{"product_id":"a-certain-ratio-the-graveyard-and-the-ballroom-white-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp","title":"A Certain Ratio: The Graveyard And The Ballroom (White Colored Vinyl) Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“As I look back, my murky past was packed but, I know nothing I can do about it…”\u003c\/i\u003e Groundbreaking debut full-length from MCR punk-funk pioneers \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=A+Certain+Ratio\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Certain Ratio\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e! The four-piece stepped onto the Manchester scene in the late 70s, filtering the beloved funk stylings of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Parliament+Funkadelic\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eParliament Funkadelic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=earth+wind+fire\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEWF\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e through working-class, British, DIY post-punk aesthetics, with legendary designer \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Saville\u003c\/strong\u003e at the visual helm and indie entrepreneur \u003cstrong\u003eTony Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e as their manager and mouthpiece. The band’s thorny jump-up grooves are underpinned by \u003cstrong\u003eSimon Topping\u003c\/strong\u003e’s deadpan, borderline-soulless vocal delivery, which firmly set the band apart from the mainstream funk and R\u0026amp;B of the day (although they did try damn hard to cross over a few years later). Often considered \u003cstrong\u003eACR\u003c\/strong\u003e’s debut album, \u003cem\u003eThe Graveyard And The Ballroom\u003c\/em\u003e is actually a collection of demos and live tracks culled from the band’s early sessions - there’s the breakout hit “All Night Party,” (taken from \u003cem\u003eFAC5\u003c\/em\u003e, the first single-artist \/ non-compilation release on the label) and two versions of both “Flight” and “Choir,” but don’t sleep on the proto-\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Hacienda\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHacienda\u003c\/a\u003e groove of “Faceless,” “Strain” and “The Fox.” It was originally only available on cassette - not sure why, it’s not like \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Factory+Records\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFactory\u003c\/a\u003e weren’t ever not hemorrhaging cash on all their various little passion projects. There was a modest vinyl issue back in 2004, but this one on white vinyl comes courtesy of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Mute+Records\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMute\u003c\/a\u003e and is housed in a semi-clear PVC pouch (a tribute to the original cassette housed in cellophane) with printed outer and inner sleeve, and contains the full tracklist from the original cassette. Limited edition of 1000 with download code, recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewhite colored vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eACR Loco edition w\/ alt sleeve colorway\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprinted insert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edigital download included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elimited edition of 1000\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Mute 2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ealso available: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/a-certain-ratio-to-each-white-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eTo Each...\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/a-certain-ratio-sextet-white-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSextet\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by tom violence 12\/2018\u003c\/h6\u003e.","brand":"A Certain Ratio","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":32965104566362,"sku":"lp-11781","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/acertainration-graveyard-coloredvinyl-1.jpg?v=1759281725","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/a-certain-ratio-the-graveyard-and-the-ballroom-white-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}