Room on Fire | Mint (M) Mint (M)

*BRAND NEW AND SEALED*

Tracklist

A1        What Ever Happened?
A2        Reptilia
A3        Automatic Stop
Music By – A. Hammond*, J. Casablancas*
Words By – J. Casablancas*
A4        12:51
A5        You Talk Way Too Much
A6        Between Love & Hate
B1        Meet Me In The Bathroom
B2        Under Control
B3        The Way It Is
B4        The End Has No End
B5        I Can't Win

Copyright © – BMG
Manufactured By – BMG Distribution
Distributed By – BMG Distribution
Published By – The Strokes Band Music
Pressed By – United Record Pressing
Recorded At – TMF Studios
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
A&R – Steve Ralbovsky
Arranged By – The Strokes
Art Direction – Brett Kilroe
Bass – Nikolai Fraiture
Drums – Fab Moretti*
Engineer [2nd Engineer] – Will Kelly
Engineer [Head Engineer] – Toshikazu Yoshioka
Guitar – Albert Hammond Jr., Nick Valensi
Management – Wiz Kid Management
Management [Managed By] – Ryan Gentles
Mastered By – Greg Calbi, Steve Fallone
Other [Sensei] – J.P. Bowersock
Painting – Anselm Kiefer, Peter Phillips (10)
Photography By – Colin Lane (2)
Producer – Gordon Raphael
Vocals – Julian Casablancas
Words By, Music By – J. Casablancas* (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B6)
This album is dedicated to the memory of Aaron Wilkinson.

Recorded at TMF Studios in NYC / Mastered[...] at Sterling Sound, NY / Published by The Strokes Band Music (ASCAP) / Managed [...] - Wiz Kid Management
The painting of "War/Game by Peter Phillips is Copyright © Peter Phillips. Used with permission and courtesy of Zoe Phillips. Peter Phillips, "War/Game," 1961, oil and wood, overall: 84 x 60" (213.36 x 152.4 cm), Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York, Gift of Seymour H. Knox Jr., 1964.
The painting "Spiritual Heroes of Germany" by Anselm Kiefer is Copyright © 1973 Anselm Kiefer. Used with permission of Anselm Kiefer and courtesy of Gagosian Gallery.

© 2003 BMG / Manufactured and Distributed by BMG Distribution, a Unit of BMG Music, 1540 Broadway, New York, New York 10036-4098

Comes with coloured lyric innersleeve.

The Strokes: Julian Casablancas (vocals); Nick Valensi, Albert Hammond, Jr. (guitar); Nikolai Fraiture (bass); Fab Moretti (drums). Recorded at TMF Studios, New York, New York. After the hype--and subsequent backlash--over the Strokes' debut album, IS THIS IT, many fans and skeptics alike came to realize that the band's catchy, punk-pillaging rock ditties were, ultimately, very difficult to resist. Their eagerly anticipated follow-up, ROOM ON FIRE, is cut from the same vintage 1970s cloth, but added flourishes keep the album from sounding like a mere redux. "What Ever Happened?" opens ROOM ON FIRE with a chiming, staccato guitar riff and kicks into the immediately identifiable Strokes swagger. However, while listening to Julian Casablancas's melancholy lyrics and the song's carefully crafted changes, it's clear that this is a maturing band that knows its strengths. This notion is further supported by the hard-charging "Reptilia," one of the group's finest tunes to date. And though the Strokes opted out of working with Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, the concept of expanding their palette (even if only slightly) stuck, given the presence of keyboard sounds (on the gleefully Cars-like "12:51" and "The End Has No End") and reggae-influenced guitars (on "Automatic Stop" and "Between Love & Hate"). Although ROOM ON FIRE doesn't mark a radical musical departure for the band, the concise and consistently engaging album solidifies their status as skilled rock revivalists.

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: ROCK
• RSD Date: n/a
• Format Type: LP
• Released: 10/28/2003