The Strokes – Room On Fire
Label: | RCA – 82876 55497-1, BMG – 82876 55497-1 |
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Country: | US |
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Genre: | Rock |
Style: | Alternative Rock, Indie Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | What Ever Happened? | |
| A2 | Reptilia | |
| A3 | Automatic Stop | |
| 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 |
Companies, etc.
- Copyright © – BMG
- Published By – The Strokes Band Music
- Manufactured By – BMG Distribution
- Distributed By – BMG Distribution
- Recorded At – TMF Studios
- Mastered At – Sterling Sound
- Pressed By – United Record Pressing
Credits
- 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)
Notes
This version came with a matte cover.
The otherwise similar Room On Fire came in a glossy sleeve.
Comes with colored lyric inner sleeve.
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
The otherwise similar Room On Fire came in a glossy sleeve.
Comes with colored lyric inner sleeve.
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
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 8 2876 55497-1 4
- Barcode (Scanned): 828765549714
- Pressing Plant ID (Runouts): Ⓤ
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, variant 1, side A): 82876-55497-1 A RE Ⓤ
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, variant 1, side B): 82876-55497-1 B RE Ⓤ
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, variant 2, side A): 82876-55497-1 A III RE Ⓤ
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, variant 2, side B): 82876-55497-1 B RE Ⓤ
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, variant 3, side A, etched): 82876 55497-1-A²-RE-1 Ⓤ
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, variant 3, side B, etched): 82876 55497-1B²-RE-1 Ⓤ
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, variant 4, side A): 82876 55497-1-A3-RE-1 Ⓤ
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, variant 4, side B): 82876 55497-1B²-RE-1 Ⓤ
Other Versions (5 of 63)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Recently Edited | Room On Fire (CD, Album, Copy Protected) | RCA | RCA 82876 56969 2 | Europe | 2003 | ||
Recently Edited | Room On Fire (LP, Album) | Rough Trade | RTRADELP130 | UK & Ireland | 2003 | ||
Recently Edited | Room On Fire (CD, Album) | Rough Trade | RTRADECD130 | UK | 2003 | ||
Recently Edited | Room On Fire (CD, Album, Cinram, Richmond Pressing) | RCA | 82876 55497-2 | US | 2003 | ||
Recently Edited | Room On Fire (CD, Album) | RCA | 82876 57233-2 | Australia | 2003 |
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Reviews
I am quite sure the dynamic range was intentionally squashed to give it a lofi feel. This is evident from the hihat sound (it overpowers or is on the same level as other louder instruments at times). However, it doesn’t sound super harsh like many brick-walled records from this era.
The separation is not as impressive as their later albums but this a mixing choice (nothing to do with mastering).
As far as mastering, it still sounds better than what I hear on stream services. It sounds less compressed on vinyl and overall has higher fidelity.
Edited 7 months agoMy pressing sounds really good. This sounds « raw » which does this album justice. Great record.
Side B of my copy had a second center label stuck on which ripped right off… kinda weird but the record sounds great- My copy bought in 2003 has more punch than VMP version.
I recently bought this and it appears there was a misprint because my record had the “Side B” label print on both sides yet it plays the entire album. Just curious if anyone else’s copy came like this?
A little bit of surface noise and the soundstage could be wider. However, this lends itself to the lo-fi aesthetic. Clear vocals and great instrumental clarity.
I bought my copy way back when it came out and it has the glossy cover. I can confirm this is the og pressing. Sounds ok, nothing to write home about.
I bought (cheaply) a sealed copy of this in 2014 which matches the matrix for this entry. I'm going to assume it's been repressed several times since 2003..no way is mine 13 years old.
This sounds so great on vinyl.
Whatever happened, Strokes?
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