X&Y (CD) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

BRAND NEW

Label: Capitol Records – CDP 7243 4 74786 2 8
Format: CD, Album, Cinram Richmond Pressing, No UPC
Country: US
Released: Jun 7, 2005
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, Pop Rock

1        Square One
Guitar [Guitar Riff] – Matt McGinn
4:47
2        What If    4:57
3        White Shadows    5:28
4        Fix You    4:54
5        Talk
Written-By – Schult*, Bartos*, Hütter*
5:11
6        X&Y    4:34
7        Speed Of Sound    4:48
8        A Message    4:45
9        Low
Synthesizer [Additional] – Brian Eno
5:32
10        The Hardest Part    4:25
11        Swallowed In The Sea    3:58
12        Twisted Logic    4:31
13        Til Kingdom Come    4:10

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – EMI Records Ltd.
Copyright © – EMI Records Ltd.
Licensed To – Capitol Records, Inc.
Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
Glass Mastered At – Cinram, Richmond, IN – F50511-05
Glass Mastered At – Cinram, Richmond, IN – D50511-05
Glass Mastered At – Cinram, Richmond, IN – D50511-06
Glass Mastered At – Cinram, Richmond, IN – F50511-08
Glass Mastered At – Cinram, Richmond, IN – C50511-09
Glass Mastered At – Cinram, Richmond, IN – E60925-01
Pressed By – Cinram, Richmond, IN
A&R – Dan Keeling
Arranged By [Strings] – Audrey Riley
Computer [Computer Wizardry] – Carmen Rizzo, Mark Phythian, Rob Smith (3)
Design, Art Direction – Tappin Gofton
Engineer [Mix Protools] – Keith Gary
Management – Dave Holmes (7), Estelle Wilkinson
Mastered By – Chris Athens, George Marino
Mastered By [Assisted By] – Adam Noble, Adam Scheuermann, Andrea Wright (2), Brad Spence, Bryan Russell (2), Dan Porter, Jake Jackson, Jon Bailey, Jon Withnal*, Mathieu Lejeune, Mike Pierce (3), Rob Smith (3), Taz Mattar, Tim Roe, Will Hensley
Mixed By – Michael H. Brauer
Photography By – Coldplay, Kevin Westenberg, Tom Sheehan (3)
Producer – Coldplay, Danton Supple (tracks: 1, 2 , 5 to 11), Ken Nelson (tracks: 3, 4, 12, 13)
Strings – Ann Lines, Audrey Riley, Chris Tombling, Greg Warren Wilson, Laura Melhuish, Peter Lale, Richard George, Sue Dench
Written-By – Martin*, Berryman*, Buckland*, Champion*
This pressing does not have a barcode printed on the back cover (inlay); X&Y does.

Track 13 is an unlisted track.

Recorded at Air Lyndhurst, Parr Street, CRC, Sarm West, Townhouse and The Hit Factory. Mixed at Quad N.Y. Mastered at Sterling Sound N.Y.

Capitol Records is a Capitol Music label. ℗ © 2005 EMI Records Ltd. under exclusive license to Capitol Records, Inc. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc. Printed in U.S.A.

Contains the hidden track, + on track # 13. Coldplay: Chris Martin (vocals, piano); Jonny Buckland (guitar); Guy Berryman (bass guitar); Will Champion (drums). Personnel: Matt McGinn (guitar); Laura Melhuish, Richard George, Christopher Tombling, Anne Lines, Peter Lale, Susan Dench, Audrey Riley (strings); Brian Eno (synthesizer); Robert Smith , Mark Pythian, Carmen Rizzo (computer). Audio Mixer: Michael Brauer. Recording information: Air Lyndhurst; Air Lyndhusrt; CRC; Parr Street; Sam West; Sarm west; The Hit Factory, New York, NY; TownHouse. Photographers: Coldplay; Kevin Westenberg; Tom Sheehan . Although Coldplay was already big before A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD's 2002 release, nothing could have prepared the British band for the album's Grammy-garnering runaway success. In addition to becoming a full-blown rock star, frontman Chris Martin remained in the media spotlight through his marriage to actress Gwyneth Paltrow and the subsequent birth of the couple's child. What followed for Coldplay was, reportedly, a difficult and lengthy recording process where the group tinkered extensively with their signature sound and eventually arrived back at square one. "Square One" is, in fact, where X&Y, the band's third album, begins, with a subtle, dreamy keyboard line giving way to a barrage of razor-sharp guitar riffs and Martin's plaintive vocals. In keeping with RUSH's overall theme, the songs of X&Y aren't simply catchy singles so much as engaging and meticulously crafted tracks that fit seamlessly together. Many of the record's songs clock in around the five-minute mark, revealing that the quartet feels no obligation to create short, snappy hits; instead they take their time establishing a resonant, anthemic atmosphere, most notably on the slowly building "Fix You." It's clear on X&Y that nothing about Coldplay needed to be fixed, since this album serves as a potent reminder of the band's charms and talents.

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format Detail: CD
• Format: CD
• Genre: Rock/Pop
• Format Type: CD
• Released: 06/07/2005