Stone Temple Pilots - No. 4 - VINYL LP

Stone Temple Pilots Return to Their HardRock Roots on the Heavy No. 4 Brendan O'Brien-Produced Album Explores Dark Themes, Includes the Hit Single InchSour GirlInchHear the 1999 Record in Audiophile Sound for the First Time on Disc Mobile Fidelity's Numbered-Edition Hybrid SACD Plays with Stellar Dynamics, Presence, and FullnessDismissed as down-and-out by naysayers due to vocalist Scott Weiland's legal issues, Stone Temple Pilots fired a loud shot across the bow in 1999 in the form of No. 4. Blending the strengths of the quartet's three prior LPs while marking a return to it's hardrock roots, the platinum-certified record stands as the heaviest of the California ensemble's career. That it succeeded while flying in the face of trends underlines it's significance and appeal. Massive riffs drive tracks such as the grinding InchDown,Inch stormy InchHeaven & Hot Rods,Inch and vitriolic InchS*x & Violence.Inch These and other songs bulldoze and plow, their muscular arrangements caked with thick sludge and aluminum tones, their sinister moods draped in distortion.Sourced from the original analog tapes and housed in mini-LPstyle gatefold packaging, Mobile Fidelity's hybrid SACD presents No. 4. in audiophile quality for the first time on disc. It plays with a combination of enhanced liveliness, fullness, and solidity that raises the profile of an album that contains a wealth of colors, dynamics, and subtle accents that demand transparent resolution. Rest assured you'll get that here - as well as previously obscured imaging and separation. All the better for an edgy, personal set that remains the group's most uncompromising effort.

The Ramones ignited the punk-rock movement with their eponymous 1976 debut album, revitalizing rock and roll at one of it's lowest ebbs with attitude, energy and a loud, fast new sound. By cutting music down to it's bare essentials - four chords; a simple, catchy melody; a sped-up tempo and irresistibly inane lyrics, the Ramones blazed the trail for thousands of bands that followed, influencing everyone from The Clash and The S*x Pistols to Green Day and The Offspring.Although The Ramones never achieved mainstream financial success, they released 21 live and studio albums, had a devoted fan base and were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. Other bands, such as the Stooges and the New York Dolls, came before them and set the stage and aesthetic for punk, and bands that immediately followed, such as the S*x Pistols, made the latent violence of the music more explicit, but the Ramones crystallized the musical ideals of the genre.Still the loudest wake-up call rock ever had. The album that launched punk rock - raw, fast, loud, and utterly unstoppable!Part of the Acoustic Sounds 40 SeriesReleasing 40 titles to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Acoustic Sounds!180-gram 45 RPM double LPMastered from the original master tapePressed at Quality Record PressingsTip-on old style gatefold double pocket jacket by Stoughton PrintingTracklist LP 1 Side A1. Blitzkrieg Bop2. Beat On The Brat3. Judy Is A PunkLP 1 Side B1. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend2. Chan Saw3. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue4. I Don't Wanna Go Down To The BasementLP 2 Side A1. Loudmouth2. Havana Affair3. Listen To My HeartLP 2 Side B1. 53rd & 3rd2. Let's Dance3. I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You4. Today You Love, Tomorrow The World

Stone Temple Pilots - Stone Temple Pilots [VINYL LP] Colored Vinyl, Red date 10/24/2025