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Arctic MonkeysWhatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Label:

Domino – WIGLP162

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album

Country:

UK & Europe

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Indie Rock

Tracklist

A1The View From The Afternoon3:38
A2I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor2:53
A3Fake Tales Of San Francisco2:56
A4Dancing Shoes2:22
A5You Probably Couldn't See For The Lights But You Were Staring Straight At Me2:10
A6Still Take You Home2:50
B1Riot Van2:12
B2Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured2:22
B3Mardy Bum
Mixed ByBarny*, Jim Abbiss
ProducerAlan Smyth
Recorded ByAndreas Bayr
2:26
B4Perhaps Vampires Is A Bit Strong But..4:25
B5When The Sun Goes Down
Recorded By [Additional Recording]Alan Smyth
3:17
B6From The Ritz To The Rubble3:11
B7A Certain Romance5:27
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Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Domino Recording Co. Ltd.
  • Copyright ©Domino Recording Co. Ltd.
  • Published ByEMI Music Publishing Ltd.
  • Recorded AtChapel Studios
  • Recorded At2fly Studios
  • Recorded AtTelstar Studio, Munich
  • Mixed AtOlympic Studios

Credits

  • DesignJuno Liverpool*
  • Mixed ByBarny*
  • Mixed By [Assisted By]Owen Skinner
  • Photography By [Front, Back Cover, Label, Innersleeve Pictures]Alexandra Wolkowicz
  • Photography By [Innersleeve Pictures]Andy Brown (16)
  • ProducerJim Abbiss (tracks: A1 to B2, B4 to B7)
  • Recorded ByEwan Davies (tracks: A1 to B2, B4 to B7), Jim Abbiss (tracks: A1 to B2, B4 to B7)
  • Recorded By [Assisted By]Henry (3) (tracks: A1 to B2, B4 to B7)

Notes

B3: Recorded at Telstar Studios, Munich.
℗&©2006 Domino Recording Co. Ltd.
Original Sound Recording made by Domino Recording Co. Ltd.
Made in the E.U.

This first EU pressing, had stamped matrix numbers only: there were not hand-etched data.
The transitional EU pressing had a stamped runout on Side A and a hand-etched one on Side B (B-2).
There's also a 2013 Optimal Media GmbH EU pressing.

Includes printed dust sleeve with photos and credits.

Heavy weight vinyl.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 5034202016212
  • Label Code: LC10192
  • Matrix / Runout (Stamped, Side A): WIGLP 162 A-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Stamped, Side B): WIGLP 162 B-1

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Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (CDr, Album, Copy Protected, Promo)DominononeUK2005
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Title: TBC (CDr, Album, Promo, Copy Protected)DominononeUK2005
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Title: TBC / Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (CDr, Album, Copy Protected, Promo)DominononeEurope2005
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Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (CD, Album, Promo)DominononeUK & Ireland2005
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Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (CD, Album, Digipak)DominoWIGCD162Europe2006

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Reviews

  • bennbrown's avatar
    bennbrown
    Excessively overrated retroparasites.They probably believe (rightly) that their fans don't know where they stole from.
    • redflag77's avatar
      redflag77
      Over 23.500 people don't own a first pressing of this. People don't know, or don't care which pressing they own.
      • modulok1984's avatar
        modulok1984
        Edited 9 months ago
        Buyers beware! There are A LOT of reissues listed for sale as first pressings. People don’t care or know how to properly check which pressing they have.

        First press: WIGLP 162 A-1 / WIGLP 162 B-1 stamped matrix numbers. If there are any additional letters or numbers whatsoever it's a later pressing. It’s as simple as that.

        Brand new/sealed copy = 99% guaranteed to be a reissue. This record is almost 20 years old and has been reissued multiple times. The sleeve, sticker, barcode etc looks exactly the same on a lot of pressings, checking the matrix numbers is the only way to know if you have a first press.
        • renegadeviking's avatar
          Let me get this off my chest first: The Arctic Monkeys share exactly two common traits with The Beatles and Oasis - They're all British, and they're all rock bands. Let's end the comparisons there. No band will ever be the Beatles, and Oasis have two great albums while the Arctic Monkeys have only released one album to date, and its a totally different style and sound than Oasis. Comparisons to either of those bands are fruitless and unnecessary.

          So what is this album then? Overhyped? Probably. But its most definitely a contender for album of the year. Why? This album takes everything that's good about the current crop of British bands (stop-start guitars, great hooks, catchy and danceable bass lines, great lyrics) and then turns it up to 11, so to speak. Lyrically, this band has the most in common with The Streets, replacing white-boy rapping and home-computer beats with extremely strong musicianship. What I like the most is that you can train your ear to listen to any of the parts of this band - the drumming is solid (far more so than say, Franz Ferdinand), each song is driven by terrific guitars and bass that will stay in your head as long as the lyrics will. THAT is what makes this album so impressive to me - the sum of its parts is stronger than any album I've heard in a long time.

          Another point to make is that this album honestly has no weak tracks at all. Zero. Every song is, at worst, above average, while most could make equal claim to single of the year to this point.

          Examples? Fake Tales of San Francisco, with its driving bass-line, shout-out chorus, and great lyrics... The View from the Afternoon, a perfect opener that sets the tone for the rest of the album... the unabashed rock and roll of Perhaps Vampires... in fact, this album ends so strongly that its ridiculous, with the great lyrics and varied sound of When the Sun Goes Down... probably my favorite track, From the Ritz to the Rubble (brilliant chorus, fantastic guitars, f&^cking brilliant... "You couldn't have done that on a Sunday, of course not!")... and finally the album closer, a Certain Romance with its opening drum and guitar attack before settling into a perfect UK retro-rock dance groove with a totally different sound, and great lyrics condemning the vapidness and bad behavior of today's youth even as the singer admits he has friends who are the same... this song has one of the best lines you're likely to hear this year: "Cause over there theres broken bones / There's only music so that theres new ring tones / And it don't take no Sherlock Holmes / To see its a little different around here"

          I understand the backlash against this band (and so does the band, if one listens to their new EP), as they have seen an unfair amount of hype and hyperbole. The idea of comparing a band to the Beatles, after one album, is ridiculous. I understand the Oasis one a little better, as they are a more recent band, and Whatever People Say I am, Thats What I am Not has a similar quality to the first two Oasis albums, in that its hard to believe a band can burst onto the scene already sounding this polished and this distinct, and drop an album that is so solid front to back. So in theory, I get it. But musically this is an entirely different band, and they DESERVE to be hyped more than their compatriots (with the exception of Bloc Party, who are as good, but are an entirely different sound with a different mission). This band has no social or political mission to impart on us. This cd is, simply put, a great rock album, possibly the best of this millenium. Don't compare it to the best bands of all time, compare it to the current crop of what's out there - these guys absolutely blow away Hard-Fi, the Rakes, the Editors, Maximo Park, We Are Scientists, Kaiser Chiefs, etc etc. All of those bands have great albums and are some of my current favorites, but they aren't really traditional "rock" albums per se. The Arctic Monkeys have taken elements from all of these bands and infused it with what can only really be called traditional rock and roll, and I think that's what makes this cd so incredible.
          • Dinkinflicka's avatar
            Dinkinflicka
            Just a heads up, seller cxrxvx is listing the US release DNO 086 as this version. I bought one, and it came in sealed Amazon packaging; it is very clear to me they just took my address and bought it on my behalf off Amazon. Avoid!!

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