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The Strokes – Room On Fire

The Strokes - Room On Fire album cover

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Label:RCA – 19439741411, Sony Music Commercial Music Group – 19439741411
Series:Vinyl Me, Please. Essentials – E098
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Yellow / Blue / Red Tricolor [Meet Me In The Bathroom Tile], 180g
Country:US
Released:
Genre:Rock
Style:Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Garage Rock

Tracklist

A1What Ever Happened?
A2Reptilia
A3Automatic Stop
Music By – A. Hammond*, J. Casablancas*
Words By – J. Casablancas*
A412:51
A5You Talk Way Too Much
A6Between Love & Hate
B1Meet Me In The Bathroom
B2Under Control
B3The Way It Is
B4The End Has No End
B5I Can't Win
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Companies, etc.

  • Copyright © – RCA Records
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗ – RCA Records
  • Record Company – Sony Music Entertainment
  • Manufactured For – Vinyl Me, Please
  • Manufactured By – Sony Music Entertainment
  • Recorded At – TMF Studios
  • Published By – The Strokes Band Music
  • Mastered At – Sterling Sound
  • Mastered At – Quality Record Pressings
  • Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound
  • Pressed By – GZ Media – 207385E
  • Exclusive Retailer – Vinyl Me, Please

Credits

  • A&R – Steve Ralbovsky
  • Arranged By – The Strokes
  • Art Direction – Brett Kilroe
  • Artwork By [Original Artwork By - Print] – Cynthia Alfonso
  • Bass – Nikolai Fraiture
  • Drums – Fab Moretti*
  • Engineer [2nd Engineer] – Will Kelly
  • Engineer [Head Engineer] – Toshikazu Yoshioka
  • Guitar – Albert Hammond Jr., Nick Valensi
  • Lacquer Cut By – RKS*
  • Management [Managed By] – Ryan Gentles, Wiz Kid Management
  • 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

Hype sticker reads:
• Influential Indie Rockers' 2003 Sophomore Album, Featuring "Reptilia" and "12:51"
• Lacquers Cut by Ryan Smith, Sterling Sound; Plated at QRP
• Pressed on Exclusive 180g "Meet Me In the Bathroom Tile" Vinyl
• Includes Exclusive Art Print

Includes a VMP Essentials obi strip.
Tip-on sleeve.
Includes a printed inner sleeve.

© 2003, 2020 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
℗ 2003 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
Manufactured for Vinyl, Me Please by Sony Music Entertainment, 25 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010-8601 / [RCA logo] ® Marca(s) Registrada(s) RCA Trademark Management, S.A. 19439741411

Recorded at TMF Studios in NYC
Mastered [...] at Sterling Sound, NY

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. Know r., 1964.
The painting of "Spiritual Heroes of Germany" by Anselm Kiefer is Copyright © 1973 Anselm Kiefer. Used with permission of Anselm Kiefer and courtesy of Gagosian Gallery.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): 19439741411-A 207385E1/A RKS STERLING
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): 19439741411-B 207385E1/B RKS
  • Other (Sticker): 19439741411S1
  • Other (Inner sleeve): 19439741411SV1
  • Other (Side A label): 19439741411A
  • Other (Side B label): 19439741411B
  • Other (Print): 19439741411|1
  • Rights Society: ASCAP

Other Versions (5 of 62)

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
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Room On Fire (CD, Album, Copy Protected)RCARCA 82876 56969 2Europe2003
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Room On Fire (LP, Album)Rough TradeRTRADELP130UK2003
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Room On Fire (CD, Album)Rough TradeRTRADECD130UK2003
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Room On Fire (CD, Album, Cinram, Richmond Pressing)RCA82876 55497-2US2003
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Room On Fire (LP, Album, Matte Sleeve )RCA, BMG82876 55497-1US2003

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Reviews

  • ZickythePanda's avatar
    ZickythePanda
    Mine skips at least 20 times during reptilia:/// sad day
    • mulgrewj's avatar
      mulgrewj
      I would recommend anyone buying this "mint"/sealed be wary: I'm a VMP member and I'm my third copy, all of which have had significant skipping issues on "Between Love & Hate," rendering the song unlistenable. At this point, I'm just going to ask VMP for a credit, as I don't want to waste the resources to get a fourth copy shipped to me that will likely have the same issue. I love their stuff and have dozens of their records but this one is a massive disappointment from VMP.

      (And note that I listen to dozens of records each week without issue and yes, I have cleaned each copy multiple times.)
      • goguelin.laurent's avatar
        goguelin.laurent
        My copy has 0 skipping issue. Packaging is great. Sounds very good as well.
        Recommended
        • karl.victor.galvan's avatar
          karl.victor.galvan
          Amazing pressing in general. I honestly keep this one close by
          • iize's avatar
            iize
            my pressing skips like 6 times in “Between Love & Hate” :(
            • jgknick's avatar
              jgknick
              The visual impact of the album is stunning. The cover and the artwork are beautiful. Vinyl looks great, looks even better when it is spinning. As far as the sound, this is not an audiophile recording but it sounds good for what it is. My copy has some brief intrusive noise going into the run-out on Side A, but is otherwise quiet. As VMP records go, this is a very good one and I'm glad to have it in my collection.
              • catallergyhaver's avatar
                catallergyhaver
                is this it?

                word word word word word word hello
                • McMl's avatar
                  McMl
                  Edited one year ago
                  This is a disappointing one for me. Yes this release sounds marginally better than all the pressings before but it’s still a very compressed sounding record. I really can’t say it sounded good as it is apparently still very flat sounding as it was intended, especially comparing to all the other wonderful VMP pressings this is quite blanketed. 3 stars at best!
                  • Scuba_Steve_Sound's avatar
                    Scuba_Steve_Sound
                    Sounds great - compared to an original from '03 this sounds more full, with a fatter low end and far more separation of instruments. The only pro I'd give to an original is that the vocals are a bit hotter and cut through a bit more, but the vocals on this release are still really solid. Not the quietest vinyl in the world but with the beautiful multi-color wax I wasn't expecting it to be dead silent by any means. Must buy for any Strokes fans out there.
                    • GerrardWinstanley's avatar
                      GerrardWinstanley
                      I was unlucky; a sizeable bubble on the vinyl at the beginning of side two made the needle jump wildly and noisily around 20 times. Real bummer, as this is a beautiful and well recorded record.

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