Elliott Smith - XO 180 Gram LP REISSUE NEW

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Condition: Brand new - Factory sealed

Artist: Smith, Elliott
Title: XO (180 Gram Vinyl)
Format: LP
Label: PLAIN
Catalog Number: 126
UPC Code: 646315512618
Genre: ROCK

Following the success and acclaim of his two releases on the Kill Rock Stars label, as well an Oscar nomination for the use of his song "Miss Misery" in the film Good Will Hunting, the late Elliott Smith signed with Dreamworks for the 1998 release of XO. With a major label budget for this, his fourth full length album, Smith was able to craft a fully realized pop masterpiece, fulfilling the promise of previous releases. Though firmly in the McCartney/Lennon/Rundgren/Davies school of songwriting Smith was nothing if not an original. Possibly his best record. Deluxe 180 gram vinyl reissue.

Track Listing
-Side A
1. 3:13] Sweet Adeline
2. [3:09] Tomorrow Tomorrow
3. [4:38] Waltz #2 (XO)
4. [3:11] Baby Britain
5. [3:23 ] Pitseleh
6. [3:03] Independence Day
7. [3:19] Bled White
-Side B
1. [3:20] Waltz #1
2. [2:18] Amity
3. [2:29] Oh Well, Okay
4. [2:48] Bottle Up And Explode!
5. [2:39] A Question Mark
6. [4:26] Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands
7. [2:17] I Didn't Understand

Album Notes
Personnel: Elliott Smith; Rob Schnapf (guitar); Farhad Behroozi, Russel Cantor, Pamela Dealmeida, Waldemar Dealmeida, Henry Ferber, Jerrod Goodman, Peter Hatch, Raymond Tischer II (strings); Bruce Escovitz (flute, baritone saxophone, bass); Roy Poper (trumpet); R. James Atkinson (French horn); Jon Brion (chamberlain, vibraphone); Joey Waronker (drums); Tom Rothrock (drum loop).  Producers: Tom Rothrock, Rob Schnapf, Elliot Smith.
Engineers: Tom Rothrock, Rob Schnapf, Elliot Smith, Larry Crane.
Recorded at Sunset Sound, Sound Factory, Ocean Way, Sonora, Los Angeles, California; Jackpot!, Portland, Oregon.

The Cinderella-esque climb from lo-fi indie cult artist to Grammy nominee/major label darling must have been a perilous one for Smith, who makes the leap to the big time here after three well-regarded albums on small labels. He's lost none of his bite, though. The production values on XO may be slightly higher, but Smith's vision remains undiluted.  The production, centered around acoustic guitar augmented by keyboards and lush vocal harmonies, recalls pop icons like the Beach Boys (especially on the closing acapella cut), Beatles and Big Star, but this is no sunny Cali-pop album. Leavening the instrumental brightness are Smith's Nick Drake-ish whisper and his thoroughly downcast lyrics, which cast him squarely in the Mark Eitzel/Smog camp of unrelenting self-effacement and misery. The combination of Smith's internal angst and his melodic pop constructions makes for a compelling artistic tension.

Editorial Reviews
Ranked #2 on Spin's list of Top 20 Albums of '98.
Spin (01/01/1999)

3.5 Stars (out of 5) - ...his most adventurous music ever, opening up his acoustic flow with piano, horns, vocal overdubs, even a string section. Smith still has a love jones, and he's still a heartache looking for a place to happen...
Rolling Stone (09/03/1998)

8 (out of 10) - ...This is his happiest sounding record to date, and his saddest; haunted and trembling beneath its composed surface of chiming guitars and soothing electric piano...
Spin (09/01/1998)

...His major label debut, XO, ably shattered all expectations, displaying a level of melodic beauty and stark sophistication...
CMJ (01/11/1999)

...As with his indie albums, XO wallows in sentiments and melodies so fragile, they should be individually bubbled-wrapped. Smith's world is one in which people continually search for emotional connections--only to lose or break them and then live with the regret... - Rating: B
Entertainment Weekly (09/04/1998)

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