Tracklist
Intro | 2:08 | ||
VCR | 2:57 | ||
Crystalised | 3:22 | ||
Islands | 2:41 | ||
Heart Skipped A Beat | 4:02 | ||
Fantasy | 2:38 | ||
Shelter | 4:30 | ||
Basic Space | 3:08 | ||
Infinity | 5:13 | ||
Night Time | 3:37 | ||
Stars | 4:23 |
Credits (16)
- Oliver SimBass, Vocals
- Phil Lee (5)Design, Art Direction
- The XXDesign, Photography
- Rodaidh McDonaldEngineer
- Romy Madley CroftGuitar, Vocals
- Baria QureshiKeyboards, Guitar
Notes
Winner of Mercury Music Prize 2010.
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![]() | xx CD, Album; CD, Limited Edition | Young Turks – YT031CD, Young Turks – YT031RTCD | UK | 2009 | UK — 2009 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | XX CD, Album, Digipak | Young Turks – YT031CD | Europe | 2009 | Europe — 2009 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | xx LP, Album; CD, Limited Edition | Young Turks – YT031LP, Young Turks – YT031RTCD | UK & Europe | 2009 | UK & Europe — 2009 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | xx LP, Album | Young Turks – YT031LP | UK & Europe | 2009 | UK & Europe — 2009 | ||||
![]() | XX LP, Album | XL Recordings – XL LP 450, Young Turks – YT031LP | US | 2009 | US — 2009 | ||||
![]() | xx CD, Album | High Note Records – HN654CD | Taiwan | 2009 | Taiwan — 2009 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | xx CDr, Album, Promo | Young Turks – YT031P | UK & Europe | 2009 | UK & Europe — 2009 | New Submission | |||
![]() | xx CD, Album; CD, Compilation; All Media, Limited Edition | Young Turks – YT031CD, Young Turks – YT031RTCD | UK | 2009 | UK — 2009 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | The xx CD, Album | Young Turks – YT031CDX | UK | 2009 | UK — 2009 | ||||
![]() | XX CD, Album | Soyuz Music – YT031CD, Young Turks – YT031CD | Russia | 2009 | Russia — 2009 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | xx CD, Album | Young Turks – XLCD450, Remote Control – XLCD450 | Australia & New Zealand | 2009 | Australia & New Zealand — 2009 | New Submission | |||
![]() | XX CD, Album, Promo | XL Recordings – XL CD 450 | US | 2009 | US — 2009 | New Submission | |||
![]() | xx CD, Album | Hostess Entertainment Unlimited – BGJ-10012, Young Turks – YT031CDJ | Japan | 2009 | Japan — 2009 | ||||
xx LP, Album, Test Pressing | Young Turks – YT031 | 2009 | 2009 | New Submission | |||||
![]() | xx CD, Album, Digipak | Young Turks – YT031CD, Remote Control – YT031CD | Australia | 2009 | Australia — 2009 | New Submission | |||
![]() | xx CDr, Album, Promo | Young Turks – NIL, XL Recordings – NIL | France | 2009 | France — 2009 | New Submission | |||
![]() | xx CD, Album, Digipak | XL Recordings – XLCD 450 | US | 2009 | US — 2009 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | xx CD, Album | Starsing Records – YT031CD | China | 2009 | China — 2009 | New Submission | |||
![]() | xx CDr, Album, Promo | Young Turks – NIL, XL Recordings – NIL | France | 2009 | France — 2009 | New Submission | |||
![]() | xx 12×File, AAC, Album, 256 kbps | XL Recordings – none | 2009 | 2009 | New Submission | ||||
![]() | xx CD, Album; CD, Compilation; All Media, Limited Edition | Young Turks – YT031CD, Young Turks – YT031RTCD | UK | 2009 | UK — 2009 | New Submission | |||
![]() | xx CDr, Album, Promo | XL Recordings – none | US | 2009 | US — 2009 | New Submission | |||
xx CD, Album; CDr, Compilation; All Media, Limited Edition | Young Turks – YT031CD, Young Turks – YT031RTCD | UK | 2009 | UK — 2009 | New Submission | ||||
![]() | xx CD, Album, Repress, Digipak | Young Turks – XLCD 450 | US | 2009 | US — 2009 | New Submission | |||
![]() | xx CD, Album, Digipak | Starsing Records – YT031CD | China | 2009 | China — 2009 | New Submission | |||
![]() | xx CD, Album, Digipak | XL Recordings – XL CD 450 | US | 2009 | US — 2009 | New Submission | |||
XX Cassette, Album | XL Recordings – XL LP 450, Young Turks – YT031LP | Indonesia | 2009 | Indonesia — 2009 | New Submission | ||||
![]() | xx CD, Album, Promo | Young Turks – none, Beggars Japan – none, Hostess Entertainment Unlimited – none | Japan | 2009 | Japan — 2009 | New Submission | |||
![]() | XX CD, Album | Just Music – CDJUST 350 | South Africa | 2009 | South Africa — 2009 | New Submission | |||
![]() | xx LP, Album; 12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Etched; All Media, Limited Edition, Numbered, Gatefold | Young Turks – YT031SAAM, Young Turks – YT038T, The Vinyl Factory – VF 010 LP, The Vinyl factory – VF 010 | UK | 2010 | UK — 2010 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | xx CD, Album | Young Turks – YT031CDJ | Japan | 2010 | Japan — 2010 | New Submission | |||
![]() | xx CD, Album | Young Turks – LAB 10037-2, Lab 344 – LAB 10037-2 | Brazil | 2010 | Brazil — 2010 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | XX LP, Album, Repress | XL Recordings – XL LP 450, Young Turks – YT031LP | USA & Europe | 2010 | USA & Europe — 2010 | New Submission | |||
![]() | xx Memory Stick, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Playbutton | XL Recordings – XL450 | UK & Europe | 2011 | UK & Europe — 2011 | New Submission | |||
![]() | xx 11×7", Single Sided, Album, Etched; Box Set, Limited Edition | Young Turks – YT104 | UK, Europe & US | 2013 | UK, Europe & US — 2013 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | xx LP, Album, 190 g | Young Turks – YT031LP | UK & Europe | 2015 | UK & Europe — 2015 | Recently Edited | |||
![]() | xx LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, White | Young Turks – YT031LP | UK & Europe | 2017 | UK & Europe — 2017 | ||||
![]() | xx CD, Album, Reissue | Young Turks – YT-31CDJP | Japan | 2017 | Japan — 2017 | New Submission | |||
![]() | xx LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Green [Mint Green] | Young Turks – YT031LPE, Young Turks – YT031LP | France | 2020 | France — 2020 | New Submission | |||
![]() | XX LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Glow In The Dark | Young Turks – YT031LP | UK | 2021 | UK — 2021 | New Submission |
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Reviews
referencing xx (LP, Album, Reissue) YT031LP
I decided to have another go and picked up a copy while discounted on Amazon. I was pleased to discover that they are now packaging the folded poster outside of the inner sleeve, which was the cause of all my previous copies being scratched to high heaven. My latest copy has a small mark on A6 which causes some playback noise, but that is the bonus track so I'm not too fussed. It's otherwise near perfect and a nice clean pressing.referencing XX (LP, Album, Repress) XL LP 450
Zero noise.
Flat.
Clean.
What a discovery. PHENOMENAL.
2010 release and I just woke up in 2024.
And happy I did! Wow.
Go!!!!referencing XX (LP, Album) XL LP 450
Is that really a US version? Pressing plant seems to be GZ in Czech Republic (Europe)
Sticker on back says "MADE IN CZECH REPUPLIC"referencing xx (LP, Album, 12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Etched, All Media, Limited Edition, Numbered, Gatefold) YT031SAAM
It's such a shame when there isn't a perfect pressing of great albums, I compared 3 versions, this one is amazing, unfortunately there are a few pops and scratches even after cleaning, but the sound is wow! The bright HMV has no noise but the sound is not great, the normal European UK pressing also has a lot of errorsreferencing XX (LP, Album, Repress) XL LP 450
Fantastic album and sounds great to my ears. The album cover is a cutout “X” which looks cool but is extremely annoying getting in and out of storage space and even putting the inner sleeve in. Mine ripped on one side at the bottom from another album getting caught on it. Consider getting an outer poly sleeve to protect it.referencing XX (LP, Album, Reissue, 190 g) YT031LP
Too much compressed and limited on mastering for my tastereferencing XX (LP, Album) XL LP 450
Sounds great, clean. Flat. Cool sleeve. Comes with a cool 24x24 fold out poster with a big X on one side and lyrics/photos on the opposite- Edited one year ago
referencing XX (LP, Album) XL LP 450
The bass on this thing is out of control. My pretty decent Edifier speakers can barely handle it. I didn't do a heavy clean just distilled water on a cloth (the thing was filthy straight out of the shrink), but there are a few crackles here and there. Otherwise sounds fabulous; would probably be flawless after a deep clean. referencing XX (LP, Album) XL LP 450
I agree with the other commenters regarding pressing quality- this thing sounds fantastic.
On the surface, I love the die-cut cover, but my god if you shelve your records and you don't have a plastic sleeve on it, it just *wants* to rip itself apart along the points in the X.- Edited one year ago
referencing XX (LP, Album, Repress) XL LP 450
Nice and quiet, which is vital for a record like this. There are no mind-blowing sonics here, but if you like The XX, that's not an expectation.
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