Buckmaster, eerie harmonies, and gentle keyboards among other subtler touches that give this record a richness that unveils more with each listen. Surely, some may bemoan the absence of the careening, free-form experimentalism of Odelay, but Beck's gifts as a songwriter, singer, and musician have never been as brilliant as they are here. As Sea Change is playing, it feels as if Beck singing to you alone, revealing painful, intimate secrets that mirror your own. It's a genuine masterpiece in an era with too damn few of them...(AllMusic)